Luke 20:17 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 20:17

But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?

BSB

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ASV

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?

KJV

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?

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Commentary

3 voices

Cyril of Alexandria

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (444)

But holy Scripture compares to a corner the meeting together of the two nations, the Jew and the Gentile, into one faith. (1 Pet. 2:7. Eph. 2:20.) For the Saviour has compacted both peoples into one new man, reconciling them in one body to the Father. Of saving help then is that stone to the corner made by it, but to the Jews who resist this spiritual union, it bringeth destruction.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He referred them to the scripture: " What is this then that is written? How can you escape the judgment of God, when you cannot prevent the exaltation of him whom you despise and reject? The word of God hath said it, that the stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner. " The Lord Jesus will be exalted to the Father's right hand.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1858)

The parable we have now read, is one of the very few which are recorded more than once by the Gospel writers. Matthew, Mark, and Luke — all give it at full length. This three-fold repetition is alone sufficient to point out the importance of its contents. The parable, no doubt, was specially intended for the Jews to whom it was addressed. But we must not confine its application to them. It contains lessons which should be remembered in all churches of Christ, as long as the world stands.

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
δὲ	de	But	G1161 →
ἐμβλέψας	emblepsas	having looked	G1689 →
αὐτοῖς	autois	at them	G846 →
εἶπεν·	eipen	He said;	G2036 →
τί	ti	What	G5101 →
οὖν	oun	then	G3767 →
ἐστιν	estin	is	G1510 →
τὸ	to	that	G3588 →
γεγραμμένον	gegrammenon	written	G1125 →
τοῦτο·	touto	this:	G3778 →
λίθον	lithon	[The] stone	G3037 →
ὃν	hon	which	G3739 →
ἀπεδοκίμασαν	apedokimasan	rejected	G593 →
οἱ	hoi	those	G3588 →
οἰκοδομοῦντες,	oikodomountes	building,	G3618 →
οὗτος	houtos	this	G3778 →
ἐγενήθη	egenēthē	has become	G1096 →
εἰς	eis	into	G1519 →
κεφαλὴν	kephalēn	[the] head	G2776 →
γωνίας;	gōnias	of [the] corner’?	G1137 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 21:42
Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
leads to
- Psalms 118:22–23
  The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Psalms 118:22
The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
leads to
- 1 Peter 2:4–8
  As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Acts 4:11
  This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Ephesians 2:20–22
  built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Isaiah 28:16
So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.
leads to
- Psalms 118:22
  The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
- Acts 4:11–12
  This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’
- 1 Peter 2:6–8
  For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
- Luke 20:17–18
  But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?

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01Commentary

The record, by era

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Luke

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Luke