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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/matthew/21.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/matthew/21.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />So they took him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/matthew/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So they grabbed him, dragged him out of the vineyard, and murdered him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/matthew/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And they took him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/matthew/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/21.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And having taking him, they cast <i>him</i> out of the vineyard and killed <i>him</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they caught him, and cast <i>him</i> out of the vineyard, and slew <i>him</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/matthew/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So they took him and cast <i>him</i> out of the vineyard and killed <i>him.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/matthew/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And they took him and threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220They took him, and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And they took him, and threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/matthew/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And they took him, and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So they took the son and threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they took him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />So they grabbed him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they took him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So they grabbed him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So they grabbed him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So they grabbed him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/matthew/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So they seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />So they took him, and threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/21.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"So they seized him, dragged him out of the vineyard, and killed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />So they took him and threw him out of the vineyard, then killed him. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and having taken him, they cast [him] out of the vineyard, and killed him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/21.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And having taking him, they cast <i>him</i> out of the vineyard and killed <i>him</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and having taken him, they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And having taken, they cast out of the vineyard, and killed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And taking him, they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And apprehending him, they cast him outside the vineyard, and they killed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So they seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So they seized him, and took him out of the vineyard, and killed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/21.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />“And they seized and led him outside of the vineyard and killed him.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/21.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And they took him, and carried him out of the vineyard, and killed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/21.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>And taking him, they cast him out of the vine-yard, and slew him.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/21.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And they took him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/21.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />so seizing upon him, they turn'd him out of the vineyard, and slew him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/21.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"So they seized him, dragged him out of the vineyard, and killed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/21.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>And, taking him, they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed <i>him</i>.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/21.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>so they took him and cast him out of the vineyard and slew him.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/21-39.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=6294" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/matthew/21.htm">The Parable of the Wicked Tenants</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">38</span>But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’ <span class="reftext">39</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">So</a> <a href="/greek/2983.htm" title="2983: labontes (V-APA-NMP) -- (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. ">they seized</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/1544.htm" title="1544: exebalon (V-AIA-3P) -- To throw (cast, put) out; I banish; I bring forth, produce. From ek and ballo; to eject.">and threw 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/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</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 him.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">40</span>Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard returns, what will he do to those tenants?”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-8.htm">Mark 12:8</a></span><br />So they seized the son, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/20-15.htm">Luke 20:15</a></span><br />So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-12.htm">Hebrews 13:12</a></span><br />And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-52.htm">Acts 7:52</a></span><br />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—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-11.htm">John 1:11</a></span><br />He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-15.htm">John 19:15-18</a></span><br />At this, they shouted, “Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!” “Shall I crucify your King?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” replied the chief priests. / Then Pilate handed Jesus over to be crucified, and the soldiers took Him away. / Carrying His own cross, He went out to The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-23.htm">Acts 2:23</a></span><br />He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-10.htm">Acts 4:10-11</a></span><br />then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed. / This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-3.htm">Romans 11:3</a></span><br />“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”?