Matthew 21:44
And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
Cross-references
Psalm 2:9 describes dashing nations with a rod of iron — the same crushing judgment applied to the Messiah's enemies.
Isaiah 8:14 describes a stone of stumbling and rock of offense, directly alluded to in the breaking and crushing of Matthew's stone.
Isaiah 8:15 says many stumble, fall, and are broken—identical fate to those who fall on the stone in Matthew.
Daniel 2:34 introduces a stone cut without hands that smashes the statue — the same stone imagery Jesus uses.
Daniel 2:45 reinforces the stone that breaks all kingdoms — a clear prophetic parallel to the crushing judgment here.
In Daniel 2:44, the stone that crushes earthly kingdoms prefigures Christ, the cornerstone who judges the disobedient.
Daniel 2:45 confirms the stone is from God and will break all other kingdoms — directly echoed in the crushing judgment of the cornerstone.
Luke 20:18 is the exact synoptic parallel saying about the stone that breaks and crushes.
Romans 9:33 quotes Isaiah's stone of stumbling, applying it to Christ as a rock of offense for unbelieving Israel.
1 Peter 2:8 calls the same stone a stone of stumbling and rock of offense — those who disobey stumble over it.
Luke 2:34 prophesies Jesus as a stone causing fall and rising — directly echoing the stone of stumbling in Matthew 21:44.
Psalm 2:12 warns of perishing for not submitting to the Son, echoing the stone's crushing judgment on rejecters.