44He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed."


In Context

41 "He will bring those wretches to a wretched end," they replied, "and he will rent the vineyard to other tenants, who will give him his share of the crop at harvest time."

42 Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the Scriptures: " 'The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone ; the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes' ?

43 "Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.

44 He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed."

45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus' parables, they knew he was talking about them.

46 They looked for a way to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd because the people held that he was a prophet.

Matthew 21:44 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:44And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:44And whosoever shall fall on this stone, shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it shall grind him to powder.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:44And he that falleth on this stone shall be broken to pieces: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:44And he that falls on this stone shall be broken, but on whomsoever it shall fall, it shall grind him to powder.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:44And he that falleth on this stone shall be broken to pieces: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:44And whoever shall fall on this stone, shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:44He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but on whoever it will fall, it will scatter him as dust.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:44and he who is falling on this stone shall be broken, and on whomsoever it may fall it will crush him to pieces.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:44And whoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.