Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but it will crush whomever it falls on to dust.”
Parallel translations
- KJV Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
- BSB Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
- NKJV Whoever falls on that stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder.”
- NASB Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will crush him.”
- NLT Everyone who stumbles over that stone will be broken to pieces, and it will crush anyone it falls on.”
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- Isa 8:14–15He will be a sanctuary, but for both houses of Israel, he will be a trap and a snare for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
- Dan 2:34–35You saw until a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet that were of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces.
- Dan 2:44–45In the days of those kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall its sovereignty be left to another people; but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.
- Matt 21:44He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but on whomever it will fall, it will scatter him as dust.”
- Zech 12:3It will happen in that day, that I will make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all the peoples. All who burden themselves with it will be severely wounded, and all the nations of the earth will be gathered together against it.
- Matt 21:34When the season for the fruit came near, he sent his servants to the farmers, to receive his fruit.
- 1 Th 2:16forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved; to fill up their sins always. But wrath has come on them to the uttermost.
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