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They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. <a href="/blb/matthew/21.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And the farmers having taken his servants, one they beat, and one they killed, and one they stoned. <a href="/kjv/matthew/21.htm">King James Bible</a> And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/21.htm">New King James Version</a> And the vinedressers took his servants, beat one, killed one, and stoned another. <a href="/nasb_/matthew/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And the vine-growers took his slaves and beat one, killed another, and stoned another. <a href="/nasb/matthew/21.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220The vine-growers took his slaves and beat one, and killed another, and stoned a third. <a href="/nasb77/matthew/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And the vine-growers took his slaves and beat one, and killed another, and stoned a third. <a href="/lsb/matthew/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And the vine-growers took his slaves and beat one, and killed another, and stoned a third. <a href="/amp/matthew/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But the tenants took his servants and beat one, and killed another, and stoned a third. <a href="/csb/matthew/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The farmers took his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. <a href="/hcsb/matthew/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But the farmers took his slaves, beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. <a href="/asv/matthew/21.htm">American Standard Version</a> And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. <a href="/cev/matthew/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But the renters grabbed those servants. They beat up one, killed one, and stoned one of them to death. <a href="/erv/matthew/21.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. <a href="/gwt/matthew/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The workers took his servants and beat one, killed another, and stoned a third to death. <a href="/gnt/matthew/21.htm">Good News Translation</a> The tenants grabbed his slaves, beat one, killed another, and stoned another. <a href="/isv/matthew/21.htm">International Standard Version</a> But the farmers took his servants and beat one, killed another, and attacked another with stones. <a href="/msb/matthew/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. <a href="/net/matthew/21.htm">NET Bible</a> But the tenants seized his slaves, beat one, killed another, and stoned another. <a href="/nheb/matthew/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The tenants took his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned another. <a href="/wbt/matthew/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. <a href="/wey/matthew/21.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> but the vine-dressers seized the servants, and one they cruelly beat, one they killed, one they pelted with stones. <a href="/web/matthew/21.htm">World English Bible</a> The farmers took his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned another. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and the farmers having taken his servants, one they scourged, and one they killed, and one they stoned. <a href="/blb/matthew/21.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And the farmers having taken his servants, one they beat, and one they killed, and one they stoned. <a href="/ylt/matthew/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and the husbandmen having taken his servants, one they scourged, and one they killed, and one they stoned. <a href="/slt/matthew/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the farmers having taken his servants, truly one they stripped, and one they killed, and one they stoned.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the husbandmen laying hands on his servants, beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the farmers apprehended his servants; they struck one, and killed another, and stoned yet another. <a href="/nabre/matthew/21.htm">New American Bible</a> But the tenants seized the servants and one they beat, another they killed, and a third they stoned. <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But the tenants seized his slaves and beat one, killed another, and stoned another.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the laborers seized his servants, and some were beaten, and some were stoned, and some were killed. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/21.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “And the laborers seized his servants; they beat one and another they stoned and another they killed.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/21.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And the vine-dressers took his servants, and scourged one, and killed another, and stoned another. <a href="/godbey/matthew/21.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>and the husbandmen taking his servants, beat one, and slew one, and stoned another.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/matthew/21.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And the husbandmen took his servants, one they beat, and another they killed, and a third they stoned. <a href="/mace/matthew/21.htm">Mace New Testament</a> but they seiz'd his servants, beat some, killed one, and stoned another. <a href="/wey/matthew/21.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> but the vine-dressers seized the servants, and one they cruelly beat, one they killed, one they pelted with stones. <a href="/worrell/matthew/21.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>And the husbandmen, taking his servants, one, indeed, they beat; and one they killed; and one they stoned.