Ezekiel 15:2

Matthew 21:33-41

"Listen to another parable [i.e., a brief story used to illustrate His teaching]: There was the owner of a farm who planted a vineyard and built a fence around it. He constructed a grape squeezing device, built a [lookout] tower [near it], leased it to tenant farmers and then went to another country.

Mark 12:1-9

Jesus began speaking to them [i.e., to the leading priests and experts in the law of Moses (See 11:

Luke 20:9-16

Then Jesus began speaking to the people. [Note: And perhaps to the religious leaders as well. See Mark 11:18 with 12:1]. He told them this parable: "A man planted a vineyard, then leased it out to tenant farmers and went to another country for a long time.

John 15:1-6

[Jesus continued], "I am the real vine, and my Father is the owner of the vineyard.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Ezekiel 15:2

Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest?

What

General references

Luke 3:9

Luke 23:31

Bible References

What

Jesus began speaking to them [i.e., to the leading priests and experts in the law of Moses (See 11:

[Jesus continued], "I am the real vine, and my Father is the owner of the vineyard.

General references

And even now the axe is also ready to chop down the trees at their roots [i.e., you Jews]. Every tree [i.e., person] that does not produce wholesome fruit [i.e., a godly life] will be cut down and thrown into the fire [i.e., the punishment of hell]."

For if people are doing these things [to me] while the [leaves of the] tree are green [i.e., to someone innocent of wrongdoing], what will they do when [the leaves] are dried up [i.e., to the sinful Jews of Jerusalem]?"