17But he looked at them, and said, |Then what is this that is written, 'The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the chief cornerstone?'


In Context

14 |But when the farmers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.'

15 They threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?

16 He will come and destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.| When they heard it, they said, |May it never be!|

17 But he looked at them, and said, |Then what is this that is written, 'The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the chief cornerstone?'

18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but it will crush whomever it falls on to dust.|

19 The chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him that very hour, but they feared the people—for they knew he had spoken this parable against them.

Luke 20:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:17And 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?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:17Jesus looked directly at them and asked, "Then what is the meaning of that which is written: " 'The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone ' ?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:17But he looking on them, said: What is this then that is written, The stone, which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:17But he looked upon them, and said, What then is this that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:17But he looking at them said, What then is this that is written, The stone which they that builded rejected, this has become the corner-stone?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:17But he looked upon them, and said, What then is this that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:17And 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?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:17and he, having looked upon them, said, 'What, then, is this that hath been written: A stone that the builders rejected — this became head of a corner?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:17And 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?