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He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place. <a href="/nlt/matthew/21.htm">New Living Translation</a> “Now listen to another story. A certain landowner planted a vineyard, built a wall around it, dug a pit for pressing out the grape juice, and built a lookout tower. Then he leased the vineyard to tenant farmers and moved to another country. <a href="/esv/matthew/21.htm">English Standard Version</a> “Hear another parable. There was a master of a house who planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a winepress in it and built a tower and leased it to tenants, and went into another country. <a href="/bsb/matthew/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. <a href="/blb/matthew/21.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Hear another parable: There was a man, a master of a house, who planted a vineyard, and placed around it a fence, and dug a winepress in it, and built a tower; and he rented it out to farmers and traveled abroad. <a href="/kjv/matthew/21.htm">King James Bible</a> Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country: <a href="/nkjv/matthew/21.htm">New King James Version</a> “Hear another parable: There was a certain landowner who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a winepress in it and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country. <a href="/nasb_/matthew/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who PLANTED A VINEYARD AND PUT A FENCE AROUND IT, AND DUG A WINE PRESS IN IT, AND BUILT A TOWER, and he leased it to vine-growers and went on a journey. <a href="/nasb/matthew/21.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who PLANTED A VINEYARD AND PUT A WALL AROUND IT AND DUG A WINE PRESS IN IT, AND BUILT A TOWER, and rented it out to vine-growers and went on a journey. <a href="/nasb77/matthew/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who PLANTED A VINEYARD AND PUT A WALL AROUND IT AND DUG A WINE PRESS IN IT, AND BUILT A TOWER, and rented it out to vine-growers, and went on a journey. <a href="/lsb/matthew/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who PLANTED A VINEYARD AND PUT A WALL AROUND IT AND DUG A WINE PRESS IN IT, AND BUILT A TOWER, and rented it out to vine-growers and went on a journey. <a href="/amp/matthew/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who PLANTED A VINEYARD AND PUT A WALL AROUND IT AND DUG A WINE PRESS IN IT, AND BUILT A TOWER, and rented it out to tenant farmers and went on a journey [to another country]. <a href="/csb/matthew/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “Listen to another parable: There was a landowner, who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower. He leased it to tenant farmers and went away. <a href="/hcsb/matthew/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> &#8220Listen to another parable: There was a man, a landowner, who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower. He leased it to tenant farmers and went away. <a href="/asv/matthew/21.htm">American Standard Version</a> Hear another parable: There was a man that was a householder, who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country. <a href="/cev/matthew/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Jesus told the chief priests and leaders to listen to this story: A land owner once planted a vineyard. He built a wall around it and dug a pit to crush the grapes in. He also built a lookout tower. Then he rented out his vineyard and left the country. <a href="/erv/matthew/21.htm">English Revised Version</a> Hear another parable: There was a man that was a householder, which planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country. <a href="/gwt/matthew/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Listen to another illustration. A landowner planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, made a winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to vineyard workers and went on a trip. <a href="/gnt/matthew/21.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Listen to another parable," Jesus said. "There was once a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a hole for the wine press, and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to tenants and left home on a trip. <a href="/isv/matthew/21.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a wall around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went abroad. <a href="/msb/matthew/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. <a href="/net/matthew/21.htm">NET Bible</a> "Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a fence around it, dug a pit for its winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went on a journey. <a href="/nheb/matthew/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "Hear another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, set a hedge about it, dug a winepress in it, built a tower, leased it out to tenant farmers, and went on a journey. <a href="/wbt/matthew/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Hear another parable; There was a certain householder, who planted a vineyard, and hedged it around, and digged a wine-press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a remote country: <a href="/wey/matthew/21.