until there was only one left—his son whom he loved dearly. The owner finally sent him, thinking, ‘Surely they will respect my son.’
Parallel translations
- WEB Therefore still having one, his beloved son, he sent him last to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
- KJV Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.
- BSB Finally, having one beloved son, he sent him to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
- NKJV Therefore still having one son, his beloved, he also sent him to them last, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
- NASB He had one more man to send, a beloved son; he sent him to them last of all, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
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Finally the owner sends his beloved son, expecting the tenants to respect him.
Overview
The 'beloved son' clearly points to Jesus Himself, the Father's beloved Son (Mark 1:11; 9:7). His sending marks the climax of God's appeals to His people. In sending His own Son, God offers His greatest and final overture of grace before judgment.
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- Heb 1:1–2God, having in the past spoken to the fathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways,
- Matt 3:17Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
- John 1:34I have seen, and have testified that this is the Son of God.”
- John 1:18No one has seen God at any time. The one and only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him.
- Gen 22:2He said, “Now take your son, your only son, whom you love, even Isaac, and go into the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of.”
- Matt 26:63But Jesus held his peace. The high priest answered him, “I adjure you by the living God, that you tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God.”
- 1 Jn 4:9By this God’s love was revealed in us, that God has sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.
- Mark 9:7A cloud came, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.”
- John 3:35The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand.
- John 3:16–18For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
- Ps 2:12Give sincere homage to the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish on the way, for his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all those who take refuge in him.
- Matt 11:27All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows the Son, except the Father; neither does anyone know the Father, except the Son, and he to whom the Son desires to reveal him.
- Gen 22:12He said, “Don’t lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.”
- 1 Jn 5:11–12The testimony is this, that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
- Gen 37:3Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age, and he made him a coat of many colors.
- John 1:14The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.
- Luke 3:22and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form like a dove on him; and a voice came out of the sky, saying “You are my beloved Son. In you I am well pleased.”
- Matt 17:5While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. Behold, a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.”
- Luke 9:35A voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him!”
- Heb 1:6When he again brings in the firstborn into the world he says, “Let all the angels of God worship him.”
- John 5:23that all may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He who doesn’t honor the Son doesn’t honor the Father who sent him.
- Matt 1:23“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall give birth to a son. They shall call his name Immanuel”; which is, being interpreted, “God with us.”
- Rev 5:9–13They sang a new song, saying, “You are worthy to take the book, and to open its seals: for you were killed, and bought us for God with your blood, out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,
- Mark 1:11A voice came out of the sky, “You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
- Isa 42:1“Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delights — I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.
- John 1:49Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are King of Israel!”
- Gen 44:20We said to my lord, ‘We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother; and his father loves him.’
- Gen 37:11–13His brothers envied him, but his father kept this saying in mind.
- Ps 2:7I will tell of the decree. Yahweh said to me, “You are my son. Today I have become your father.
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