Matthew 21:35
And the husbandmen, taking his servants, one, indeed, they beat, and, another, slew,—and, another, stoned.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.
In Context
36Again, sent he forth other servants, more than the first, and they did unto them, likewise.
Cross References
1 Kings 18:4And so it came to pass, when Jezebel was cutting off the prophets of Yahweh, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifties in caves, and sustained them, with bread and water.
1 Kings 19:2Then sent Jezebel a messenger unto Elijah, saying,—So, let the gods do, and, so, let them add, if, by this time to-morrow, I make not thy life as the life of one of them.
1 Kings 22:24Then drew near Zedekiah, son of Chenaanah, and smote Micaiah on the cheek,—and said—Where then passed the Spirit of Yahweh, from me, to speak unto thee?
2 Chronicles 24:21So they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones, by the commandment of the king,—in the court of the house of Yahweh.
Nehemiah 9:26But they murmured and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their back, and, thy prophets, they slew, who testified against them that they might turn them back unto thee,—and they wrought great insults.
Jeremiah 25:3From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah even until this day, the which is the twenty-third year, hath the word of Yahweh come unto me; and I have spoken unto you, betimes, speaking, yet have ye not hearkened.
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 →