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-15.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:15</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/118-22.htm">Psalm 118:22</a></span><br />The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/37-18.htm">Genesis 37:18-20</a></span><br />Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him. / “Here comes that dreamer!” they said to one another. / “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!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-13.htm">1 Kings 21:13</a></span><br />And the two scoundrels came in and sat opposite Naboth, and these men testified against him before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king!” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-21.htm">2 Chronicles 24:21</a></span><br />But they conspired against Zechariah, and by order of the king, they stoned him in the courtyard of the house of the LORD.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.</p><p class="hdg">caught.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/26-50.htm">Matthew 26:50,57</a></b></br> And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/14-46.htm">Mark 14:46-53</a></b></br> And they laid their hands on him, and took him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/22-52.htm">Luke 22:52-54</a></b></br> Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves? … </p><p class="hdg">cast.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/13-11.htm">Hebrews 13:11-13</a></b></br> For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp… </p><p class="hdg">slew.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/2-23.htm">Acts 2:23</a></b></br> Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/3-14.htm">Acts 3:14,15</a></b></br> But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/4-10.htm">Acts 4:10</a></b></br> Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, <i>even</i> by him doth this man stand here before you whole.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/21-21.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/matthew/14-31.htm">Caught</a> <a href="/matthew/21-38.htm">Death</a> <a href="/matthew/10-18.htm">Dragged</a> <a href="/matthew/12-30.htm">Driving</a> <a href="/matthew/21-17.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/matthew/21-35.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/matthew/21-35.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/matthew/2-16.htm">Slew</a> <a href="/matthew/21-7.htm">Threw</a> <a href="/matthew/20-8.htm">Vine-Garden</a> <a href="/matthew/21-33.htm">Vineyard</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/22-13.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/mark/12-3.htm">Caught</a> <a href="/matthew/21-41.htm">Death</a> <a href="/luke/9-42.htm">Dragged</a> <a href="/matthew/23-34.htm">Driving</a> <a href="/matthew/21-43.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/matthew/22-4.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/matthew/22-6.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/matthew/22-6.htm">Slew</a> <a href="/matthew/27-5.htm">Threw</a> <a href="/matthew/21-40.htm">Vine-Garden</a> <a href="/matthew/21-40.htm">Vineyard</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/21-1.htm">Jesus rides into Jerusalem upon a donkey</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/21-12.htm">drives the buyers and sellers out of the temple;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/21-17.htm">curses the fig tree;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/21-23.htm">puts to silence the priests and elders,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/21-28.htm">and rebukes them by the parable of the two sons,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/21-33.htm">and the husbandmen who slew such as were sent to them.</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>So they seized him</b><br>This phrase reflects the actions of the tenants in the parable of the wicked tenants. The seizing of the son represents the rejection and mistreatment of God's messengers, culminating in the rejection of Jesus Christ. Historically, this mirrors the treatment of prophets in Israel, such as Jeremiah and Zechariah, who faced persecution for delivering God's messages. The act of seizing indicates a premeditated and forceful rejection, symbolizing the religious leaders' opposition to Jesus.<p><b>and threw him out of the vineyard</b><br>The vineyard is a metaphor for Israel, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/5.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a>, where Israel is depicted as a vineyard planted by God. Throwing the son out of the vineyard signifies the rejection of Jesus by the Jewish leaders and His crucifixion outside the city of Jerusalem, as noted in <a href="/hebrews/13-12.htm">Hebrews 13:12</a>. This act of casting out also fulfills the prophecy of the suffering servant in <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>, who was despised and rejected by men.<p><b>and killed him</b><br>This phrase foreshadows the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, the ultimate act of rejection by the Jewish leaders. The killing of the son in the parable parallels the historical event of Jesus' death, which was orchestrated by the religious authorities and carried out by the Romans. This act fulfills numerous Old Testament prophecies, such as <a href="/psalms/22.htm">Psalm 22</a> and <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>, which speak of the Messiah's suffering and death. Theologically, this represents the culmination of humanity's sin and rebellion against God, yet it also sets the stage for redemption through Christ's resurrection.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tenants.htm">The Tenants</a></b><br>These are the individuals in the parable who are responsible for caring for the vineyard. They represent the religious leaders of Israel who were entrusted with the spiritual care of God's people but failed in their duties.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_son.htm">The Son</a></b><br>The son in the parable represents Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who was sent by the Father to the people of Israel. His rejection and death at the hands of the tenants symbolize His crucifixion.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_vineyard.htm">The Vineyard</a></b><br>This symbolizes the nation of Israel, God's chosen people, who were expected to produce spiritual fruit.