Luk 20:10 | HCSB | STEP | At harvest time he sent a slave to the farmers so that they might give him some fruit from the vineyard . But the farmers beat him and sent him away empty-handed .

Luke 20:10

10 At harvest time he sent a ^{▼▼slave: The strong Greek word doulos cannot be accurately translated in English by "servant" or "bond servant"; the HCSB translates this word as "slave," not out of insensitivity to the legitimate concerns of modern English speakers, but out of a commitment to accurately convey the brutal reality of the Roman empire's inhumane institution as well as the ownership called for by Christ.}slave to the farmers so that they might give him some fruit from the vineyard. But the farmers beat him and sent him away empty-handed.