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Matthew 21:38

36 Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.

37 But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.

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.

39 And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.

40 When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen?

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

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  • Genesis 37:18–20

    And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.

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  • Mark 12:7–8

    But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.

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  • 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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  • Acts 4:27–28

    For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,

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  • John 11:47–53

    Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.

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  • Matthew 26:3–4

    Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

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  • Psalms 2:2–8

    The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,

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