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And having heard it, they said, "Never may it be!" <a href="/kjv/luke/20.htm">King James Bible</a> He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid. <a href="/nkjv/luke/20.htm">New King James Version</a> He will come and destroy those vinedressers and give the vineyard to others.” And when they heard it they said, “Certainly not!” <a href="/nasb_/luke/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> He will come and put these vine-growers to death, and will give the vineyard to others.” However, when they heard this, they said, “May it never happen!” <a href="/nasb/luke/20.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220He will come and destroy these vine-growers and will give the vineyard to others.&#8221 When they heard it, they said, &#8220May it never be!&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/luke/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “He will come and destroy these vine-growers and will give the vineyard to others.” And when they heard it, they said, “May it never be!” <a href="/lsb/luke/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> He will come and destroy these vine-growers and will give the vineyard to others.” When they heard this, they said, “May it never be!” <a href="/amp/luke/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a> He will come and put these tenants to death and will give the vineyard to others.” When the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders heard this, they said, “May it never be!” <a href="/csb/luke/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He will come and kill those farmers and give the vineyard to others.” But when they heard this they said, “That must never happen! ” <a href="/hcsb/luke/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He will come and destroy those farmers and give the vineyard to others.&#8221 But when they heard this they said, &#8220No—never!&#8221 <a href="/asv/luke/20.htm">American Standard Version</a> He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid. <a href="/cev/luke/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I'll tell you what. He will come and kill those renters and let someone else have his vineyard." When the people heard this, they said, "This must never happen!" <a href="/erv/luke/20.htm">English Revised Version</a> He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid. <a href="/gwt/luke/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He will destroy these workers and give the vineyard to others." Those who heard him said, "That's unthinkable!" <a href="/gnt/luke/20.htm">Good News Translation</a> "He will come and kill those men, and turn the vineyard over to other tenants." When the people heard this, they said, "Surely not!" <a href="/isv/luke/20.htm">International Standard Version</a> He will come and destroy those farmers and give the vineyard to others." Those who heard him said, "That must never happen!" <a href="/msb/luke/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.? And when the people heard this, they said, ?May such a thing never happen!? <a href="/net/luke/20.htm">NET Bible</a> He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others." When the people heard this, they said, "May this never happen!" <a href="/nheb/luke/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He will come and destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others." When they heard it, they said, "May it never be." <a href="/wbt/luke/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, may that never be. <a href="/wey/luke/20.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> He will come and put these vine-dressers to death, and give the vineyard to others." "God forbid!" exclaimed the hearers. <a href="/web/luke/20.htm">World English Bible</a> He will come and destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.” When they heard that, they said, “May that never be!” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/luke/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> He will come, and destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.” And having heard, they said, “Let it not be!” <a href="/blb/luke/20.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> He will come and will destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others." And having heard it, they said, "Never may it be!" <a href="/ylt/luke/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> He will come, and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others.' And having heard, they said, 'Let it not be!' <a href="/slt/luke/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> He shall come and destroy these farmers, and give the vineyard to others. And having heard, they said, It may not be.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/luke/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> He will come, and will destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. Which they hearing, said to him: God forbid. <a href="/cpdv/luke/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> “He will come and destroy those settlers, and he will give the vineyard to others.” And upon hearing this, they said to him, “Let it not be.” <a href="/nabre/luke/20.htm">New American Bible</a> He will come and put those tenant farmers to death and turn over the vineyard to others.” When the people heard this, they exclaimed, “Let it not be so!” <a href="/nrsvce/luke/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” When they heard this, they said, “Heaven forbid!”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/luke/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> He will come and destroy those laborers, and give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, This will never happen. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/20.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “He shall come and destroy those workers, and he shall give the vineyard to others”; but when they heard, they said, “May this not be!”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/luke/20.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> He will come and destroy these vine-dressers, and will give his vine yard to others.<CM>And when they heard it, they said: Be it not so! <a href="/godbey/luke/20.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>He will come and destroy those husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others.<Fr> And hearing, they said, Let it not be so. <a href="/haweis/luke/20.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said God forbid. <a href="/mace/luke/20.htm">Mace New Testament</a> he will come and destroy these husbandmen, and give his vineyard to others, but they, taking the hint, cried out, God forbid. <a href="/wey/luke/20.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> He will come and put these vine-dressers to death, and give the vineyard to others." "God forbid!" exclaimed the hearers. <a href="/worrell/luke/20.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and give the vineyard to others."<Fr> And, having heard it, they said, "May it not be!" <a href="/worsley/luke/20.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others.<Fr> And when they heard this they said, God forbid. <a href="/parallel/luke/20-16.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=7932" 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> …15So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? 