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17 But he (A)looked directly at them and said, “What then is this that is written:

(B)“‘The stone that the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone’?[a]

18 (C)Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and when it falls (D)on anyone, it will crush him.”

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19 (E)The scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him at that very hour, for they perceived that he had told this parable against them, but they feared the people.

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  1. Luke 20:17 Greek the head of the corner

17 Jesus looked directly at them and asked, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written:

“‘The stone the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone’[a]?(A)

18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.”(B)

19 The teachers of the law and the chief priests looked for a way to arrest him(C) immediately, because they knew he had spoken this parable against them. But they were afraid of the people.(D)

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  1. Luke 20:17 Psalm 118:22