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "Listen to another parable. There was a householder who planted a vineyard, made a fence round it, dug a wine-tank in it, and built a strong lodge; then let the place to vine-dressers, and went abroad. <a href="/web/matthew/21.htm">World English Bible</a> “Hear another parable. There was a man who was a master of a household who planted a vineyard, set a hedge about it, dug a wine press in it, built a tower, leased it out to farmers, and went into another country. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Hear another allegory: There was a certain man, a householder, who planted a vineyard, and put a hedge around it, and dug in it a winepress, and built a tower, and gave it out to farmers, and went abroad. <a href="/blb/matthew/21.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Hear another parable: There was a man, a master of a house, who planted a vineyard, and placed around it a fence, and dug a winepress in it, and built a tower; and he rented it out to farmers and traveled abroad. <a href="/ylt/matthew/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'Hear ye another simile: There was a certain man, a householder, who planted a vineyard, and did put a hedge round it, and digged in it a wine-press, and built a tower, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad. <a href="/slt/matthew/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Hear another parable: A certain man was master of a house, who planted a vineyard, and put a hedge around it, and digged in it a winepress, and let it out to farmers, and went abroad:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Hear ye another parable. There was a man an householder, who planted a vineyard, and made a hedge round about it, and dug in it a press, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen; and went into a strange country. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Listen to another parable. There was a man, the father of a family, who planted a vineyard, and surrounded it with a hedge, and dug a press in it, and built a tower. And he loaned it out to farmers, and he set out to sojourn abroad. <a href="/nabre/matthew/21.htm">New American Bible</a> “Hear another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a tower. Then he leased it to tenants and went on a journey. <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> “Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenants and went to another country.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Hear another parable. There was a man who was a householder, and he planted a vineyard, and fenced it, and he dug in it a winepress, and built a tower, and then he leased it to laborers, and went away on a journey. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/21.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “Hear another parable: there was a certain man, a landowner, and he had planted a vineyard enclosed by a fence and he had dug a wine press and had built a tower in it, and had given its care to laborers, and he went abroad.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/21.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Hear another parable: There was a master of a house who planted a vineyard, and put a hedge around it, and rigged in it a wine-press, and built a tower, and let it out to vine-dressers, and went into another country. <a href="/godbey/matthew/21.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>Hear ye another parable. A man was a landlord, who planted a vineyard, and placed a hedge around it, and dug a wine-trough in it, and built a tower, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went away.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/matthew/21.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Hear another parable: There was a certain man, the master of a family, who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged in it a wine-press, and built a tower, and hired it out to husbandmen, and went into a distant country. <a href="/mace/matthew/21.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Hear another parable: a certain landlord planted a vineyard, hedged it round, set up a wine-press in it, and built a tower, then lett it out to tenants, and went into a foreign country. <a href="/wey/matthew/21.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "Listen to another parable. There was a householder who planted a vineyard, made a fence round it, dug a wine-tank in it, and built a strong lodge; then let the place to vine-dressers, and went abroad. <a href="/worrell/matthew/21.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>"Hear another parable. There was a man?a householder?who planted a vineyard, and placed a fence around it, and dug a wine-press, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went abroad.