17 But [a]Jesus looked at them and said, “What then is this that is written:

(A)The stone which the builders rejected,
This became (B)the chief corner stone’?

18 (C)Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will scatter him like dust.”

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19 The scribes and the chief priests (D)tried to lay hands on Him that very hour, and they feared the people; for they understood that He spoke this parable against them.

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  1. Luke 20:17 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