Luke 20:14

12 And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out.

13 Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him.

But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

15 So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?

16 He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
But when the tenants saw the son, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
KJV
But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
WEB
“But when the farmers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.’
ASV
But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned one with another, saying, This is the heir; let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
DARBY
But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir; [come,] let us kill him, that the inheritance may become ours.
BLB
But having seen him, the farmers were reasoning with one another, saying, ‘This is the heir; let us kill him, so that the inheritance might become ours.’
ÅB
Men da vingårdsmennene fikk se ham, la de opp råd med hverandre og sa: Dette er arvingen; la oss slå ham ihjel, så arven kan bli vår!
OTB
Men da leietakerne så ham, rådslo de seg imellom og sa: 'Dette er arvingen; la oss drepe ham, så arven kan bli vår.'
B1930
Men da vingårdsmennene fikk se ham, la de op råd med hverandre og sa: Dette er arvingen; la oss slå ham ihjel, så arven kan bli vår!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Hebrews 1:2

    Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

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  • Romans 8:17

    And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

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  • Psalms 2:1–6

    Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?

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  • Matthew 27:21–25

    The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.

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  • Matthew 2:2–16

    Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.

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  • Luke 20:19

    And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.

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  • Matthew 21:25

    The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?

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  • Luke 20:5

    And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?

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