When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen?
Parallel translations
- WEB When therefore the lord of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those farmers?”
- BSB Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard returns, what will he do to those tenants?”
- NKJV “Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vinedressers?”
- NASB Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vine-growers?”
- NLT “When the owner of the vineyard returns,” Jesus asked, “what do you think he will do to those farmers?”
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Quick answer
Jesus asks what the vineyard owner will do to such tenants. He invites the leaders to pronounce judgment on themselves.
Overview
By posing the question, Jesus draws His hearers into rendering a verdict on the wicked tenants. As with the parable of the two sons, the leaders will condemn themselves out of their own mouths. The question presses home the certainty of divine judgment on those who reject God's Son.
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Cross-references · 3
- Heb 10:29Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
- Mark 12:9What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.
- Luke 20:15–16So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?
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