Matthew 21:36
34 When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.
35 But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.
Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.
37 Finally, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
38 But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.
- KJV
- Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.
- WEB
- Again, he sent other servants more than the first; and they treated them the same way.
- ASV
- Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them in like manner.
- DARBY
- Again he sent other bondmen more than the first, and they did to them in like manner.
- BLB
- Again he sent other servants, more than the first, and they did likewise to them.
- ÅB
- Igjen sendte han andre tjenere, flere enn de første, og de gjorde det samme med dem.
- OTB
- Han sendte andre tjenere, flere enn første gang, men forpakterne behandlet dem på samme måte.
- B1930
- Atter sendte han andre tjenere, flere enn de første, og de gjorde likeså med dem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 22:4
Again, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’
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