And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.
Parallel translations
- WEB They took him, killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.
- BSB So they seized the son, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
- NKJV So they took him and killed him and cast him out of the vineyard.
- NASB And they took him and killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
- NLT So they grabbed him and murdered him and threw his body out of the vineyard.
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Quick answer
The tenants kill the son and throw him out of the vineyard.
Overview
The murder of the son prophesies Jesus' own death at the hands of Israel's leaders. Casting him out of the vineyard echoes Jesus being crucified outside Jerusalem (Hebrews 13:12). The parable openly foretells the rejection and killing of God's Son.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Matt 21:39And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.
- Matt 21:33Hear 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:
- Luke 20:15So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?
- Heb 13:11–13For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp.
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