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/matthew/21.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>and the husbandmen took his servants and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/matthew/21-35.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=6264" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/21.htm">The Parable of the Wicked Tenants</a> …34When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit. 35<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">But</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1092.htm" title="1092: geōrgoi (N-NMP) -- From ge and the base of ergon; a land-worker, i.e. Farmer.">tenants</a> <a href="/greek/2983.htm" title="2983: labontes (V-APA-NMP) -- (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. ">seized</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">his</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tous (Art-AMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1401.htm" title="1401: doulous (N-AMP) -- (a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave. From deo; a slave.">servants.</a> <a href="/greek/1194.htm" title="1194: edeiran (V-AIA-3P) -- To flay, flog, scourge, beat. A primary verb; properly, to flay, i.e. to scourge, or to thrash.">They beat</a> <a href="/greek/3303.htm" title="3303: men (Conj) -- A primary particle; properly, indicative of affirmation or concession; usually followed by a contrasted clause with de."></a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hon (RelPro-AMS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">one,</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/615.htm" title="615: apekteinan (V-AIA-3P) -- To put to death, kill; fig: I abolish. From apo and kteino; to kill outright; figuratively, to destroy.">killed</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hon (RelPro-AMS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">another,</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">and</a> <a href="/greek/3036.htm" title="3036: elithobolēsan (V-AIA-3P) -- To stone, cast stones (at), kill by stoning. From a compound of lithos and ballo; to throw stones, i.e. Lapidate.">stoned</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hon (RelPro-AMS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">a third.</a> 36Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/mark/12-3.htm">Mark 12:3-5</a> But they seized the servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed. / Then he sent them another servant, and they struck him over the head and treated him shamefully. / He sent still another, and this one they killed. He sent many others; some they beat and others they killed. <a href="/luke/20-10.htm">Luke 20:10-12</a> At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed. / So he sent another servant, but they beat him and treated him shamefully, sending him away empty-handed. / Then he sent a third, but they wounded him and threw him out. <a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a> I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. / He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour! / “And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard. ... <a href="/hebrews/11-36.htm">Hebrews 11:36-37</a> Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. / They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated. <a href="/acts/7-52.htm">Acts 7:52</a> Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers— <a href="/jeremiah/7-25.htm">Jeremiah 7:25-26</a> From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again. / Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers. <a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15-16</a> Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. <a href="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Nehemiah 9:26</a> But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies. <a href="/matthew/23-34.htm">Matthew 23:34-37</a> Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town. / And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. / Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation. ... <a href="/john/15-20.htm">John 15:20</a> Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well. <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-15.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:15</a> who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men, <a href="/2_kings/17-13.htm">2 Kings 17:13-14</a> Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.” / But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God. <a href="/zechariah/1-4.htm">Zechariah 1:4-6</a> Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Turn now from your evil ways and deeds.’ But they did not listen or pay attention to Me, declares the LORD. / Where are your fathers now? And the prophets, do they live forever? / But did not My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, overtake your fathers? They repented and said, ‘Just as the LORD of Hosts purposed to do to us according to our ways and deeds, so He has done to us.’” <a href="/2_chronicles/24-19.htm">2 Chronicles 24:19-21</a> Nevertheless, the LORD sent prophets to bring the people back to Him and to testify against them, but they would not listen. / Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has forsaken you.’” / But they conspired against Zechariah, and by order of the king, they stoned him in the courtyard of the house of the LORD. <a href="/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Jeremiah 25:4</a> And the LORD has sent all His servants the prophets to you again and again, but you have not listened or inclined your ear to hear.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the farmers took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.<a href="/matthew/5-12.htm">Matthew 5:12</a> Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.