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_owner.htm">The Owner</a></b><br>The owner of the vineyard represents God the Father, who sent His prophets and ultimately His Son to His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_event.htm">The Event</a></b><br>The act of seizing, throwing out, and killing the son is a prophetic depiction of Jesus' rejection and crucifixion outside the city of Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/rejection_of_god's_messengers.htm">Rejection of God's Messengers</a></b><br>Throughout history, God has sent prophets and ultimately His Son to call His people back to Him. The rejection of these messengers is a serious matter that leads to judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_disobedience.htm">The Cost of Disobedience</a></b><br>The parable warns of the consequences of failing to honor and obey God. Just as the tenants faced judgment, so too will those who reject Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_patience_and_justice.htm">God's Patience and Justice</a></b><br>God is patient, sending multiple messengers to His people. However, His justice will ultimately prevail, and those who reject His Son will face consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_centrality_of_christ.htm">The Centrality of Christ</a></b><br>Jesus is the cornerstone of our faith. Recognizing and accepting Him as Lord and Savior is crucial for spiritual fruitfulness and eternal life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/bearing_fruit_for_god's_kingdom.htm">Bearing Fruit for God's Kingdom</a></b><br>Believers are called to be faithful stewards of the spiritual vineyard entrusted to them, producing fruit that honors God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_mention_infants_dashed_in_bible.htm">Why does the Bible mention infants dashed to pieces?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_false_accusations.htm">What are the Bible's teachings on false accusations?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_deut._32_39_align_with_god's_benevolence.htm">How does Deuteronomy 32:39's portrayal of God as both life-giver and destroyer align or conflict with other biblical texts that emphasize only God's benevolence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'all_men_are_liars'_imply.htm">What insights does the Bible offer on hacking?</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>(39) <span class= "bld">Cast him out of the vineyard.</span>--The minor touches of a parable are not always to be pressed in our interpretation of it; but we can hardly help seeing here a latent reference to the facts (1) that our Lord was delivered over to the judgment of the Gentiles; and (2) that He was crucified outside the Holy City, (<a href="/john/19-20.htm" title="This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was near to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.">John 19:20</a>; <a href="/hebrews/13-12.htm" title="Why Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.">Hebrews 13:12</a>), which was, in a special sense, as the vineyard of the Lord of Hosts.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 39.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him</span>. This is prophecy, and alludes to a particular circumstance attending the death of Christ, viz. that he suffered without the city Jerusalem, Calvary being outside the walls (see <a href="/john/19-17.htm">John 19:17</a>, and the parallel passages in the other evangelists, and especially <a href="/hebrews/13-11.htm">Hebrews 13:11, 12</a>, where it is significantly noted that Jesus "suffered without the gate"). The words may also contain a reference to the fact that he was excommunicated and given over to the heathen to be judged and condemned, thus suffering not actually at the hands of "the husbandmen" (comp. <a href="/acts/2-23.htm">Acts 2:23</a>; <a href="/acts/4-27.htm">Acts 4:27</a>). Christ, in his Divine prescience, speaks of his Passion and death as already accomplished. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/matthew/21-39.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">And</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">they took</span><br /><span class="grk">λαβόντες</span> <span class="translit">(labontes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2983.htm">Strong's 2983: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">him</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτὸν</span> <span class="translit">(auton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] threw [him]</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐξέβαλον</span> <span class="translit">(exebalon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1544.htm">Strong's 1544: </a> </span><span class="str2">To throw (cast, put) out; I banish; I bring forth, produce. From ek and ballo; to eject.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">out of</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔξω</span> <span class="translit">(exō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1854.htm">Strong's 1854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Without, outside. Adverb from ek; out(-side, of doors), literally or figuratively.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(tou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">vineyard</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀμπελῶνος</span> <span class="translit">(ampelōnos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_290.htm">Strong's 290: </a> </span><span class="str2">A vineyard. From ampelos; a vineyard.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">killed [him].</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀπέκτειναν</span> <span class="translit">(apekteinan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_615.htm">Strong's 615: </a> </span><span class="str2">To put to death, kill; fig: I abolish. From apo and kteino; to kill outright; figuratively, to destroy.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/21-39.htm">Matthew 21:39 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/matthew/21-39.htm">Matthew 21:39 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/matthew/21-39.htm">Matthew 21:39 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/matthew/21-39.htm">Matthew 21:39 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/matthew/21-39.htm">Matthew 21:39 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/21-39.htm">Matthew 21:39 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/21-39.htm">Matthew 21:39 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/21-39.htm">Matthew 21:39 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/21-39.htm">Matthew 21:39 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/matthew/21-39.htm">Matthew 21:39 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/matthew/21-39.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 21:39 So they took him and threw him (Matt. 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