16<a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: eleusetai (V-FIM-3S) -- To come, go. ">He will come</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/622.htm" title="622: apolesei (V-FIA-3S) -- From apo and the base of olethros; to destroy fully, literally or figuratively.">kill</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: toutous (DPro-AMP) -- This; he, she, it. ">those</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tous (Art-AMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1092.htm" title="1092: geōrgous (N-AMP) -- From ge and the base of ergon; a land-worker, i.e. Farmer.">tenants,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1325.htm" title="1325: dōsei (V-FIA-3S) -- To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.">will give</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- 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: ampelōna (N-AMS) -- A vineyard. From ampelos; a vineyard.">vineyard</a> <a href="/greek/243.htm" title="243: allois (Adj-DMP) -- Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; else, i.e. Different.">to others.”</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">And</a> <a href="/greek/191.htm" title="191: Akousantes (V-APA-NMP) -- To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.">when the people heard this,</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipan (V-AIA-3P) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">they said,</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: Mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">“</a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: genoito (V-AOM-3S) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">May such a thing never happen!”</a> 17But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?…<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/21-41.htm">Matthew 21:41</a> “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time.” <a href="/mark/12-9.htm">Mark 12:9</a> What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others. <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="/matthew/21-42.htm">Matthew 21:42-44</a> Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’? / Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit. / He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.” <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="/romans/9-30.htm">Romans 9:30-33</a> What then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith; / but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it. / Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone, ... <a href="/1_peter/2-7.htm">1 Peter 2:7-8</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,” / and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed. <a href="/daniel/2-44.htm">Daniel 2:44</a> In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever. <a href="/matthew/8-11.htm">Matthew 8:11-12</a> I say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. / But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” <a href="/romans/11-17.htm">Romans 11:17-21</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/9-17.htm">Hosea 9:17</a> My God will reject them because they have not obeyed Him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations. <a href="/jeremiah/12-7.htm">Jeremiah 12:7-13</a> I have forsaken My house; I have abandoned My inheritance. I have given the beloved of My soul into the hands of her enemies. / My inheritance has become to Me like a lion in the forest. She has roared against Me; therefore I hate her. / Is not My inheritance to Me like a speckled bird of prey with other birds of prey circling against her? Go, gather all the beasts of the field; bring them to devour her. ... <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="/deuteronomy/32-21.htm">Deuteronomy 32:21</a> They have provoked My jealousy by that which is not God; they have enraged Me with their worthless idols. So I will make them jealous by those who are not a people; I will make them angry by a nation without understanding.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>He shall come and destroy these farmers, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.destroy.<a href="/luke/19-27.htm">Luke 19:27</a> But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.<a href="/psalms/2-8.htm">Psalm 2:8,9</a> Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession… <a href="/psalms/21-8.htm">Psalm 21:8-10</a> Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee… shall give.<a href="/nehemiah/9-36.htm">Nehemiah 9:36,37</a> Behold, we are servants this day, and for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are servants in it: … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/20-15.htm">Death</a> <a href="/luke/19-47.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/luke/17-29.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Exclaimed</a> <a href="/luke/20-14.htm">Farmers</a> <a href="/luke/18-16.htm">Forbid</a> <a href="/luke/20-15.htm">Garden</a> <a href="/luke/19-11.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/luke/18-26.htm">Hearers</a> <a href="/luke/20-14.htm">Husbandmen</a> <a href="/luke/20-14.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/luke/19-24.htm">Others</a> <a href="/luke/20-14.htm">Tenants</a> <a href="/luke/20-14.htm">Vine-Dressers</a> <a href="/luke/20-14.htm">Vine-Growers</a> <a href="/luke/20-15.htm">Vineyard</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/20-36.htm">Death</a> <a href="/luke/22-2.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/luke/21-18.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/luke/22-38.htm">Exclaimed</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-6.htm">Farmers</a> <a href="/acts/10-47.htm">Forbid</a> <a href="/john/18-1.htm">Garden</a> <a href="/luke/22-71.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/john/18-21.htm">Hearers</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-6.htm">Husbandmen</a> <a href="/luke/22-2.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/luke/20-47.htm">Others</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-23.htm">Tenants</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-12.htm">Vine-Dressers</a> <a href="/matthew/21-33.htm">Vine-Growers</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-7.htm">Vineyard</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>He will come and kill those tenants This phrase is part of the Parable of the Wicked Tenants, where the owner of the vineyard represents God, and the tenants symbolize the religious leaders of Israel. The act of killing the tenants signifies divine judgment against those who reject God's messengers and ultimately His Son. This reflects the historical context of Israel's repeated rejection of prophets and foreshadows the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70. It also serves as a warning of the final judgment for those who reject Christ.and give the vineyard to others. The vineyard, representing the Kingdom of God, being given to others signifies the inclusion of the Gentiles into God's covenant. This transfer highlights the shift from the old covenant with Israel to the new covenant through Jesus Christ, as seen in <a href="/acts/13-46.htm">Acts 13:46</a>, where Paul and Barnabas declare that salvation has been sent to the Gentiles. It underscores the theme of God's kingdom being open to all who believe, not just the Jewish people.And when the people heard this, The audience of Jesus' parable included the religious leaders and the people of Jerusalem. Their reaction indicates that they understood the implications of the parable. The historical context shows that Jesus often spoke in parables to reveal truths to those willing to hear while concealing them from those with hardened hearts, as explained in <a href="/matthew/13-10.htm">Matthew 13:10-17</a>.they said, “May such a thing never happen!” This response reflects the shock and denial of the people, particularly the Jewish leaders, at the idea of losing their privileged status as God's chosen people. It echoes the cultural and religious pride of first-century Judaism, which saw itself as the sole heir to God's promises. This reaction also parallels the Old Testament instances where Israel rejected prophetic warnings, such as in <a href="/jeremiah/26-8.htm">Jeremiah 26:8-9</a>, showing a pattern of resistance to God's corrective messages.