Luke 20:17-19

The Message

^17-18 But Jesus didn’t back down. “Why, then, do you think this was written:

“Anyone falling over that stone will break every bone in his body; if the stone falls on anyone, he’ll be smashed to smithereens.”

¹⁹ The religion scholars and high priests wanted to lynch him on the spot, but they were intimidated by public opinion. They knew the story was about them.