Luke 20:18

NETBible

Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, 1  and the one on whom it falls will be crushed.” 2 

NIV ©

Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed."

NASB ©

"Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will scatter him like dust."

NLT ©

All who stumble over that stone will be broken to pieces, and it will crush anyone on whom it falls."

MSG ©

"Anyone falling over that stone will break every bone in his body; if the stone falls on anyone, it will be a total smashup."

BBE ©

Everyone falling on that stone will be broken, but the man on whom the stone comes down will be crushed to dust.

NRSV ©

Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; and it will crush anyone on whom it falls."

NKJV ©

"Whoever falls on that stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder."

KJV
Whosoever
<3956>
shall fall
<4098> (5631)
upon
<1909>
that
<1565>
stone
<3037>
shall be broken
<4917> (5701)_;
but
<1161>
on
<1909>
whomsoever
<3739> <302>
it shall fall
<4098> (5632)_,
it will grind
<3039> (0)
him
<846>
to powder
<3039> (5692)_.
NASB ©
"Everyone
<3956>
who falls
<4098>
on that stone
<3037>
will be broken
<4917>
to pieces
<4917>
; but on whomever
<3739>
<302> it falls
<4098>
, it will scatter
<3039>
him like
<3039>
dust
<3039>
."
NET [draft] ITL
Everyone
<3956>
who falls
<4098>
on
<1909>
this
<1565>
stone
<3037>
will be broken to pieces
<4917>
, and the one
<302>
on
<1909>
whom
<3739>
it falls
<4098>
will be crushed
<3039>
.”
GREEK
pav
<3956>
A-NSM
o
<3588>
T-NSM
peswn
<4098> (5631)
V-2AAP-NSM
ep
<1909>
PREP
ekeinon
<1565>
D-ASM
ton
<3588>
T-ASM
liyon
<3037>
N-ASM
sunylasyhsetai
<4917> (5701)
V-FPI-3S
ef
<1909>
PREP
on
<3739>
R-ASM
d
<1161>
CONJ
an
<302>
PRT
pesh
<4098> (5632)
V-2AAS-3S
likmhsei
<3039> (5692)
V-FAI-3S
auton
<846>
P-ASM
NETBible

Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, 1  and the one on whom it falls will be crushed.” 2 

NET Notes

1 tn On this term, see BDAG 972 s.v. συνθλάω.

2 tn Grk “on whomever it falls, it will crush him.”

2 sn This proverb basically means that the stone crushes, without regard to whether it falls on someone or someone falls on it. On the stone as a messianic image, see Isa 28:16 and Dan 2:44-45.