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The speaker of the parable, teaching in the temple courts, addressing the chief priests, scribes, and elders. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_tenants.htm">The Tenants</a> Represent the religious leaders of Israel who were entrusted with God's vineyard (His people) but failed in their responsibilities. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_vineyard.htm">The Vineyard</a> Symbolizes Israel, God's chosen people, whom He nurtured and expected to bear fruit. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_owner.htm">The Owner</a> Represents God, who sent His servants (prophets) and ultimately His Son to the tenants. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_people.htm">The People</a> The audience listening to Jesus, including the religious leaders and the general public, who react with shock to the parable's conclusion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_patience_and_justice.htm">God's Patience and Justice</a> God is patient, sending multiple servants (prophets) to call His people to repentance. However, His justice demands accountability for persistent rebellion. <a href="/topical/r/rejection_of_the_son.htm">Rejection of the Son</a> The tenants' rejection of the owner's son foreshadows the rejection and crucifixion of Jesus. This serves as a warning against rejecting God's ultimate revelation in Christ. <a href="/topical/t/transfer_of_responsibility.htm">Transfer of Responsibility</a> The giving of the vineyard to others signifies the opening of God's kingdom to all who believe, including Gentiles. It emphasizes the responsibility of bearing fruit in God's kingdom. <a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a> The parable is a call to self-examination and repentance, urging us to recognize and correct our failures in stewardship and obedience to God. <a href="/topical/h/hope_and_inclusion.htm">Hope and Inclusion</a> Despite the judgment on the unfaithful tenants, there is hope and inclusion for those who accept and follow Christ, becoming part of God's fruitful vineyard.<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/what_does_'first_will_be_last'_mean.htm">What did Jesus mean by 'first will be last'?</a> <a href="/q/where_was_the_stone_at_the_tomb.htm">Where was the stone when the women arrived at the tomb?</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/were_women_told_about_jesus'_body.htm">Were the women informed about Jesus' body's fate? Yes, by a young man/angels (Mark 16:5; Luke 24:4; Matthew 28:7). No, Mary found the tomb empty and was confused (John 20:2).</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) He shall come and destroy these husbandmen.--St. Luke agrees with St. Mark in putting these words into our Lord's lips, and not, as St. Matthew does, into those of the by-standers.They said, God forbid.--No other English phrase could well be substituted for this, but it is worth remembering that the name of God does not appear in the original, and that the ejaculation is simply, as it were, a negative Amen, "So be it not." Its insertion hero is peculiar to St. Luke, nor does it occur elsewhere in the Gospels. St. Paul uses it frequently, as in <a href="/romans/3-4.htm" title="God forbid: yes, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That you might be justified in your sayings, and might overcome when you are judged.">Romans 3:4</a>; <a href="/romans/3-6.htm" title="God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?">Romans 3:6</a>; <a href="/romans/3-31.htm" title="Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yes, we establish the law.">Romans 3:31</a>; <a href="/romans/6-2.htm" title="God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?">Romans 6:2</a>; <a href="/romans/6-15.htm" title="What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.">Romans 6:15</a>, et al. . . . <a href="/commentaries/luke/20-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>He will come ἐλεύσεται (eleusetai) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> To come, go. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. kill ἀπολέσει (apolesei) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> From apo and the base of olethros; to destroy fully, literally or figuratively. those τούτους (toutous) Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. tenants, γεωργοὺς (geōrgous) Noun - Accusative 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. will give δώσει (dōsei) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1325.htm">Strong's 1325: </a> To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative 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 ἀμπελῶνα (ampelōna) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_290.htm">Strong's 290: </a> A vineyard. From ampelos; a vineyard. to others.” ἄλλοις (allois) Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_243.htm">Strong's 243: </a> Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; 'else, ' i.e. Different. And δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. [when the people] heard [this], Ἀκούσαντες (Akousantes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine 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. they said, εἶπαν (eipan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. “May such a thing never happen!” γένοιτο (genoito) Verb - Aorist Optative Middle - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/20-16.htm">Luke 20:16 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/luke/20-16.htm">Luke 20:16 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/luke/20-16.htm">Luke 20:16 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/luke/20-16.htm">Luke 20:16 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/luke/20-16.htm">Luke 20:16 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/20-16.htm">Luke 20:16 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/20-16.htm">Luke 20:16 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/20-16.htm">Luke 20:16 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/luke/20-16.htm">Luke 20:16 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/luke/20-16.htm">Luke 20:16 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/luke/20-16.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 20:16 He will come and destroy these farmers (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/20-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 20:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 20:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/20-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 20:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 20:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>