Matthew 21:44

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Modern

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

Traditional

And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

Literal

And the one having fallen on this stone will be broken; but on whomever it might fall, it will grind him to powder.”

Latin

Et qui ceciderit super lapidem istum, confringetur: super quem vero ceciderit, conteret eum.

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English

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

Notes

Matthew 21:44

Those who opposed the Messiah would soon win a temporary victory. But the Messiah would eventually defeat them. The stone would crush them because the death of Jesus on the cross led to his vindication and triumph (see also Daniel 2:34–35, 44–45).

Matthew 21:33–46

In this story, Jesus refers back to Isaiah 5:1–7. The people of Israel who rejected God's Messiah lost the privilege of being God's people. Now, God has called the Christian community, made up of both Jews and Gentiles (non-Jews), to be his people (see Romans 9:4–8; 11:1–12).

Matthew 21:28–22:14

Three parables expose the guilt of those who rejected the Messiah and lost their special status as God's chosen people. God now considers only those who accept Jesus as the Messiah as his people.

Matthew 21:23–22:46

This section focuses on how Jewish leaders challenged the authority of Jesus. Each time, the wisdom of Jesus revealed their lack of spiritual understanding. These debates also revealed the status of Jesus as the Messiah and the consequences of rejecting him. Sadly, the leaders became more resistant with each encounter and plotted to kill Jesus (Matthew 21:23, 46; 22:15–17, 23, 34, 41).

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Isaiah 8:14–15
And He will be a sanctuary—but to both houses of Israel a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, to the dwellers of Jerusalem a trap and a snare.
1 Peter 2:8
…and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.
Daniel 2:34–35
As you watched, a stone was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay, and crushed them.
Daniel 2:44–45
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Romans 9:33
…as it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
Luke 20:18
Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
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All the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!”
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Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You.
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The Lord is at Your right hand; He will crush kings in the day of His wrath.
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And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.
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The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed. It would be better for him if he had not been born.”
Zechariah 12:3
On that day, when all the nations of the earth gather against her, I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who would heave it away will be severely injured.

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