Luke 20:17-18

The Parable of the Wicked Tenants

17 But he c looked directly at them and said, "What then is this that is written:
d "'The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone'? 1

18 e Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and when it falls f on anyone, it will crush him."

  1. Cross References
    Mark 10:21
    And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, "You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.
  2. Cross References
    Acts 4:11
    This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.
    1 Peter 2:7
    So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe, "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
    Psalms 118:22
    The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
  3. Cross References
    Psalms 118:22
    The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
  4. Cross References
    Isaiah 8:14 - 15
    And he will become a sanctuary and a stone of offense and a rock of stumbling to both houses of Israel, a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
    Romans 9:32 - 33
    Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were based on works. They have stumbled over the stumbling stone.
    1 Peter 2:8
    And "A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense." They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.
  5. Cross References
    Daniel 2:34 - 35
    As you looked, a stone was cut out by no human hand, and it struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces.
    Daniel 2:44 - 45
    And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever.
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