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Matthew 21

Matthew 21:33

The Parable of the Wicked Tenants · Matthew 21:33–46
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Translations

Modern
Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
Traditional
Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:
Literal
Hear another parable: There was a man, a master of a house, who planted a vineyard, and placed around it a fence, and dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. And he rented it out to farmers and traveled abroad.
Latin
Aliam parabolam audite: Homo erat paterfamilias, qui plantavit vineam, et sepem circumdedit ei, et fodit in ea torcular, et ædificavit turrim, et locavit eam agricolis, et peregre profectus est.

Interlinear

Greek
English
Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.

Notes

Matthew 21:33–46

In this story, Jesus refers back to Isaiah 5:1–7. The people of Israel who rejected God's Messiah lost the privilege of being God's people. Now, God has called the Christian community, made up of both Jews and Gentiles (non-Jews), to be his people (see Romans 9:4–8; 11:1–12).

Matthew 21:28–22:14

Three parables expose the guilt of those who rejected the Messiah and lost their special status as God's chosen people. God now considers only those who accept Jesus as the Messiah as his people.

Matthew 21:23–22:46

This section focuses on how Jewish leaders challenged the authority of Jesus. Each time, the wisdom of Jesus revealed their lack of spiritual understanding. These debates also revealed the status of Jesus as the Messiah and the consequences of rejecting him. Sadly, the leaders became more resistant with each encounter and plotted to kill Jesus (Matthew 21:23, 46; 22:15–17, 23, 34, 41).

Events

Parallels

Mark 12:1–12 Luke 20:9–18

Glossary

Galilee Gospel of Matthew Heir Jesus Christ Kingdom of God, Kingdom of Heaven Parable Vines, Vineyard Watchtower Winepress

Topics

Agriculture or Farming: Produce of, Given As Rent for Land Capital and Labor: Strife Between Church: Backslidden Church: Corruption In Ecclesiasticism: Jewish, to be Overthrown Employee: Character of Unrighteous Fence: Hedge Fort: Erected in Vineyards and Herding Grounds God: Longsuffering of Hedges of Holy Ordinances Hedges: Placed Around: Vineyards Husbandman: An Agriculturist Jesus, the Christ: Death of Jesus, the Christ: Parable of The Evil Sharecroppers Jesus, the Christ: Revelations by: His Rejection by the Jews Jesus, the Christ: The Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen (In Jerusalem) Judgment: According to Opportunity and Works Land: Leased Lease of Real Estate Parables: Parables of Christ: Wicked Husbandmen Persecution: The Wicked: Illustrated Pharisees: Hypocrisy of, Reproved by Jesus Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of Their Rejection of the Messiah Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of War and Other Judgments Punishment: According to Deeds: The Parable of the Farmers Renting: Land Reproof: Faithfulness In of the Vineyard Self-Condemnation: General Scriptures Concerning Servant: Wicked and Unfaithful in the Parable of the Vineyard Tower: As Fortress Towers were Built in Vineyards Unfaithfulness: General Scriptures Concerning Vineyard: Leased Vineyard: Parables of Vineyard: Towers In Vineyards: Frequently Let out to Husbandmen Vineyards: Provided with the Apparatus for Making Wine Wine Press in Vineyards