Passage

Luke 20.17

Book: Luke · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"15. And they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do unto them? 16. He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid."

"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?"

"18. Every one that falleth on that stone shall be broken to pieces; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust. 19. And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him in that very hour; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he spake this parable against them." (Luke 20:15-19, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"15. They threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them? 16. He will come and destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.” When they heard it, they said, “May it never be!”"

"17. But he looked at them, and said, “Then what is this that is written, ‘The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the chief cornerstone?’"

"18. Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but it will crush whomever it falls on to dust.” 19. The chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him that very hour, but they feared the people, for they knew he had spoken this parable against them." (Luke 20:15-19, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"15. So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them? 16. He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid."

"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?"

"18. Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. 19. And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them." (Luke 20:15-19, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"15. and having cast him outside of the vineyard, they killed [him]; what, then, shall the owner of the vineyard do to them? 16. He will come, and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others.' And having heard, they said, 'Let it not be!'"

"17. and he, having looked upon them, said, 'What, then, is this that hath been written: A stone that the builders rejected, this became head of a corner?"

"18. every one who hath fallen on that stone shall be broken, and on whom it may fall, it will crush him to pieces.' 19. And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him in that hour, and they feared the people, for they knew that against them he spake this simile." (Luke 20:15-19, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

H7218 - rosh

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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