<a href="/matthew/23-31.htm">Matthew 23:31-37</a> Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets… <a href="/1_kings/18-4.htm">1 Kings 18:4,13</a> For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.) … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/7-6.htm">Attack</a> <a href="/matthew/7-27.htm">Beat</a> <a href="/matthew/10-17.htm">Blows</a> <a href="/matthew/15-22.htm">Cruelly</a> <a href="/matthew/20-19.htm">Death</a> <a href="/matthew/21-34.htm">Farmers</a> <a href="/matthew/21-34.htm">Husbandmen</a> <a href="/matthew/16-21.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/16-6.htm">Pelted</a> <a href="/matthew/11-21.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/matthew/20-19.htm">Scourged</a> <a href="/matthew/18-28.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/matthew/21-34.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/matthew/21-34.htm">Slaves</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-40.htm">Stoned</a> <a href="/matthew/13-20.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-47.htm">Stoning</a> <a href="/matthew/21-34.htm">Tenants</a> <a href="/matthew/20-19.htm">Third</a> <a href="/matthew/21-34.htm">Vine-Dressers</a> <a href="/matthew/21-34.htm">Vine-Growers</a> <a href="/matthew/21-34.htm">Workmen</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/4-39.htm">Attack</a> <a href="/matthew/24-49.htm">Beat</a> <a href="/matthew/23-34.htm">Blows</a> <a href="/mark/12-3.htm">Cruelly</a> <a href="/matthew/21-38.htm">Death</a> <a href="/matthew/21-38.htm">Farmers</a> <a href="/matthew/21-38.htm">Husbandmen</a> <a href="/matthew/21-39.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/16-6.htm">Pelted</a> <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/matthew/27-26.htm">Scourged</a> <a href="/matthew/21-39.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/matthew/21-36.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/matthew/21-36.htm">Slaves</a> <a href="/luke/20-6.htm">Stoned</a> <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Stoning</a> <a href="/matthew/21-36.htm">Tenants</a> <a href="/matthew/22-26.htm">Third</a> <a href="/matthew/21-38.htm">Vine-Dressers</a> <a href="/matthew/21-38.htm">Vine-Growers</a> <a href="/matthew/21-38.htm">Workmen</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 21</div>1. <a href="/matthew/21-1.htm">Jesus rides into Jerusalem upon a donkey</a> 12. <a href="/matthew/21-12.htm">drives the buyers and sellers out of the temple;</a> 17. <a href="/matthew/21-17.htm">curses the fig tree;</a> 23. <a href="/matthew/21-23.htm">puts to silence the priests and elders,</a> 28. <a href="/matthew/21-28.htm">and rebukes them by the parable of the two sons,</a> 33. <a href="/matthew/21-33.htm">and the husbandmen who slew such as were sent to them.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/21.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>But the tenants seized his servants. In the parable of the tenants, the tenants represent the religious leaders of Israel, and the servants symbolize the prophets sent by God. The act of seizing indicates a forceful and rebellious rejection of God's messengers. Historically, Israel often resisted the prophets, as seen in the accounts of Jeremiah and others who faced persecution. This reflects the broader biblical theme of humanity's resistance to divine authority.They beat one, The beating of the servant signifies the physical and verbal abuse that many prophets endured. For example, Jeremiah was beaten and put in stocks (<a href="/jeremiah/20-2.htm">Jeremiah 20:2</a>). This action highlights the hostility and violence that God's messengers faced, emphasizing the tenants' (religious leaders') unwillingness to heed God's warnings and calls for repentance.killed another, The killing of the servant underscores the extreme rejection and hatred towards God's prophets. This can be seen in the martyrdom of prophets like Zechariah, who was stoned to death (<a href="/2_chronicles/24-21.htm">2 Chronicles 24:21</a>). It foreshadows the ultimate rejection and crucifixion of Jesus Christ, the Son, by the religious leaders.and stoned a third. Stoning was a common method of execution in ancient Israel, often used for those deemed to have committed blasphemy or serious transgressions. This act of stoning another servant further illustrates the tenants' (leaders') complete disregard for God's messengers. It connects to the broader biblical narrative of Israel's history of rejecting prophets, as seen in the stoning of Stephen in <a href="/acts/7-58.htm">Acts 7:58</a>, which parallels the rejection of Christ and His message.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_landowner.htm">The Landowner</a> Represents God, who owns the vineyard and entrusts it to the tenants. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_tenants.htm">The Tenants</a> Symbolize the religious leaders of Israel who were entrusted with the care of God's people but failed in their responsibilities. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_servants.htm">The Servants</a> Represent the prophets sent by God to call His people back to righteousness, often facing rejection and persecution. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_vineyard.htm">The Vineyard</a> Symbolizes the kingdom of God or Israel, a place of God's work and blessing. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_beating,_killing,_and_stoning.htm">The Beating, Killing, and Stoning</a> Reflects the historical treatment of prophets by the people of Israel, illustrating their rejection of God's messengers.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/r/responsibility_and_stewardship.htm">Responsibility and Stewardship</a> God entrusts us with responsibilities in His kingdom. We must be faithful stewards, recognizing that we are accountable to Him. <a href="/topical/r/rejection_of_god's_messengers.htm">Rejection of God's Messengers</a> Throughout history, God's messengers have faced rejection. We must be open to receiving God's truth, even when it challenges us. