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Berean Standard Bible

“But 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’ ?”

Luke 20:17

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Jesus has told the parable of the tenant farmers who killed the owner's son. The listeners cry out that this must never happen, and Jesus looks at them.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

But 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’ ?

World English Bible (WEB)

But he looked at them, and said, “Then what is this that is written, ‘The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the chief cornerstone?’

King James Version (KJV)

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?

American Standard Version (ASV)

But he looked upon them, and said, What then is this that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

But he, looking on them, said, Is it not in the Writings, The stone which the builders put on one side, the same has become the chief stone of the building?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and he, having looked upon them, said, 'What, then, is this that has been written: A stone that the builders rejected -- this became head of a corner?

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Mas él mirándolos, dice: ¿Qué pues es lo que está escrito: La piedra que condenaron los edificadores, ésta fué por cabeza de esquina?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Jesús los miró y les dijo:―Entonces, si está escrito: “La piedra que los constructores despreciaron, se ha convertido en la piedra más importante”, ¿qué quiere decir eso?

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