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/matthew/21.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>Hear another parable, There was a certain man, a master of a family, that planted a vineyard, and made a fence about it, and put a wine-press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and travelled abroad.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/matthew/21-33.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=6240" 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> 32For John came to you in a righteous way and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him. 33<a href="/greek/191.htm" title="191: akousate (V-AMA-2P) -- To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.">Listen to</a> <a href="/greek/243.htm" title="243: Allēn (Adj-AFS) -- Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; else, i.e. Different.">another</a> <a href="/greek/3850.htm" title="3850: parabolēn (N-AFS) -- From paraballo; a similitude, i.e. fictitious narrative, apothegm or adage.">parable:</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: ēn (V-IIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">There was</a> <a href="/greek/444.htm" title="444: Anthrōpos (N-NMS) -- A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.">a landowner</a> <a href="/greek/3617.htm" title="3617: oikodespotēs (N-NMS) -- A head of a household. From oikos and despotes; the head of a family."></a> <a href="/greek/3748.htm" title="3748: hostis (RelPro-NMS) -- Whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever. ">who</a> <a href="/greek/5452.htm" title="5452: ephyteusen (V-AIA-3S) -- To plant, set. From a derivative of phuo; to set out in the earth, i.e. Implant; figuratively, to instil doctrine.">planted</a> <a href="/greek/290.htm" title="290: ampelōna (N-AMS) -- A vineyard. From ampelos; a vineyard.">a vineyard.</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/4060.htm" title="4060: periethēken (V-AIA-3S) -- To place or put around, clothe; fig: I bestow, confer. From peri and tithemi; to place around; by implication, to present.">He put</a> <a href="/greek/5418.htm" title="5418: phragmon (N-AMS) -- A hedge, fence, partition. From phrasso; a fence, or inclosing barrier.">a wall</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">around it,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3736.htm" title="3736: ōryxen (V-AIA-3S) -- To dig, dig out, excavate. Apparently a primary verb; to burrow in the ground, i.e. Dig.">dug</a> <a href="/greek/3025.htm" title="3025: lēnon (N-AFS) -- A trough, vat, winepress. Apparently a primary word; a trough, i.e. Wine-vat.">a winepress</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">it,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3618.htm" title="3618: ōkodomēsen (V-AIA-3S) -- From the same as oikodome; to be a house-builder, i.e. Construct or confirm.">built</a> <a href="/greek/4444.htm" title="4444: pyrgon (N-AMS) -- A tower, fortified structure. Apparently a primary word; a tower or castle.">a tower.</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">Then</a> <a href="/greek/1554.htm" title="1554: exedeto (V-AIM-3S) -- To give out, let; middle: I let out for my own advantage. From ek and didomi; to give forth, i.e. to lease.">he rented it out</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."></a> <a href="/greek/1092.htm" title="1092: geōrgois (N-DMP) -- From ge and the base of ergon; a land-worker, i.e. Farmer.">to some tenants</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/589.htm" title="589: apedēmēsen (V-AIA-3S) -- To be away from home, go into another country, be away, be abroad. From apodemos; to go abroad, i.e. Visit a foreign land.">went away on a journey.</a> 34When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.…<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="/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="/mark/12-1.htm">Mark 12:1-12</a> Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. / But they seized the servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed. ... <a href="/luke/20-9.htm">Luke 20:9-19</a> Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time. / 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. ... <a href="/psalms/80-8.htm">Psalm 80:8-16</a> You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it. / You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land. / The mountains were covered by its shade, and the mighty cedars with its branches. ... <a href="/jeremiah/2-21.htm">Jeremiah 2:21</a> I had planted you like a choice vine from the very best seed. How could you turn yourself before Me into a rotten, wild vine? <a href="/john/15-1.htm">John 15:1-8</a> “I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. / He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. / You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ... <a href="/romans/11-17.htm">Romans 