Luke 20:17 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁷ But Jesus looked into their eyes and said, “Then what does this verse mean:

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ And 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?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ But [Jesus] looked at them and said, What then is [the meaning of] this that is written: The [very] Stone which the builders rejected has become the chief Stone of the corner [Cornerstone]? [Ps. 118:22, 23.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ But 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?

Common English Bible

¹⁷ Staring at them, Jesus said, “Then what is the meaning of this text of scripture:The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone?

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ Then, gazing at them, he said: "Then what does this mean, which is written: 'The stone which the builders have rejected, the same has become the head of the corner?'

Luke 20:17 Cross References

Psalm 118:22

The stone that the builders did not want\par became the cornerstone {\cf2\super [581]} \par

Isaiah 28:16

Because of those things, the Lord my Master says, “I will put a rock—a cornerstone—in the ground in Zion. {\cf2\super [259]} This will be a very precious stone. {\cf2\super [260]} Everything will be built on this very important rock. Any person that trusts \{in that rock\} will not be disappointed.

Zechariah 10:4

“The cornerstone, the tent peg, the war bow, and the advancing soldiers will all come \{from Judah\} together.

Zechariah 3:9

Look, I put a special stone\par in front of Joshua.\par There are seven sides {\cf2\super [5]} on that stone.\par I will carve a special message on\par on that special stone.\par That will show that in one day,\par I will remove the guilt from this land.”\par

Matthew 21:42

Jesus said to them, “Surely you have read this in the Scriptures {\cf2\super [300]} :

Mark 10:23

Then Jesus looked at his followers and said to them, “It will be very hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God!”

Mark 12:10

Surely you have read this Scripture {\cf2\super [153]} :

Mark 3:5

Jesus looked at the people. He was angry. But he felt very sad because they were stubborn. Jesus said to the man, “Let me see your hand.” The man put his hand out for Jesus, and it was healed.

Luke 19:41

Jesus came near Jerusalem. He saw the city and began to cry for it.

Luke 22:37

The Scripture {\cf2\super [356]} says:

Luke 22:61

Then the Lord (Jesus) turned and looked into Peter’s eyes. And Peter remembered what the Lord had said: “Before the rooster crows in the morning, you will say three times that you don’t know me.”

Luke 24:44

Jesus said to them, “Remember when I was with you before? I said that everything written about me must happen—everything written in the law of Moses, the books of the prophets, {\cf2\super [396]} and the Psalms.”

John 15:25

But this happened so that what is written in their law would be true: ‘They hated me for no reason.’ {\cf2\super [219]}

Acts 4:11

Jesus is

Ephesians 2:20

You believers are like a building that God owns. That building was built on the foundation that the apostles {\cf2\super [15]} and prophets {\cf2\super [16]} prepared. Christ himself is the most important stone {\cf2\super [17]} in that building.

1 Peter 2:6

The Scripture {\cf2\super [17]} says: