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17 But Jesus[a] looked at them and asked, “What does this text mean:

‘The stone that the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone’?[b]

18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and it will crush anyone on whom it falls.”

19 When the scribes and the high priests realized that Jesus[c] had told this parable about them, they wanted to arrest him right then, but they were afraid of the crowd.

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  1. Luke 20:17 Lit. he
  2. Luke 20:17 Or capstone; cf. Ps 118:22
  3. Luke 20:19 Lit. he

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