Matthew 21:44

KJV1611 – Modern English

And whoever falls on this stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Whoever falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but on whomever it falls, it will crush him to powder.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G2532} he that falleth{G4098} on{G1909} this{G5126} stone{G3037} shall be broken{G4917} to pieces: but{G1161} on{G1909} whomsoever{G3739} it{G302} shall fall,{G4098} it will scatter{G3039} him{G846} as dust.{G3039}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G2532} whosoever shall fall{G4098}{(G5631)} on{G1909} this{G5126} stone{G3037} shall be broken{G4917}{(G5701)}: but{G1161} on{G1909} whomsoever{G3739}{G302} it shall fall{G4098}{(G5632)}, it will grind{G3039} him{G846} to powder{G3039}{(G5692)}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And whosoever shall fall on this stone he shalbe broken but on whosoever it shall fall vpon it will grynde him to powder.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And who so falleth vpo this stone, shalbe broke in peces: & loke vpo whom it falleth, it shal grynde him to poulder.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And whosoeuer shall fall on this stone, he shalbe broken: but on whomsoeuer it shal fall, it will dash him a pieces.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And whosoeuer falleth on this stone, shalbe broken in peeces: but on whomsoeuer it falleth, it shal all to grynd him.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ‹And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.›

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but on whoever it will fall, it will scatter him as dust."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and he who is falling on this stone shall be broken, and on whomsoever it may fall it will crush him to pieces.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he that falleth on this stone shall be broken to pieces: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he that falleth on this stone shall be broken to pieces: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Any man falling on this stone will be broken, but he on whom it comes down will be crushed to dust.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but on whoever it will fall, it will scatter him as dust."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, and the one on whom it falls will be crushed.”

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 8:14-15 : 14 And He shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offense to both the houses of Israel, for a trap and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 15 And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.
  • Dan 2:44-45 : 44 And in the days of these kings, the God of heaven shall set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. 45 For as much as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God has made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and its interpretation sure.
  • Luke 20:18 : 18 Whoever falls upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it falls, it will grind him to powder.
  • Matt 26:24 : 24 The Son of Man goes as it is written about him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! it would have been good for that man if he had not been born.
  • Matt 27:25 : 25 Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us and on our children.
  • Rom 9:33 : 33 As it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and rock of offense; and whoever believes on Him shall not be put to shame.
  • Heb 2:2-3 : 2 For if the word spoken by angels was steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward; 3 How shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those that heard him;
  • 1 Pet 2:8 : 8 And a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense. They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed.
  • Dan 2:34-35 : 34 You watched until a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces. 35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were crushed together, and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, so that no trace of them was found: and the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.
  • 2 Cor 4:3-4 : 3 But if our gospel is hidden, it is hidden to those who are lost: 4 In whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of those who do not believe, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
  • 1 Thess 2:16 : 16 Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins always; but the wrath has come upon them to the utmost.
  • John 19:11 : 11 Jesus answered, You could have no power against me at all, except it were given you from above: therefore he who delivered me to you has the greater sin.
  • Zech 12:3 : 3 And in that day I will make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all who burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.
  • Isa 60:12 : 12 For the nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish, yes, those nations shall be utterly wasted.
  • Ps 2:9 : 9 You shall break them with a rod of iron; you shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
  • Ps 21:8-9 : 8 Your hand shall find all your enemies: your right hand shall find those who hate you. 9 You shall make them as a fiery oven in the time of your anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall consume them.
  • Ps 110:5-6 : 5 The Lord at your right hand will strike through kings in the day of his wrath. 6 He will judge among the nations, he will fill the places with dead bodies; he will wound the heads over many countries.
  • Ps 2:12 : 12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

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    17 And he looked at them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same has become the cornerstone?

    18 Whoever falls upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it falls, it will grind him to powder.

    19 And the chief priests and the scribes tried to lay hands on him at that very hour; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.

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    39 And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him.

    40 When therefore the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vine dressers?

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    14 And He shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offense to both the houses of Israel, for a trap and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

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    8 So they took him, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.

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    18 And surely the mountain falling comes to nothing, and the rock is removed out of its place.

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