11:17-24</a> Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root, / do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. / You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.” ... <a href="/hosea/10-1.htm">Hosea 10:1</a> Israel was a luxuriant vine, yielding fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars. The better his land produced, the better he made the sacred pillars. <a href="/ezekiel/19-10.htm">Ezekiel 19:10-14</a> Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard, planted by the water; it was fruitful and full of branches because of the abundant waters. / It had strong branches, fit for a ruler’s scepter. It towered high above the thick branches, conspicuous for its height and for its dense foliage. / But it was uprooted in fury, cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branches were stripped off and they withered; the fire consumed them. ... <a href="/genesis/9-20.htm">Genesis 9:20</a> Now Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard. <a href="/1_corinthians/3-9.htm">1 Corinthians 3:9</a> For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building. <a href="/hebrews/11-37.htm">Hebrews 11:37</a> 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="/1_peter/2-4.htm">1 Peter 2:4-8</a> As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight, / you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. / For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.” ... <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="/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.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and dig a wine press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to farmers, and went into a far country:Hear.<a href="/matthew/13-18.htm">Matthew 13:18</a> Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.<a href="/1_kings/22-19.htm">1 Kings 22:19</a> And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.<a href="/isaiah/1-10.htm">Isaiah 1:10</a> Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.There.<a href="/psalms/80-8.htm">Psalm 80:8-16</a> Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it… <a href="/songs/8-11.htm">Song of Solomon 8:11,12</a> Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver… <a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Isaiah 5:1-4</a> Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill: … husbandmen.<a href="/matthew/23-2.htm">Matthew 23:2</a> Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:<a href="/deuteronomy/1-15.htm">Deuteronomy 1:15-17</a> So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes… <a href="/deuteronomy/16-18.htm">Deuteronomy 16:18</a> Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.went.<a href="/matthew/25-14.htm">Matthew 25:14,15</a> For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods… <a href="/mark/13-34.htm">Mark 13:34</a> For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.<a href="/luke/19-12.htm">Luke 19:12</a> He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/12-30.htm">Abroad</a> <a href="/matthew/7-26.htm">Built</a> <a href="/matthew/15-39.htm">Country</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-7.htm">Digged</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-12.htm">Dug</a> <a href="/matthew/16-22.htm">Far</a> <a href="/joel/1-11.htm">Farmers</a> <a href="/hosea/2-6.htm">Fence</a> <a href="/matthew/21-16.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/micah/7-4.htm">Hedge</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-9.htm">Hedged</a> <a href="/matthew/20-11.htm">Household</a> <a href="/matthew/20-11.htm">Householder</a> <a href="/joel/1-11.htm">Husbandmen</a> <a href="/songs/8-11.htm">Leased</a> <a href="/matthew/21-3.htm">Master</a> <a href="/matthew/15-15.htm">Parable</a> <a href="/matthew/15-13.htm">Planted</a> <a href="/matthew/15-33.htm">Remote</a> <a href="/acts/28-30.htm">Rented</a> <a href="/matthew/21-2.htm">Round</a> <a href="/matthew/15-31.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/job/31-39.htm">Tenants</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-10.htm">Tower</a> <a href="/joel/1-11.htm">Vine-Dressers</a> <a href="/luke/20-16.htm">Vine-Growers</a> <a href="/matthew/21-28.htm">Vineyard</a> <a href="/micah/4-8.htm">Watchtower</a> <a href="/joel/3-13.htm">Winepress</a> <a href="/hosea/9-2.htm">Wine-Press</a> <a href="/mark/12-1.htm">Wine-Tank</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/25-14.htm">Abroad</a> <a href="/mark/12-1.htm">Built</a> <a href="/matthew/22-5.htm">Country</a> <a href="/matthew/25-18.htm">Digged</a> <a href="/matthew/24-43.htm">Dug</a> <a href="/matthew/24-27.htm">Far</a> <a href="/matthew/21-34.htm">Farmers</a> <a href="/numbers/22-24.htm">Fence</a> <a href="/matthew/24-6.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/mark/12-1.htm">Hedge</a> <a href="/james/1-2.htm">Hedged</a> <a href="/matthew/24-45.htm">Household</a> <a href="/matthew/24-43.htm">Householder</a> <a href="/matthew/21-34.htm">Husbandmen</a> <a href="/exodus/22-15.htm">Leased</a> <a href="/matthew/22-16.htm">Master</a> <a href="/matthew/24-32.htm">Parable</a> <a href="/mark/4-15.htm">Planted</a> <a href="/mark/6-35.htm">Remote</a> <a href="/mark/12-1.htm">Rented</a> <a href="/matthew/22-13.htm">Round</a> <a href="/mark/1-43.