Luke

Luke 20:16–18

¹⁶He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.”

And when the people heard this, they said, “May such a thing never happen!”

¹⁷But 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’^b?

¹⁸Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”

Footnotes

b 20:17 Psalm 118:22|PSA 118:22

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Luke 20:16

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He will come	ἐλεύσεται	eleusetai	Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G2064 I come, go
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
kill	ἀπολέσει	apolesei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G622 I destroy, lose, am perishing
those	τούτους	toutous	Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3778 this, he, she, it
tenants	γεωργοὺς	geōrgous	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G1092 a worker of the soil, husbandman, vine-dresser
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
give	δώσει	dōsei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1325 I offer, give
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
vineyard	ἀμπελῶνα	ampelōna	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G290 a vineyard
to others	ἄλλοις	allois	Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural	G243 other, another, different
And	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
heard	Ἀκούσαντες	Akousantes	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G191 I hear, listen
they said	εἶπαν	eipan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
May such a thing never happen	γένοιτο	genoito	Verb - Aorist Optative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born

Luke 20:17

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
looked directly at	ἐμβλέψας	emblepsas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1689 I look into, look upon
them	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
said	εἶπεν	eipen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
Then	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
what	Τί	Ti	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G5101 who, which, what
is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
the meaning of	τοῦτο	touto	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
that which	τὸ	to	Article - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
is written	γεγραμμένον	gegrammenon	Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular	G1125 I write
stone	Λίθον	Lithon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3037 a stone
the	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
builders	οἰκοδομοῦντες	oikodomountes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3618 I build, build up, edify
rejected	ἀπεδοκίμασαν	apedokimasan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G593 I reject after testing, I disqualify
has become	ἐγενήθη	egenēthē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born
cornerstone	κεφαλὴν	kephalēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2776 the head

Luke 20:18

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Everyone	Πᾶς	Pas	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
who falls	πεσὼν	pesōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4098 I fall, fall under
on	ἐπ’	ep’	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
this	ἐκεῖνον	ekeinon	Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G1565 that, that one there, yonder
stone	λίθον	lithon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3037 a stone
will be broken to pieces	συνθλασθήσεται	synthlasthēsetai	Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G4917 I break, break in pieces
but	δ’	d’	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
he on whom	ὃν	hon	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
it falls	πέσῃ	pesē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4098 I fall, fall under
will be crushed	λικμήσει	likmēsei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3039 I crush to powder

Cross-references

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Luke 20:16 Luke 19:27 · Matthew 21:41 · Acts 13:46

Luke 20:17 Psalm 118:22 · Isaiah 28:16 · Acts 4:11 · Matthew 21:42 · Mark 12:10 · 1 Peter 2:7–8 · Zechariah 3:9

Luke 20:18 Isaiah 8:14–15 · Matthew 21:44 · Daniel 2:44–45 · Zechariah 12:3 · Daniel 2:34–35 · Matthew 21:34

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.