Matthew 21:34

When the time for the grape harvest drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants, to receive his share of the produce.

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In The King James Version

And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.

In Context

33“Listen to another parable. A man, who was an employer, once planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a winepress in it, built a tower, and then let it out to tenants and went abroad.

35But the tenants seized his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.

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Cross References

Zechariah 7:9The Lord of hosts says, execute true judgments. Show kindness and mercy to each other.

Mark 12:2At the proper time he sent a servant to the tenants, to receive from them a share of the produce of the grape harvest;

Matthew Henry on Matthew 21:34-46

The Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen. 33 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: 34 And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it. 35 And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. 36 Again, he sent other servants more… Read the whole commentary →

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