Luke 20:1719

Rachel Workman: ¹⁷ Jesus looked at them and said, “Then what does this Scripture mean?

‘The stone that the builders rejected
    has now become the cornerstone.’^[a]

¹⁸ Everyone who stumbles over that stone will be broken to pieces, and it will crush anyone it falls on.”

¹⁹ The teachers of religious law and the leading priests wanted to arrest Jesus immediately because they realized he was telling the story against them—they were the wicked farmers. But they were afraid of the people’s reaction.

This is a great reminder that if you want a strong foundation you need to have Christ as your cornerstone.

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John Burnett:  ¹⁷ But ^[a]Jesus looked at them and said, “What then is this that is written:

‘The stone which the builders rejected,
This became the chief corner stone’?

¹⁸ Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will scatter him like dust.”  Christ is the cornerstone and the perfect foundation for the church.  The cornerstone will come back to judge those who rejected Christ

Tribute to Caesar

¹⁹ The scribes and the chief priests tried to lay hands on Him that very hour, and they feared the people; for they understood that He spoke this parable against them.  It was part of God’s plan for Christ to die for us and He used the Pharisees to help make it happen.  This verse shows that it was not part of God’s plan for them to take Christ into custody at this time. 

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Tomorrow’s reading for Luke 20:20-26

²⁰ Watching for their opportunity, the leaders sent spies pretending to be honest men. They tried to get Jesus to say something that could be reported to the Roman governor so he would arrest Jesus. ²¹ “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you speak and teach what is right and are not influenced by what others think. You teach the way of God truthfully. ²² Now tell us—is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

²³ He saw through their trickery and said, ²⁴ “Show me a Roman coin.^[b] Whose picture and title are stamped on it?”
“Caesar’s,” they replied.
²⁵ “Well then,” he said, “give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God.”
²⁶ So they failed to trap him by what he said in front of the people. Instead, they were amazed by his answer, and they became silent.