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What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? <a href="/bsb/luke/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? <a href="/blb/luke/20.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And having cast him forth outside the vineyard, they killed him. What therefore will the master of the vineyard do to them? <a href="/kjv/luke/20.htm">King James Bible</a> So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them? <a href="/nkjv/luke/20.htm">New King James Version</a> So they cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. Therefore what will the owner of the vineyard do to them? <a href="/nasb_/luke/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And so they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do to them? <a href="/nasb/luke/20.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do to them? <a href="/nasb77/luke/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What, therefore, will the owner of the vineyard do to them? <a href="/lsb/luke/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do to them? <a href="/amp/luke/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So they threw the son out of the vineyard and killed him. What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do to them? <a href="/csb/luke/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. “What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? <a href="/hcsb/luke/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. &#8220Therefore, what will the owner of the vineyard do to them? <a href="/asv/luke/20.htm">American Standard Version</a> And they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do unto them? <a href="/cev/luke/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. Jesus asked, "What do you think the owner of the vineyard will do? <a href="/erv/luke/20.htm">English Revised Version</a> And they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do unto them? <a href="/gwt/luke/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. "What will the owner of the vineyard do to them? <a href="/gnt/luke/20.htm">Good News Translation</a> So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. "What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do to the tenants?" Jesus asked. <a href="/isv/luke/20.htm">International Standard Version</a> So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. Now what will the owner of the vineyard do to them? <a href="/msb/luke/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? <a href="/net/luke/20.htm">NET Bible</a> So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? <a href="/nheb/luke/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> They threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them? <a href="/wbt/luke/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them? <a href="/wey/luke/20.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "So they turned him out of the vineyard and murdered him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? <a href="/web/luke/20.htm">World English Bible</a> Then they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them? <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/luke/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and having cast him outside of the vineyard, they killed [him]; what, then, will the owner of the vineyard do to them? <a href="/blb/luke/20.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And having cast him forth outside the vineyard, they killed him. What therefore will the master of the vineyard do to them? <a href="/ylt/luke/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and having cast him outside of the vineyard, they killed him; what, then, shall the owner of the vineyard do to them? <a href="/slt/luke/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And having cast him without the vineyard, they killed. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/luke/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> So casting him out of the vineyard, they killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them? <a href="/cpdv/luke/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And forcing him outside of the vineyard, they killed him. What, then, will the lord of the vineyard do to them?” <a href="/nabre/luke/20.htm">New American Bible</a> So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What will the owner of the vineyard do to them? <a href="/nrsvce/luke/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/luke/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the owner of the vineyard do to them? <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/20.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “And they cast him out of the vineyard and murdered him. What therefore will the owner of the vineyard do to them?”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/luke/20.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And they drove him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do to them? <a href="/godbey/luke/20.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>And casting him out from the vineyard they slew him; what then will the lord of the vineyard do?<Fr> <a href="/haweis/luke/20.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> So casting him out of the vineyard, they slew him. What then will the master of the vineyard do with these men? <a href="/mace/luke/20.htm">Mace New Testament</a> so they kill'd him, and threw him out of the vineyard, what punishment now will the master inflict upon them? <a href="/wey/luke/20.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "So they turned him out of the vineyard and murdered him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? <a href="/worrell/luke/20.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>And, having thrust him forth out of the vineyard, they slew him. What, therefore, will the lord of the vineyard do to them?<Fr> <a href="/worsley/luke/20.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>So they cast him out of the vineyard and killed <Fr>him.<FR> What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do unto them?<Fr> <a href="/parallel/luke/20-15.