Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
But when the tenant farmers saw his son, they told one another, "This is the heir. Come on, let's kill him and get his inheritance!'
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.
Holman Bible
A Conservative Version
But the farmers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir, come, let us kill him, and possess his inheritance.
American Standard Version
But the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and take his inheritance.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
But when the tenant farmers saw the son, they said to one another, 'This is the heir [to the vineyard]. Come on, let us kill him so we can take over his inheritance.'
Anderson New Testament
But the vine-dressers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and seize upon the inheritance.
Bible in Basic English
But when the workmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is he who will one day be the owner of the property; come, let us put him to death and take his heritage.
Common New Testament
But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and seize his inheritance.'
Daniel Mace New Testament
but when the tenants saw the son, they said among themselves, this is the heir, come, let us kill him, and then seize on his inheritance.
Darby Translation
But the husbandmen, seeing the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him and possess his inheritance.
Godbey New Testament
But the husbandmen, seeing the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and take possession of his inheritance.
Goodspeed New Testament
But when the tenants saw his son, they said to one another. 'This is his heir! Come on, let us kill him, and get his inheritance!'
John Wesley New Testament
But the husbandmen seeing the Son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come let us kill him and seize on his inheritance.
Julia Smith Translation
And the farmers, seeing the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and possess his inheritance.
King James 2000
But when the tenants saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize his inheritance.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But [when] the tenant farmers saw the son, they said among themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and have his inheritance!'
Modern King James verseion
But when the vinedressers saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and get hold of his inheritance.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, 'This is the heir: come on, let us kill him, and let us take his inheritance, to ourselves.'
Moffatt New Testament
But when the vinedressers saw his son they said to themselves, 'Here is the heir; come on, let us kill him and seize his inheritance!'
Montgomery New Testament
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.'
NET Bible
But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him and get his inheritance!'
New Heart English Bible
But the farmers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and seize his inheritance.'
Noyes New Testament
But the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and get his inheritance.
Sawyer New Testament
But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.
The Emphasized Bible
But, the husbandmen, seeing the son, said among themselves, - This, is, the heir: Come on! Let us slay him, and have his inheritance.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir, come let us kill him, and let us seize on the inheritance.
Twentieth Century New Testament
But the tenants, on seeing his son, said to each other 'Here is the heir! Come, let us kill him, and get his inheritance.'
Webster
But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.
Weymouth New Testament
"But the vine-dressers, when they saw the son, said to one another, "'Here is the heir: come, let us kill him and get his inheritance.'
Williams New Testament
But when the tenants saw the son, they said among themselves, 'This is his heir, come on, let us kill him, and get all that is coming to him!'
World English Bible
But the farmers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him, and seize his inheritance.'
Worrell New Testament
But the husbandmen, seeing the son, said among themselves, 'This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and have his inheritance!'
Worsley New Testament
But when the husbandmen saw the Son, they said among themselves, This is the heir, come, let us kill him, and seize on his inheritance:
Youngs Literal Translation
and the husbandmen having seen the son, said among themselves, This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and may possess his inheritance;
Themes
Conspiracy » Instances of » Against jesus
Ecclesiasticism » Jewish, to be overthrown
Employee » Character of unrighteous
Jesus Christ » Parables of » The evil sharecroppers
Jesus Christ » History of » Enunciates » The parable of the wicked husbandmen (in jerusalem)
Jesus Christ » Revelations by » Concerning his kingdom » His rejection by the jews
Jews, the » Punishment of, for rejecting and killing Christ, illustrated
Parables » Parables of Christ » Wicked husbandmen
Pharisees » Hypocrisy of, reproved » By jesus
Punishment » According to deeds » See the parable of the farmers
Reproof » Faithfulness in » In the parables of jesus » Of the vineyard
Servant » Wicked and unfaithful » In the parable of the vineyard
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 21:38
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Tenant Farmers In The Vineyard
37 Finally, he sent his son to them, thinking, "They will respect my son.' 38 But when the tenant farmers saw his son, they told one another, "This is the heir. Come on, let's kill him and get his inheritance!' 39 So they grabbed him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 37:18-20
Now as soon as they saw him approaching from a distance, before he arrived they plotted together to kill him.
Psalm 2:2-8
As the kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers conspire together against the LORD and his anointed one, they say,
Matthew 2:13-16
After they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt," he said. "Stay there until I tell you, because Herod intends to search for the child and kill him."
Matthew 26:3-4
Then the high priests and the elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas.
Matthew 27:1-2
When morning came, all the high priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put him to death.
Mark 12:7-8
But those farmers told one another, "This is the heir. Come on, let's kill him, and the inheritance will be ours!'
Luke 20:14
But when the farmers saw him, they talked it over among themselves and said, "This is the heir. Let's kill him so that the inheritance will be ours!'
John 11:47-53
So the high priests and the Pharisees assembled the Council and said, "What are we going to do? This man is performing many signs.
Acts 4:27-28
For in this city both Herod and Pontius Pilate actually met together with unbelievers and the people of Israel to oppose your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed,
Acts 5:24-28
When the commander of the Temple guards and the high priests heard these words, they were utterly at a loss as to what could have happened to them.
Hebrews 1:2
has in these last days spoken to us by a Son whom he appointed to be the heir of everything and through whom he also made the universe.