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/matthew/21-34.htm">Tenants</a> <a href="/mark/12-1.htm">Tower</a> <a href="/matthew/21-34.htm">Vine-Dressers</a> <a href="/matthew/21-34.htm">Vine-Growers</a> <a href="/matthew/21-39.htm">Vineyard</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-9.htm">Watchtower</a> <a href="/mark/12-1.htm">Winepress</a> <a href="/revelation/14-19.htm">Wine-Press</a> <a href="/mark/12-1.htm">Wine-Tank</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'; 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This method of teaching was common in Jewish tradition and allowed listeners to engage with the story on multiple levels. Parables were designed to reveal truths to those open to understanding while concealing them from those who were not receptive.There was a landowner who planted a vineyard: The landowner represents God, and the vineyard symbolizes Israel, a common metaphor in the Old Testament (<a href="/isaiah/5.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a>). God is depicted as the one who establishes and cares for His people, expecting them to bear fruit.He put a wall around it: The wall signifies protection and separation, indicating God's provision and care for Israel. It also implies a boundary that sets apart the people of God from the surrounding nations, emphasizing holiness and dedication to God.Dug a winepress in it: The winepress is a tool for producing wine, symbolizing the expectation of fruitfulness and productivity. In a spiritual sense, it represents the fruits of righteousness that God desires from His people.And built a tower: The tower serves as a lookout for protection and oversight, suggesting God's vigilance and watchfulness over Israel. It also implies a place of refuge and security, highlighting God's role as a protector.Then he rented it out to some tenants: The tenants represent the leaders of Israel, such as the religious authorities, who were entrusted with the care and spiritual leadership of the people. This arrangement indicates a responsibility to manage and cultivate what belongs to God.And went away on a journey: The landowner's departure signifies God's trust in the leaders to fulfill their duties. It also suggests a period of testing or waiting, where the true character and faithfulness of the tenants would be revealed. This phrase can also allude to the patience and long-suffering nature of God, who gives time for repentance and fruitfulness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/l/landowner.htm">Landowner</a> Represents God, who establishes and provides for His people. 2. <a href="/topical/v/vineyard.htm">Vineyard</a> Symbolizes Israel, God's chosen people, and by extension, the Kingdom of God. 3. <a href="/topical/w/wall,_winepress,_watchtower.htm">Wall, Winepress, Watchtower</a> These elements indicate the care and provision God has made for His people, ensuring their protection and productivity. 4. <a href="/topical/t/tenants.htm">Tenants</a> Represent the leaders of Israel, who were entrusted with the care of God's people but failed in their responsibilities. 5. <a href="/topical/j/journey.htm">Journey</a> Indicates God's trust in humanity to manage His creation and His patience in awaiting their response.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_and_care.htm">God's Provision and Care</a> God has provided abundantly for His people, equipping them with everything needed to thrive spiritually. <a href="/topical/r/responsibility_and_stewardship.htm">Responsibility and Stewardship</a> We are entrusted with the care of God's kingdom, and we must be faithful stewards of what He has given us. <a href="/topical/a/accountability.htm">Accountability</a> There is an expectation of fruitfulness and faithfulness; God will hold us accountable for how we manage His gifts. <a href="/topical/r/rejection_of_god's_messengers.htm">Rejection of God's Messengers</a> Historically, God's people have rejected His prophets and messengers. We must be open to receiving God's word and correction. <a href="/topical/p/patience_and_judgment.htm">Patience and Judgment</a> God's patience is immense, but there is a time of judgment for those who persist in unfaithfulness.<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/what_defines_hanbali_islam.htm">What parables did Jesus teach in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/why_stress_about_tomorrow_now.htm">Why did God's vineyard produce only wild grapes?</a> <a href="/q/does_god_destroying_his_vineyard_contradict_love.htm">Isaiah 5:1–7: Does God’s destruction of His own vineyard contradict the idea of a loving and merciful deity? </a> <a href="/q/why_only_wild_grapes_in_god's_vineyard.htm">Why did God's vineyard produce only wild grapes?</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>(33) Which planted a vineyard.