Matthew 21:44
And the one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; and when it falls on anyone, it will crush him.”
In context
41 They said to him, “He will put those wretches to a miserable death and let out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their seasons.”
42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: “‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
43 Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people producing its fruits. 44 And the one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; and when it falls on anyone, it will crush him.”
45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he was speaking about them. 46 And although they were seeking to arrest him, they feared the crowds, because they held him to be a prophet.
Compare in other versions
- KJV King James Version
— Matthew 21:44 in the KJV
And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
- NIV New International Version
— Matthew 21:44 in the NIV
Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.”