Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
For this reason I say to you, The kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation producing the fruits of it.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
That is why I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce fruit for it.
A Conservative Version
Because of this I say to you, that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation producing the fruits of it.
American Standard Version
Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken away from you, and shall be given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken from you [Jews] and will be given to a nation [i.e., the Gentiles] that will produce the fruit of the kingdom.
Anderson New Testament
This was from the Lord, and it is wondrous in our eyes. For this reason, I say to you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation that will bring forth the fruits of it.
Common New Testament
"Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation bearing the fruits of it.
Daniel Mace New Testament
wherefore I declare to you, the gospel dispensation shall be taken from you, and given to a nation that shall make a proper use thereof.
Darby Translation
Therefore I say to you, that the kingdom of God shall be taken from you and shall be given to a nation producing the fruits of it.
Godbey New Testament
Therefore I say unto you, that the kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits of it.
Goodspeed New Testament
"That, I tell you, is why the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and given to a people that will produce its proper fruit.
John Wesley New Testament
Therefore I say to you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
Julia Smith Translation
For this I say to you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and shall be given to a nation doing its fruits.
King James 2000
Therefore I say unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For this [reason], I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and will be given to a people who produce its fruits.
Modern King James verseion
Therefore I say to you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you and given to a nation bringing out its fruits.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Therefore say I unto you, the kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and shall be given to the Gentiles, which shall bring forth the fruits of it.
Moffatt New Testament
I tell you therefore that the Realm of God will be taken from you and given to a nation that bears the fruits of the Realm.
Montgomery New Testament
"I tell you that for this reason the kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation that does produce the fruit of it.
NET Bible
For this reason I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.
New Heart English Bible
"Therefore I tell you, the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation bringing forth its fruit.
Noyes New Testament
Therefore I say to you, that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and given to a nation yielding the fruits thereof.
Sawyer New Testament
I tell you, therefore, that the kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation yielding its fruits.
The Emphasized Bible
Wherefore I say unto you, The kingdom of God, will be taken away from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof:
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Therefore I tell you, That the kingdom of God shall be taken away from you, and given to a nation, producing the fruits thereof.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And that, I tell you, is why the Kingdom of God will be taken from you, and given to a nation that does produce the fruit of the Kingdom.
Webster
Therefore I say to you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits of it.
Weymouth New Testament
"That, I tell you, is the reason why the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and given to a nation that will exhibit the power of it.
Williams New Testament
"This, I tell you, is why the kingdom will be taken away from you, and given to a people who will pay a fair rent for it.
World English Bible
"Therefore I tell you, the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation bringing forth its fruit.
Worrell New Testament
"Therefore, I say to you, the Kingdom of God shall be taken away from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruit thereof.
Worsley New Testament
Therefore I tell you, that the kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation, that will bring forth the fruits thereof.
Youngs Literal Translation
'Because of this I say to you, that the reign of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth its fruit;
Themes
Ecclesiasticism » Jewish, to be overthrown
Israel » A type of the apostate church when disobedient » Utterly cut off
Israel » Captivity of » Cut off
Israel » Captivity of » Rejected by God
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
Privileges » Misused » Withdrawn
Reproof » Faithfulness in » In the parables of jesus » Of the vineyard
Stones » Figurative » Of Christ's rejection, the rejected conerstone
Topics
Interlinear
Dia
Basileia
Devotionals
Devotionals containing Matthew 21:43
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 21:43
Images Matthew 21:43
Prayers for Matthew 21:43
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Tenant Farmers In The Vineyard
42 Jesus says to them, Did you never see in the Writings, The stone which the builders put on one side, the same has been made the chief stone of the building: this was the Lord's doing, and it is a wonder in our eyes? 43 For this reason I say to you, The kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation producing the fruits of it. 44 Any man falling on this stone will be broken, but he on whom it comes down will be crushed to dust.
Cross References
Exodus 19:6
And you will be a kingdom of priests to me, and a holy nation. These are the words which you are to say to the children of Israel.
Isaiah 26:2
Let the doors be open, so that the upright nation which keeps faith may come in.
Isaiah 28:2
See, the Lord has a strong and cruel one; like a rain of ice, a storm of destruction, like the overflowing of a strong river, he will violently overcome them.
Matthew 8:11-12
And I say to you that numbers will come from the east and the west, and will take their seats with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven:
Matthew 12:28
But if I by the Spirit of God send out evil spirits, then is the kingdom of God come on you.
Matthew 21:41
They say to him, He will put those cruel men to a cruel death, and will let out the vine-garden to other workmen, who will give him the fruit when it is ready.
Luke 17:20-21
And when the Pharisees put questions to him about when the kingdom of God would come, he gave them an answer and said, The kingdom of God will not come through observation:
John 3:3
Jesus said to him, Truly, I say to you, Without a new birth no man is able to see the kingdom of God.
John 3:5
Jesus said in answer, Truly, I say to you, If a man's birth is not from water and from the Spirit, it is not possible for him to go into the kingdom of God.
1 Corinthians 13:2
And if I have a prophet's power, and have knowledge of all secret things; and if I have all faith, by which mountains may be moved from their place, but have not love, I am nothing.
1 Peter 2:9
But you are a special people, a holy nation, priests and kings, a people given up completely to God, so that you may make clear the virtues of him who took you out of the dark into the light of heaven.