Matthew 21:38
"But when the vine-dressers saw his son, they said to themselves. "‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and take his inheritance.’
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
37"And last he sent his son to them; ‘Surely they will respect my son,’ he said.
39"So they took him and cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him.
Cross References
Matthew 2:13When they were gone an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying; "Rise! Take the young child and his mother and flee into Egypt, and there remain until I bring you word; for Herod intends to make a search for the child, in order to put him to death."
Matthew 27:1And when the morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, how they might put him to death.
Luke 20:14"But when the vine-dressers saw him, they reasoned together, saying. ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him so that the inheritance may be ours.’
Acts 4:27"In this very city they did gather together against thy holy Servant, Jesus whom thou hast anointed - Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and also the tribes of Israel -
Hebrews 1:2has at the end of these days spoken to us in a Son whom he appointed heir of all things; through whom also he made the universe.
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 →