--The frequent recurrence of this imagery at this period of our Lord's ministry is significant. (Comp. <a href="/matthew/20-1.htm" title="For the kingdom of heaven is like to a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard.">Matthew 20:1</a>; <a href="/matthew/21-28.htm" title="But what think you? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.">Matthew 21:28</a>; <a href="/luke/13-6.htm" title="He spoke also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.">Luke 13:6</a>.) The parable that now meets us points in the very form of its opening to the great example of the use of that image in <a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm" title="Now will I sing to my well beloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My well beloved has a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:">Isaiah 5:1</a>. Taking the thought there suggested as the key to the parable, the vineyard is "the house of Israel;" the "fence" finds its counterpart in the institutions which made Israel a separate and peculiar people; the "wine-press" (better, wine-vat--i.e., the reservoir underneath the press), in the Temple, as that into which the "wine" of devotion, and thanksgiving, and charity was to flow; the "tower" (used in vineyards as a place of observation and defence against the attacks of plunderers; comp. <a href="/isaiah/1-8.htm" title="And the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city.">Isaiah 1:8</a>), in Jerusalem and the outward polity connected with it. So, in like manner, the letting out to husbandmen and the going "into a far country" answers historically to the conquest by which the Israelites became possessors of Canaan, and were left, as it were, to themselves to make what use they chose of their opportunities.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 33-46. - Parable of the vineyard let out to husbandmen. (<a href="/mark/12-1.htm">Mark 12:1-12</a>; <a href="/luke/20-9.htm">Luke 20:9-19</a>.) Verse 33. - Hear another parable. The domineering and lately imperious party are reduced to the position of pupils; they have to listen to teaching, not to give it; to answer, not to put questions. This parable sets forth, under the guise of history, the Pharisaical party in its official character, and as the representative of the nation. It also denounces the punishment that surely awaited these rejecters of the offered salvation; thus exemplifying the teaching of the withered fig tree (vers. 17-20). As applicable to the Jewish nation generally, it represents the long suffering of God and the various means which, in the course of their history, he had used to urge them to do their duty as his servants; and it ends with a prophecy of the coming events, and the terrible issue of impenitence. We must take the parable as partly retrospective, and partly predictive. There was a certain householder; a man (ἄνθρωπος) that was an householder. Christ in his parables often, as here, introduces God in his dealings with mankind as a man. His house is the house of Israel in particular, and in general the whole human family. A vineyard. God's kingdom upon earth, and particularly the Jewish Church. The figure is common throughout Scripture (see on Matthew 20:1). It was planted when God gave Israel a law, and put them in possession of the promised land. The parable itself is founded on <a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a>, where, however, the vineyard is tended by the Lord himself, not by husbandmen, and it bears wild grapes, not good grapes. By these differences different developments of declension are indicated. In the earlier times it was the nation that apostatized, fell into idolatry and rebellion against God, the theocratical Head of their race and polity. In later days it is the teachers, rabbis, priests, false prophets, who neglect the paths of righteousness, and lead people astray. In the parable these last come into painful prominence as criminally guilty of opposing God's messengers. Hedged it round; put a hedge around it. The fence would be a stone wall - a necessary defence against the incursions of wild animals. This fence has been regarded in two senses - first, as referring to the physical peculiarities of the position of the Holy Land, separated from alien nations by deserts, seas, rivers, and so isolated from evil contagion; second, as intimating the peculiar laws and minute restrictions of the Jewish polity, which differentiated Judaism from all other systems of religion, and tended to preserve purity and incorruption. Probably the "hedge" is meant to adumbrate both senses. Many, however, see in it the protection of angels, or the righteousness of saints, which seem hardly to be sufficiently precise for the context. Digged a winepress. The phrase refers, not to the ordinary wooden troughs or vats which were used for the purpose of expressing and receiving the juice of the grapes, but to such as were cut in the rock, and were common in all parts of the country. Remains of these