Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.” New Living Translation Anyone who stumbles over that stone will be broken to pieces, and it will crush anyone it falls on.” English Standard Version And the one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; and when it falls on anyone, it will crush him.” Berean Standard Bible He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.” Berean Literal Bible And the one having fallen on this stone will be broken; but on whomever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder." King James Bible And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. New King James Version And whoever falls on this stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder.” New American Standard Bible And the one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; and on whomever it falls, it will crush him.” NASB 1995 “And he who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will scatter him like dust.” NASB 1977 “And he who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will scatter him like dust.” Legacy Standard Bible And he who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will scatter him like dust.” Amplified Bible And he who falls on this Stone will be broken to pieces; but he on whom it falls will be crushed.” Christian Standard Bible Whoever falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will shatter him.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Whoever falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; but on whoever it falls, it will grind him to powder!” American Standard Version And he that falleth on this stone shall be broken to pieces: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust. Aramaic Bible in Plain English “And whoever falls on this stone will be shattered, and it will pulverize to dust everyone upon whom it will fall.” Contemporary English Version Anyone who stumbles over this stone will be crushed, and anyone it falls on will be smashed to pieces." Douay-Rheims Bible And whosoever shall fall on this stone, shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it shall grind him to powder. English Revised Version And he that falleth on this stone shall be broken to pieces: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust. GOD'S WORD® Translation Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken. If the stone falls on anyone, it will crush that person." International Standard Version The person who falls over this stone will be broken to pieces, but it will crush anyone on whom it falls." Literal Standard Version and he who is falling on this stone will be broken, and on whomsoever it may fall it will crush him to pieces.” Majority Standard Bible He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.” New American Bible [ The one who falls on this stone will be dashed to pieces; and it will crush anyone on whom it falls.]” NET Bible The one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, and the one on whom it falls will be crushed." New Revised Standard Version The one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; and it will crush anyone on whom it falls.” New Heart English Bible He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it will fall, it will crush him." Webster's Bible Translation And whoever shall fall on this stone, shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. Weymouth New Testament He who falls on this stone will be severely hurt; but he on whom it falls will be utterly crushed." World English Bible He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but on whomever it will fall, it will scatter him as dust.” Young's Literal Translation and he who is falling on this stone shall be broken, and on whomsoever it may fall it will crush him to pieces.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Parable of the Wicked Tenants…43Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit. 44 He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.” 45When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them.… Cross References Isaiah 8:14 And He will be a sanctuary--but to both houses of Israel a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, to the dwellers of Jerusalem a trap and a snare. Isaiah 8:15 Many will stumble over these; they will fall and be broken; they will be ensnared and captured." Isaiah 28:13 Then the word of the LORD to them will become: "Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there," so that they will go stumbling backward and will be injured, ensnared, and captured. Zechariah 12:3 On that day, when all the nations of the earth gather against her, I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who would heave it away will be severely injured. Matthew 21:43 Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit. Matthew 21:45 When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them. Luke 2:34 Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: "Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, Treasury of Scripture And whoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. whosoever. Psalm 2:12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him. Isaiah 8:14,15 And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem… Isaiah 60:12 For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted. but. Matthew 26:24 The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born. Matthew 27:25 Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children. Psalm 2:9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. Jump to Previous Broken Crush Crushed Dust Fall Falleth Falling Falls Grind Hurt Pieces Powder Scatter Severely Stone Utterly Whomever WhomsoeverJump to Next Broken Crush Crushed Dust Fall Falleth Falling Falls Grind Hurt Pieces Powder Scatter Severely Stone Utterly Whomever WhomsoeverMatthew 21 1. Jesus rides into Jerusalem upon a donkey12. drives the buyers and sellers out of the temple; 17. curses the fig tree; 23. puts to silence the priests and elders, 28. and rebukes them by the parable of the two sons, 33. and the husbandmen who slew such as were sent to them. (44) Whosoever shall fall on this stone.--There is a manifest reference to the "stumbling and falling and being broken" of Isaiah 8:14-15. In the immediate application of the words, those who "fell" were those who were "offended" at the outward lowliness of Him who came as the carpenter's son, and died a malefactor's death. That "fall" brought with it pain and humiliation. High hopes had to be given up, the proud heart to be bruised and broken. But there the fall was not irretrievable. The bruise might be healed; it was the work of the Christ to heal it. But when it fell on him who was thus offended (here there is a rapid transition to the imagery and the thoughts, even to the very words, of Daniel 2:35; Daniel 2:44), when Christ, or that Church which He identifies with Himself, shall come into collision with the powers that oppose Him, then it shall "grind them to powder." The primary meaning of the word so rendered is that of winnowing by threshing the grain, and so separating it from the chaff, and its use was probably suggested by the imagery of Daniel 2:35, where the gold and silver and baser materials that made up the image of Nebuchadnezzar's vision were "broken in pieces together, and became as the chaff of the summer threshing-floor." In its wider meaning it includes the destruction of all that resists Christ's kingdom, and so represents the positive side of the truth which has its negative expression in the promise that "the gates of hell shall not prevail" against His Church (Matthew 16:18).Verse 44. - Christ proceeds to show the positive and terrible results of such unbelief. Whosoever shall fall (πεσὼν, hath fallen) on this stone shall be broken (συνθλασθήσεται, shall be shattered to pieces). This may refer to the practice of executing the punishment of stoning by first hurling the culprit from a raised platform on to a rock or stone, and then stoning him to death. The falling on the stone has been explained in more ways than one. Some think that it implies coming to Christ in repentance and humility, with a contrite heart, which he will not despise. But the subject here is the punishment of the obdurate. Others take it to represent an attack made by the enemies of Christ, who shall demolish themselves by such onslaught. The original will hardly allow this interpretation. Doubtless the allusion is to those who found in Christ's low estate a stone of stumbling and rock of offence. These suffered grievous loss and danger even in this present time. The rejection of the doctrine of Christ crucified involves the loss of spiritual privileges, moral debility, and what is elsewhere called "the scattering abroad" (Matthew 12:30; comp. Isaiah 8:14, 15). On whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder (λικμήσει αὐτὸν, it will scatter him as chaff). The persons here spoken of are not those who are offended at Christ's low estate; they are such as put themselves in active opposition to him and his kingdom; on them he will fall in terrible vengeance, and will utterly destroy them without hope of recovery. The idea is rerepeated from Daniel 2:34, 35, and Daniel 2:44, 45. Christ in his humiliation is the Stone against which men fall; Christ in his glory and exaltation is the Stone which falls on them. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek He whoὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. falls πεσὼν (pesōn) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 4098: A reduplicated and contracted form of peto; probably akin to petomai through the idea of alighting; to fall. on ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. this τοῦτον (touton) Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. stone λίθον (lithon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3037: A stone; met: of Jesus as the chief stone in a building. Apparently a primary word; a stone. will be broken to pieces, συνθλασθήσεται (synthlasthēsetai) Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 4917: To break, break in pieces, crush, shatter. From sun and thlao; to dash together, i.e. Shatter. but δ’ (d’) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. he ὃν (hon) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. on whom ἐφ’ (eph’) Preposition Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. it falls πέσῃ (pesē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 4098: A reduplicated and contracted form of peto; probably akin to petomai through the idea of alighting; to fall. will be crushed.” λικμήσει (likmēsei) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 3039: To crush to powder, scatter like chaff. From likmos, the equivalent of liknon; to winnow, i.e., to triturate. 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