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_unfaithfulness.htm">The Consequences of Unfaithfulness</a> The parable warns of the severe consequences of rejecting God's call and failing in our responsibilities. <a href="/topical/g/god's_patience_and_justice.htm">God's Patience and Justice</a> God is patient, sending multiple servants, but His justice will ultimately prevail. We should not take His patience for granted. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a> The parable is a call to repentance, urging us to turn back to God and align our lives with His will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 21</a> <a href="/q/key_events_in_jesus'_third_year.htm">What events marked Jesus' third year of ministry?</a> <a href="/q/what_happened_in_jesus'_final_hours.htm">What events occurred during Jesus' final hours?</a> <a href="/q/did_jesus_ride_one_or_two_animals.htm">How many animals did Jesus ride into Jerusalem? One (Mark 11:7, Luke 19:35) or two (Matthew 21:7)?</a> <a href="/q/is_jesus_in_the_old_testament.htm">Is Jesus mentioned in the Old Testament?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(35) Beat one, and killed another.--The language paints the general treatment of the prophets, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Zechariah the son of Jehoiada, being the most conspicuous instances. The language of our Lord in <a href="/matthew/23-30.htm" title="And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.">Matthew 23:30</a>; <a href="/matthew/23-34.htm" title="Why, behold, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them you shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall you whip in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:">Matthew 23:34</a>, not less than that of <a href="/hebrews/11-37.htm" title="They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;">Hebrews 11:37</a>, implies that the prophets, as a class, had no light or easy task, and were called upon, one by one, to suffer persecution for the faithful exercise of their office.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 35. - Took his servants. The exaction of rent in kind has always been a fruitful source of dispute, fraud, and discontent. In the Jewish Church God's messengers had been ill treated and put to death (see ch. 23:34-37). "Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted?" cried St. Stephen; "and they have slain them which showed before the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been the betrayers and murderers" (<a href="/acts/7-52.htm">Acts 7:52</a>). Beat... killed... stoned. A climax of iniquity and guilt. The statement is probably meant to be general; some, however, endeavour to individualize it, referring the "beating" to the treatment of Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/20-1.htm">Jeremiah 20:1, 2</a>), "killing" to Isaiah (<a href="/hebrews/11-37.htm">Hebrews 11:37</a>, "sawn asunder"), "stoning" to Zechariah son of Jehoiada (<a href="/2_chronicles/24-20.htm">2 Chronicles 24:20, 21</a>). Doubtless, the incidents in such persecutions were often repeated. <a href="/commentaries/matthew/21-35.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>But καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. the οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. tenants γεωργοὶ (geōrgoi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1092.htm">Strong's 1092: </a> From ge and the base of ergon; a land-worker, i.e. Farmer. seized λαβόντες (labontes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2983.htm">Strong's 2983: </a> (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. servants. δούλους (doulous) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1401.htm">Strong's 1401: </a> (a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave. From deo; a slave. They beat ἔδειραν (edeiran) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1194.htm">Strong's 1194: </a> To flay, flog, scourge, beat. A primary verb; properly, to flay, i.e. to scourge, or to thrash. one, ὃν (hon) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. killed ἀπέκτειναν (apekteinan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_615.htm">Strong's 615: </a> To put to death, kill; fig: I abolish. From apo and kteino; to kill outright; figuratively, to destroy. [another], ὃν (hon) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. and δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. stoned ἐλιθοβόλησαν (elithobolēsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3036.htm">Strong's 3036: </a> To stone, cast stones (at), kill by stoning. From a compound of lithos and ballo; to throw stones, i.e. Lapidate. a third. ὃν (hon) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/21-35.htm">Matthew 21:35 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/matthew/21-35.htm">Matthew 21:35 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/matthew/21-35.htm">Matthew 21:35 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/matthew/21-35.htm">Matthew 21:35 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/matthew/21-35.htm">Matthew 21:35 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/21-35.htm">Matthew 21:35 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/21-35.htm">Matthew 21:35 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/21-35.htm">Matthew 21:35 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/21-35.htm">Matthew 21:35 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/matthew/21-35.htm">Matthew 21:35 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/matthew/21-35.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 21:35 The farmers took his servants beat one (Matt. 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