Luke 20:16

Translations

Modern

He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” And when the people heard this, they said, “May such a thing never happen!”

Traditional

He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.

Literal

He will come and will destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.” And having heard, they said, “Never may it be!”

Latin

…veniet, et perdet colonos istos, et dabit vineam aliis. Quo audito, dixerunt illi: Absit.

Original

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English

He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” And when the people heard this, they said, “May such a thing never happen!”

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.

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Acts 13:46
Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.
Matthew 22:7
The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.
Psalm 2:8–9
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Nehemiah 9:36–37
So here we are today as slaves in the land You gave our fathers to enjoy its fruit and goodness—here we are as slaves!
Psalm 21:8–10
Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You.

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