Matthew 21:44 meaning and explanation
He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
Matthew 21:44, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus says this at the end of the parable of the tenants, speaking to the chief priests and elders who have just condemned themselves by their own answer. The stone echoes Psalm 118:22, which Jesus quoted in verse 42 as the rejected stone that became the cornerstone.
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