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Luke 20

Luke 20:12

The Parable of the Wicked Tenants · Luke 20:9–18
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Translations

Modern
Then he sent a third, but they wounded him and threw him out.
Traditional
And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out.
Literal
And he proceeded to send a third, and having wounded this one also, they cast him out.
Latin
Et addidit tertium mittere: qui et illum vulnerantes ejecerunt.

Original

Greek
English
Then he sent a third, but they wounded him and threw him out.

Notes

Luke 20:9–19

This story adapts Isaiah’s Song of the Vineyard (Isaiah 5:1–7) to describe the rejection of Jesus by Israel’s leaders. In Isaiah’s story, the vineyard owner represents God, and the vineyard represents Israel, which failed to produce good fruit and would be judged.

Jesus added new characters to the story. The tenant farmers represent Israel’s unrighteous leaders, the servants represent the Old Testament prophets who were repeatedly rejected, and the son represents Jesus. God would judge Israel’s leaders for rejecting and killing his Son.

Luke 20:1–47

In this series of controversies between Jesus and the religious leaders of Jerusalem, they repeatedly questioned and challenged him, and he repeatedly outmatched them with his spiritual wisdom, insight, and authority.

Events

Parallels

Matthew 21:33–46 Mark 12:1–12

Glossary

Luke, Gospel of Scribe Vines, Vineyard

Topics

Capital and Labor: Strife Between Debtor: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To God: Longsuffering of Instruction in Religion Jesus, the Christ: Parable of The Evil Sharecroppers Jesus, the Christ: Rejected Jesus, the Christ: The Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen (In Jerusalem) Land: Leased Lease of Real Estate Malfeasance in office: The Leasees of the Vineyard, in One of the Parables of Jesus Renting: Land Reproof: Faithfulness In of the Vineyard