But afterward he sent to them his son, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
Parallel translations
- KJV But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.
- BSB Finally, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
- NKJV Then last of all he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
- NASB But afterward he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
- NLT “Finally, the owner sent his son, thinking, ‘Surely they will respect my son.’
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Cross-references · 11
- John 3:35–36The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand.
- Zeph 3:7I said, “Just fear me. Receive correction, so that her dwelling won’t be cut off, according to all that I have appointed concerning her.” But they rose early and corrupted all their doings.
- John 3:16For 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.
- 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.”
- Mark 12:6Therefore still having one, his beloved son, he sent him last to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
- Luke 20:13The lord of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. It may be that seeing him, they will respect him.’
- Isa 5:4What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? Why, when I looked for it to yield grapes, did it yield wild grapes?
- 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.
- Jer 36:3It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do to them; that they may each return from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.”
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