Luke 20:18

18 Every one who falls on that stone will be severely hurt, but on whomsoever it falls, he will be utterly crushed."

Luke 20:18 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 20:18

Whosoever shall fall on that stone, shall be
broken,
&c.] Not who shall fall upon Christ by faith, and build upon him as the foundation stone, for such shall be saved; but that stumble at him, and are offended with him, and fall by unbelief and hardness of heart; such do themselves much hurt and mischief and expose themselves to danger and ruin; they bid very fair for destruction:

but on whomsoever it shall fall;
as it did with its full weight upon the Jews at their destruction, and as it will upon all Christless sinners at the last day:

it will grind him to powder;
the ruin of such will be unavoidable, and there will be no recovery; (See Gill on Matthew 21:44).

Luke 20:18 In-Context

16 He will come and put these vine-dressers to death, and give the vineyard to others." "God forbid!" exclaimed the hearers.

17 He looked at them and said, "What then does that mean which is written, "`The Stone which the builders rejected has been made the cornerstone'?

18 Every one who falls on that stone will be severely hurt, but on whomsoever it falls, he will be utterly crushed."

19 At this the Scribes and the High Priests wanted to lay hands on Him, then and there; only they were afraid of the people. For they saw that in this parable He had referred to them.

20 So, after impatiently watching their opportunity, they sent spies who were to act the part of good and honest men, that they might fasten on some expression of His, so as to hand Him over to the ruling power and the Governor's authority.