Luke 20:17 — Meaning and Application

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“And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?”

Luke 20:17

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So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed {him}. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?

He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard {it}, they said, God forbid.

And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?

Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.

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Luke 20:1

"And it came to pass, {that} on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon {him} with the elders,"

Luke 20:2

"And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?"

Luke 20:3

"And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:"

Luke 20:4

"The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?"

Luke 20:5

"And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?"

Luke 20:6

"But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet."

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