Matthew 21:37
35 But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.
36 Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.
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.’
39 So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Finally, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
- KJV
- But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.
- WEB
- But afterward he sent to them his son, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
- ASV
- But afterward he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.
- DARBY
- And at last he sent to them his son, saying, They will have respect for my son.
- BLB
- And afterward he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
- ÅB
- Men til sist sendte han sønnen sin til dem og sa: ‘De vil respektere sønnen min’.
- OTB
- Til slutt sendte han sønnen sin til dem, og tenkte: ‘De vil vise respekt for sønnen min.’
- B1930
- Men til sist sendte han sin sønn til dem og sa: De vil undse sig for min sønn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Read in contextZephaniah 3:7
I said, ‘Surely you will fear Me and accept correction.’ Then her dwelling place would not be cut off despite all for which I punished her. But they rose early to corrupt all their deeds.
Read in contextJohn 3:35–36
The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.
Read in contextMatthew 3:17
And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”
Read in contextLuke 20:13
‘What shall I do?’ asked the owner of the vineyard. ‘I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will respect him.’
Read in contextIsaiah 5:4
What more could I have done for My vineyard than I already did for it? Why, when I expected sweet grapes, did it bring forth sour fruit?
Read in contextMark 12:6
Finally, having one beloved son, he sent him to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
Read in contextHebrews 1:1–2
On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets.
Read in context