aFor ver. 33-46, see Mark 12:1-12; Luke 20:9-19
bver. 28; Ps. 80:8; Isa. 5:1
cIsa. 5:2
dSong 8:11, 12
ech. 25:14, 15; [Mark 13:34]
g[See ver. 33 above]
hch. 5:12; 22:6; 23:34, 37; [2 Chr. 24:19; 36:15, 16; Neh. 9:26; Jer. 37:15; 38:6; Acts 7:52; 2 Cor. 11:24-26; 1 Thess. 2:15; Heb. 11:36, 37]
i[2 Chr. 24:21; John 10:31-33; Acts 7:59]
jch. 22:4
kHeb. 1:2; [John 1:11; Rom. 8:17]
l[1 Kgs. 21:19]
mHeb. 13:12
n[ch. 24:50; 25:19]
oFor ver. 9-19, see Matt. 21:33-46; Mark 12:1-12
pPs. 80:8; Isa. 5:1; Matt. 21:28
qSong 8:11, 12
rMatt. 25:14, 15; [Mark 13:34]
t[See ver. 9 above]
uMatt. 5:12; 22:6; 23:34, 37; [2 Chr. 24:19; 36:15, 16; Neh. 9:26; Jer. 37:15; 38:6; Acts 7:52; 2 Cor. 11:24-26; 1 Thess. 2:15; Heb. 11:36, 37]
vMatt. 22:4
w[See ver. 10 above]
xActs 5:41 (Gk.)
y[See ver. 10 above]
zSee Matt. 3:17
aaHeb. 1:2; [John 1:11; Rom. 8:17]
ab[1 Kgs. 21:19]
acHeb. 13:12

Matthew 21:33-40

The Parable of the Tenants

33 a“Hear another parable. There was a master of a house who planted ba vineyard cand put a fence around it and dug a winepress in it and built a tower and dleased it to tenants, and ewent into another country. 34When the season for fruit drew near, he sent his servants ▼
▼Greek bondservants; also verses 35, 36
 to the tenants gto get his fruit. 35 hAnd the tenants took his servants and beat one, killed another, and istoned another. 36 jAgain he sent other servants, more than the first. And they did the same to them. 37Finally he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ 38But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, k‘This is the heir. Come, llet us kill him and have his inheritance.’ 39And they took him and mthrew him out of the vineyard and killed him. 40 nWhen therefore the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?”

Luke 20:9-15

The Parable of the Wicked Tenants

9 oAnd he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted pa vineyard and qlet it out to tenants and rwent into another country for a long while. 10When the time came, he sent a servant ▼
▼Greek bondservant; also verse 11
 to the tenants, so that tthey would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. uBut the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed. 11 vAnd whe sent another servant. But they also beat and xtreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed. 12 yAnd he sent yet a third. This one also they wounded and cast out. 13Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my zbeloved son; perhaps they will respect him.’ 14But when the tenants saw him, they said to themselves, aa‘This is the heir. abLet us kill him, so that the inheritance may be ours.’ 15And they acthrew him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?
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