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Matthew 21:38

36 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.

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.

40 Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard returns, what will he do to those tenants?”

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BSB
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.’
KJV
But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.
WEB
But the farmers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and seize his inheritance.’
ASV
But the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and take his inheritance.
DARBY
But the husbandmen, seeing the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him and possess his inheritance.
BLB
But the farmers, having seen the son, said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and gain possession of his inheritance.’
ÅB
Men da vingårdsmennene så sønnen, sa de seg imellom: ‘Dette er arvingen. Kom, la oss drepe ham så vi kan få arven hans!
OTB
Men da forpakterne så sønnen, sa de til hverandre: ‘Dette er arvingen. Kom, la oss drepe ham og ta arven hans.’
B1930
Men da vingårdsmennene så sønnen, sa de sig imellem: Dette er arvingen; kom, la oss slå ham ihjel, så vi kan få hans arv!

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Cross references

  • Luke 20:14

    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.’

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  • Genesis 37:18–20

    Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.

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  • Mark 12:7–8

    But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’

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  • Hebrews 1:2

    But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.

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  • Acts 4:27–28

    In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.

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  • John 11:47–53

    Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.

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  • Matthew 26:3–4

    At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,

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  • Psalms 2:2–8

    The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:

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