Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

The owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.’

King James Version

Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him.

Holman Bible

“Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What should I do? I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will respect him.’

International Standard Version

"Then the owner of the vineyard said, "What should I do? I'll send my son whom I love. Maybe they'll respect him.'

A Conservative Version

And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will be made ashamed after seeing this man.

American Standard Version

And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; it may be they will reverence him.

Amplified

Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will have respect for him.’

An Understandable Version

Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do [about this]? I will send my dearly loved son. Hopefully, they will treat him with respect.'

Anderson New Testament

And the owner of the vineyard said: What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps, when they see him, they will reverence him.

Bible in Basic English

And the lord of the garden said, What am I to do? I will send my dearly loved son; they may give respect to him.

Common New Testament

Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.'

Daniel Mace New Testament

upon which the master of the vineyard said, what shall I do? I will send my beloved son: perhaps his presence will engage their respect.

Darby Translation

And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: perhaps when they see him they will respect him.

Godbey New Testament

And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my own beloved son: perchance seeing, they will reverence him.

Goodspeed New Testament

Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What can I do? I will send them my dear son; perhaps they will respect him.'

John Wesley New Testament

Then said the Lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps seeing him they will reverence him.

Julia Smith Translation

And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do I will send my dearly beloved son: perhaps, having seen him, they will change.

King James 2000

Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will respect him when they see him.

Lexham Expanded Bible

So the owner of the vineyard said, 'What should I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.'

Modern King James verseion

And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. It may be that they will respect him when they see him.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Then said the Lord of the vineyard, 'What shall I do? I will send my dear son, him peradventure they will reverence, when they see him.'

Moffatt New Testament

Said the owner of the vineyard, 'What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.'

Montgomery New Testament

"Then the master of the vineyard said: "'What shall I do? I will send my beloved Son; it may be that they will reverence him.'

NET Bible

Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What should I do? I will send my one dear son; perhaps they will respect him.'

New Heart English Bible

The lord of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. It may be that they will respect him.'

Noyes New Testament

And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.

Sawyer New Testament

And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; doubtless, when they see him they will respect him.

The Emphasized Bible

And the lord of the vineyard said - What shall I do? I will send my son, the beloved, - It may be, that, him, they will respect.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Then said the master of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: probably when they see him, they will shew him respect.

Twentieth Century New Testament

'What shall I do?' said the owner of the vineyard. 'I will send my son, who is very dear to me. Perhaps they will respect him.'

Webster

Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be when they see him they will reverence him.

Weymouth New Testament

Then the owner of the vineyard said, "'What am I to do? I will send my son--my dearly-loved son: they will probably respect him.'

Williams New Testament

Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my dearly loved son. They will, I should think, respect him.'

World English Bible

The lord of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. It may be that seeing him, they will respect him.'

Worrell New Testament

"And the lord of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my son, the beloved; perhaps they will reverence him.'

Worsley New Testament

Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: perhaps when they see Him they will reverence Him.

Youngs Literal Translation

And the owner of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my son -- the beloved, perhaps having seen this one, they will do reverence;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

ἔπω 
Epo 
say, speak, tell, command, bid, , vr say
Usage: 824

the lord
κύριος 
Kurios 
Usage: 643

of the vineyard
ἀμπελών 
ampelon 
Usage: 2

τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 344

shall I do
ποιέω 
Poieo 
do, make, bring forth, commit, cause, work, show, bear, keep, fulfil, deal, perform, not tr, , vr do
Usage: 372

I will send
πέμπω 
Pempo 
Usage: 39

my
μοῦ 
Mou 
my, me, mine, I, mine own
Usage: 313

G27
ἀγαπητός 
Agapetos 
Usage: 60

son
υἱός 
Huios 
Usage: 213

it may be
ἴσως 
Isos 
it may be
Usage: 0

ἐντρέπω 
Entrepo 
Usage: 4

εἴδω 
Eido 
Usage: 519

Context Readings

The Parable Of The Tenant Farmers In The Vineyard

12 And he proceeded to send a third; and this one also they wounded and cast out. 13 The owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.’ 14 But when the vine-growers saw him, they reasoned with one another, saying, ‘This is the heir; let us kill him so that the inheritance will be ours.’

Cross References

Matthew 3:17

and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased.”

Jeremiah 36:3

Perhaps the house of Judah will hear all the calamity which I plan to bring on them, in order that every man will turn from his evil way; then I will forgive their iniquity and their sin.”

Jeremiah 36:7

Perhaps their supplication will come before the Lord, and everyone will turn from his evil way, for great is the anger and the wrath that the Lord has pronounced against this people.”

John 3:16-17

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

Isaiah 5:4

What more was there to do for My vineyard that I have not done in it?
Why, when I expected it to produce good grapes did it produce worthless ones?

Hosea 6:4

What shall I do with you, O Ephraim?
What shall I do with you, O Judah?
For your loyalty is like a morning cloud
And like the dew which goes away early.

Hosea 11:8

How can I give you up, O Ephraim?
How can I surrender you, O Israel?
How can I make you like Admah?
How can I treat you like Zeboiim?
My heart is turned over within Me,
All My compassions are kindled.

Matthew 17:5

While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice out of the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased; listen to Him!”

Luke 9:35

Then a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, My Chosen One; listen to Him!”

John 1:34

I myself have seen, and have testified that this is the Son of God.”

John 3:35-36

The Father loves the Son and has given all things into His hand.

Romans 8:3

For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh,

Galatians 4:4

But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law,

1 John 4:9-15

By this the love of God was manifested in us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him.

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