receptacles meet the traveller everywhere on the hill slopes of Judaea, and notably in the valleys of Carmel. The winepress is taken to signify the prophetic spirit, the temple services, or all things that typified the sacrifice and death of Christ. A tower; for the purpose of watching and guarding the vineyard. This may represent the temple itself, or the civil power. Whatever interpretation may be put upon the various details, which, indeed, should not be unduly pressed, the general notion is that every care was taken of the Lord's inheritance, nothing was wanting for its convenience and security. Let it out to husbandmen. This is a new feature introduced into Isaiah's parable. Instead of paying an annual sum of money to the proprietor, these vine dressers payed in kind, furnishing a stipulated amount of fruit or wine as the hire of the vineyard. We have a lease on the former terms in <a href="/songs/8-11.htm">Song of Solomon 8:11</a>, where the keepers have "to bring a thousand pieces of silver for the fruit." The husbandmen are the children of Israel, who had to do their part in the Church, and show fruits of piety and devotion. Went into a far country; ἀπεδήμησεν: went abroad. In the parabolic sense, God withdrew for a time the sensible tokens of his presence, no longer manifested himself as at Sinai, and in the cloud and pillar of fire. "Innuitur tempus divinae taciturnitatis, ubi homines agunt pro arbitrio" (Bengel). God's long suffering gives time of probation. <a href="/commentaries/matthew/21-33.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Listen to ἀκούσατε (akousate) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_191.htm">Strong's 191: </a> To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear. another Ἄλλην (Allēn) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_243.htm">Strong's 243: </a> Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; 'else, ' i.e. Different. parable: παραβολὴν (parabolēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3850.htm">Strong's 3850: </a> From paraballo; a similitude, i.e. fictitious narrative, apothegm or adage. There was ἦν (ēn) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. a landowner Ἄνθρωπος (Anthrōpos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_444.htm">Strong's 444: </a> A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being. who ὅστις (hostis) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3748.htm">Strong's 3748: </a> Whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever. planted ἐφύτευσεν (ephyteusen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5452.htm">Strong's 5452: </a> To plant, set. From a derivative of phuo; to set out in the earth, i.e. Implant; figuratively, to instil doctrine. a vineyard. ἀμπελῶνα (ampelōna) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_290.htm">Strong's 290: </a> A vineyard. From ampelos; a vineyard. He put περιέθηκεν (periethēken) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4060.htm">Strong's 4060: </a> To place or put around, clothe; fig: I bestow, confer. From peri and tithemi; to place around; by implication, to present. a wall φραγμὸν (phragmon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5418.htm">Strong's 5418: </a> A hedge, fence, partition. From phrasso; a fence, or inclosing barrier. around it, αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 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. dug ὤρυξεν (ōryxen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3736.htm">Strong's 3736: </a> To dig, dig out, excavate. Apparently a primary verb; to 'burrow' in the ground, i.e. Dig. a winepress ληνὸν (lēnon) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3025.htm">Strong's 3025: </a> A trough, vat, winepress. Apparently a primary word; a trough, i.e. Wine-vat. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. it, αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 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. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. built ᾠκοδόμησεν (ōkodomēsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3618.htm">Strong's 3618: </a> From the same as oikodome; to be a house-builder, i.e. Construct or confirm. a tower. πύργον (pyrgon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4444.htm">Strong's 4444: </a> A tower, fortified structure. Apparently a primary word; a tower or castle. Then καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. he rented it out ἐξέδετο (exedeto) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1554.htm">Strong's 1554: </a> To give out, let; middle: I let out for my own advantage. From ek and didomi; to give forth, i.e. to lease. to [some] tenants γεωργοῖς (geōrgois) Noun - Dative 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. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. went away on a journey. ἀπεδήμησεν (apedēmēsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> To be away from home, go into another country, be away, be abroad. 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