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Luke 20:17

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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?
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  1. Psalms 118:22Rank 1 from verse 17
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    22The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.

  2. Isaiah 28:16Rank 2 from verse 17
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    16¶ Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.

  3. Acts 4:11Rank 3 from verse 17
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    11This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.

  4. Matthew 21:42Rank 4 from verse 17
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    42Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

  5. 1 Peter 2:7–8Rank 5 from verse 17
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    7Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,

    8And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.

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Luke 20:17

COMBINED MEANING

written

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Past-tense or past-participial form of write (to set down, record, or communicate in letters or writing).

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stone

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Sense 1: A piece or mass of rock. Sense 2: To strike or kill with stones.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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head

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The upper part of the body; a chief, source, summit, or leading position.

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16He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.

17And 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?

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

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