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/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=7924" 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/luke/20.htm">The Parable of the Wicked Tenants</a> …14But when the tenants saw the son, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’ 15<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">So</a> <a href="/greek/1544.htm" title="1544: ekbalontes (V-APA-NMP) -- To throw (cast, put) out; I banish; I bring forth, produce. From ek and ballo; to eject.">they threw</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">him</a> <a href="/greek/1854.htm" title="1854: exō (Prep) -- Without, outside. Adverb from ek; out(-side, of doors), literally or figuratively.">out of</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- 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/290.htm" title="290: ampelōnos (N-GMS) -- A vineyard. From ampelos; a vineyard.">vineyard</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.">and killed him.</a> <a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="5101: Ti (IPro-ANS) -- Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.">What</a> <a href="/greek/3767.htm" title="3767: oun (Conj) -- Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.">then</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">will the</a> <a href="/greek/2962.htm" title="2962: kyrios (N-NMS) -- Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.">owner</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/290.htm" title="290: ampelōnos (N-GMS) -- A vineyard. From ampelos; a vineyard.">vineyard</a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: poiēsei (V-FIA-3S) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">do</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">to them?</a> 16He will come and kill those tenants, and will give the vineyard to others.” And when the people heard this, they said, “May such a thing never happen!”…<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="/matthew/21-39.htm">Matthew 21:39</a> So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. <a href="/mark/12-8.htm">Mark 12:8</a> So they seized the son, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard. <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="/psalms/118-22.htm">Psalm 118:22-23</a> The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. / This is from the LORD, and it is marvelous in our eyes. <a href="/acts/4-11.htm">Acts 4:11</a> This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’ <a href="/1_peter/2-7.htm">1 Peter 2:7</a> To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,” <a href="/john/1-11.htm">John 1:11</a> He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. <a href="/hebrews/13-12.htm">Hebrews 13:12</a> And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood. <a href="/romans/11-3.htm">Romans 11:3</a> “Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well”? <a href="/genesis/37-20.htm">Genesis 37:20</a> “Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams!” <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="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10</a> Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son. <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! <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="/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,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do to them?they.<a href="/hebrews/13-12.htm">Hebrews 13:12</a> Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.What.<a href="/matthew/21-37.htm">Matthew 21:37-40</a> But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son… <a href="/mark/12-6.htm">Mark 12:6-9</a> Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/20-12.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/luke/20-6.htm">Death</a> <a href="/luke/19-45.htm">Driving</a> <a href="/luke/20-12.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/luke/20-13.htm">Garden</a> <a href="/luke/15-30.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/matthew/23-35.htm">Murdered</a> <a href="/luke/13-33.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/luke/20-14.htm">Owner</a> <a href="/luke/20-12.htm">Threw</a> <a href="/luke/19-7.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/luke/20-13.htm">Vineyard</a> <a href="/luke/20-14.htm">Workmen</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/21-1.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/luke/20-16.htm">Death</a> <a href="/acts/7-58.htm">Driving</a> <a href="/luke/20-20.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/luke/20-16.htm">Garden</a> <a href="/luke/22-7.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/john/16-2.htm">Murdered</a> <a href="/luke/22-62.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/luke/22-11.htm">Owner</a> <a href="/john/2-15.htm">Threw</a> <a href="/luke/21-13.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/luke/20-16.htm">Vineyard</a> <a href="/acts/19-24.htm">Workmen</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 20</div>1. <a href="/luke/20-1.htm">Jesus confirms his authority by a question of John's baptism.</a> 9. <a href="/luke/20-9.htm">The parable of the vineyard.</a> 19. <a href="/luke/20-19.htm">Of giving tribute to Caesar.</a> 27. <a href="/luke/20-27.htm">He instructs the Sadducees, who denied the resurrection.</a> 41. <a href="/luke/20-41.htm">How Jesus is the Son of David.</a> 45. <a href="/luke/20-45.htm">He warns his disciples to beware of the scribes.</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/luke/20.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/20.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. This phrase is part of the Parable of the Wicked Tenants, where the vineyard represents Israel, and the tenants symbolize the religious leaders. The act of throwing the son out of the vineyard and killing him signifies the rejection and crucifixion of Jesus Christ outside the city of Jerusalem (<a href="/hebrews/13-12.htm">Hebrews 13:12</a>). This reflects the historical treatment of prophets in Israel, as many were rejected and killed (<a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a>). The vineyard imagery is rooted in <a href="/isaiah/5.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a>, where Israel is depicted as a vineyard that fails to produce good fruit. The rejection of the son is a direct prophecy of Jesus' own rejection by the Jewish leaders, fulfilling <a href="/psalms/118-22.htm">Psalm 118:22</a>, where the stone the builders rejected becomes the cornerstone.What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? This rhetorical question anticipates divine judgment. The owner of the vineyard represents God, who will hold the tenants accountable for their actions. This reflects the biblical principle of divine justice, where God will ultimately judge those who reject His messengers and His Son (<a href="/romans/2-5.htm">Romans 2:5-6</a>). The question underscores the certainty of judgment and the seriousness of rejecting God's provision and authority. It also connects to the broader biblical theme of stewardship and accountability, as seen in parables like the Talents (<a href="/matthew/25-14.htm">Matthew 25:14-30</a>). The anticipated judgment foreshadows the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70, a historical event seen as a consequence of Israel's rejection of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_tenants.htm">The Tenants</a> These are the individuals responsible for caring for the vineyard. In the parable, they represent the religious leaders of Israel who have been entrusted with God's people but have failed in their duties. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_vineyard.htm">The Vineyard</a> Symbolic of Israel, God's chosen people. The vineyard is a recurring image in the Bible representing God's kingdom and His people. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_owner_of_the_vineyard.htm">The Owner of the Vineyard</a> Represents God, who has entrusted His vineyard to the tenants and expects them to produce fruit. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_son.htm">The Son</a> Represents Jesus Christ, the beloved Son of God, who is sent to the tenants and ultimately rejected and killed. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_event_of_rejection_and_killing.htm">The Event of Rejection and Killing</a> This foreshadows the crucifixion of Jesus, highlighting the rejection of the Messiah by the religious leaders.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/r/rejection_of_god's_messengers.htm">Rejection of God's Messengers</a> The parable illustrates the historical pattern of Israel rejecting God's prophets and ultimately His Son. We must be careful not to reject God's message in our lives today. <a href="/topical/a/accountability_and_stewardship.htm">Accountability and Stewardship</a> The tenants were entrusted with the vineyard but failed in their stewardship. As Christians, we are stewards of God's gifts and must be faithful in our responsibilities. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_rejection.htm">The Consequences of Rejection</a> The parable warns of the severe consequences of rejecting God's Son. It serves as a reminder of the importance of accepting Christ and His authority. <a href="/topical/g/god's_patience_and_justice.htm">God's Patience and Justice</a> The owner of the vineyard shows patience by sending multiple servants before sending his son. However, justice is ultimately served, demonstrating God's patience and eventual judgment. <a href="/topical/t/the_centrality_of_christ.htm">The Centrality of Christ</a> The rejection and killing of the son highlight the central role of Jesus in God's redemptive plan. Our faith and life should be centered on Christ and His teachings.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 20</a> <a href="/q/why_equal_pay_for_latecomers.htm">Why do latecomers receive equal pay as early workers?</a> <a href="/q/why_expect_change_from_violent_tenants.htm">Luke 20:9-16: How can a just God expect a different outcome after repeatedly sending messengers and then His Son to violent tenants?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_luke's_fig_tree_parable_differ.htm">Luke 13:6-9: How does this fig tree parable align with or contradict similar accounts in other Gospels, and why does it seem incomplete here?</a> <a href="/q/why_equal_pay_for_latecomers_in_matthew_20.htm">Matthew 20:1-16 - If God is perfectly just, why would He reward latecomers the same as those who worked all day?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 15, 16. - So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. The parable-story of itself was an improbable one. The conduct of the husbandmen, the long patience of the owner of the vineyard, his last act in sending his beloved and only son, ? all this makes up a history without a parallel in human experience. Yet this is an exact sketch of what did actually take place in the eventful story of Israel! What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them? He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. Again a hint of a solemn deliberation in heaven, a prophetic picture of the future of the Jewish race fulfilled with terrible exactness. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid! Well understood they the Speaker's meaning here. He foreshadowed, in no veiled language, the utter ruin of the Jewish polity. When they heard this, forgetting to be scornful, they exclaimed, in deprecation of the ominous and terrible prediction, Μὴ γένοιτο! which we render accurately, though not literally, "God forbid!" <a href="/commentaries/luke/20-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>So καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. they threw ἐκβαλόντες (ekbalontes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1544.htm">Strong's 1544: </a> To throw (cast, put) out; I banish; I bring forth, produce. From ek and ballo; to eject. him αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 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. out of ἔξω (exō) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1854.htm">Strong's 1854: </a> Without, outside. Adverb from ek; out(-side, of doors), literally or figuratively. the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular <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. vineyard ἀμπελῶνος (ampelōnos) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_290.htm">Strong's 290: </a> A vineyard. From ampelos; a vineyard. [and] killed [him]. 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. What Τί (Ti) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5101.htm">Strong's 5101: </a> Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. then οὖν (oun) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3767.htm">Strong's 3767: </a> Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly. {will} the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <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. owner κύριος (kyrios) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. of the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular <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. vineyard ἀμπελῶνος (ampelōnos) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_290.htm">Strong's 290: </a> A vineyard. From ampelos; a vineyard. do ποιήσει (poiēsei) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. to them? αὐτοῖς (autois) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. 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