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This one also they wounded and cast out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he sent a third, but they wounded him and threw him out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/20.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And he proceeded to send a third; and having wounded him also, they cast <i>him</i> out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast <i>him</i> out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/20.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And again he sent a third; and they wounded him also and cast <i>him</i> out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he proceeded to send a third; but this one too they wounded and threw out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/20.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220And he proceeded to send a third; and this one also they wounded and cast out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And he proceeded to send a third; and this one also they wounded and cast out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he proceeded to send a third; and this one also they wounded and cast out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And he sent yet a third; and this one too they wounded and threw out [of the vineyard].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he sent yet a third, but they wounded this one too and threw him out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he sent yet a third, but they wounded this one too and threw him out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/20.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he sent yet a third: and him also they wounded, and cast him forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The owner sent a third servant. He was also beaten terribly and thrown out of the vineyard. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/20.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he sent yet a third: and him also they wounded, and cast him forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then he sent a third servant. But they injured this one and threw him out [of the vineyard].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/20.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then he sent a third slave; the tenants wounded him, too, and threw him out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/20.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he sent a third, and they wounded him and threw him out, too.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he sent a third, but they wounded him and threw him out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/20.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So he sent still a third. They even wounded this one, and threw him out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He sent yet a third, and they also wounded him, and threw him out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And again he sent the third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/20.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Then again he sent a third; and this one also they wounded and drove away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/20.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He sent yet a third, and they also wounded him and threw him out. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and he added to send a third, and this one also, having wounded, they cast out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/20.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And he proceeded to send a third; and having wounded him also, they cast <i>him</i> out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he added to send a third, and this one also, having wounded, they did cast out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he added to send a third; and also, having wounded, they cast him out.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And again he sent the third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he continued to send a third. And wounding him also, they drove him away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/20.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then he proceeded to send a third, but this one too they wounded and threw out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And he sent still a third; this one also they wounded and threw out.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And again he sent the third one; but they wounded him also, and threw him outside.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/20.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />But he added and sent a third, but they also wounded that one and cast him out.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/20.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And he also sent a third; but they wounded him, and drove him out.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/20.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>And he proceeded to send a third: and wounding him, they cast him out also.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/20.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And he sent yet a third: and him they also wounded, and cast out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/20.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />he still sent a third, whom they wounded and drove away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/20.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Then again he sent a third; and this one also they wounded and drove away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/20.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>"And he sent still a third; and they, having wounded this one, cast him out.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/20.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>And he sent a third; and they wounded him also and drove him out.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/20-12.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/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=7898" 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/luke/20.htm">The Parable of the Wicked Tenants</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>So he sent another servant, but they beat him and treated him shamefully, sending him away empty-handed. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">Then</a> <a href="/greek/4369.htm" title="4369: prosetheto (V-AIM-3S) -- To place (put) to, add; I do again. From pros and tithemi; to place additionally, i.e. Lay beside, annex, repeat."></a> <a href="/greek/3992.htm" title="3992: pempsai (V-ANA) -- To send, transmit, permit to go, put forth. ">he sent</a> <a href="/greek/5154.htm" title="5154: triton (Adv) -- Third. Ordinal from treis; third; neuter a third part, or a third time, thirdly.">a third,</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">but</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5135.htm" title="5135: traumatisantes (V-APA-NMP) -- To wound. From trauma; to inflict a wound.">they wounded</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: touton (DPro-AMS) -- This; he, she, it. ">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 out.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">13</span>‘What shall I do?’ asked the owner of the vineyard. ‘I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will respect him.’…<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="/matthew/21-36.htm">Matthew 21:36</a></span><br />Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-4.htm">Mark 12:4-5</a></span><br />Then he sent them another servant, and they struck him over the head and treated him shamefully. / He sent still another, and this one they killed. He sent many others; some they beat and others they killed.<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="/jeremiah/7-25.htm">Jeremiah 7:25-26</a></span><br />From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again. / Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15-16</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Nehemiah 9:26</a></span><br />But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.<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="/hebrews/11-36.htm">Hebrews 11:36-37</a></span><br />Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. / They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated.<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="/2_kings/17-13.htm">2 Kings 17:13-14</a></span><br />Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.” / But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-8.htm">Ezekiel 20:8</a></span><br />But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/1-4.htm">Zechariah 1:4-6</a></span><br />Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Turn now from your evil ways and deeds.’ But they did not listen or pay attention to Me, declares the LORD. / Where are your fathers now? And the prophets, do they live forever? / But did not My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, overtake your fathers? They repented and said, ‘Just as the LORD of Hosts purposed to do to us according to our ways and deeds, so He has done to us.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-34.htm">Matthew 23:34-37</a></span><br />Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town. / And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. / Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51</a></span><br />You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Jeremiah 25:4</a></span><br />And the LORD has sent all His servants the prophets to you again and again, but you have not listened or inclined your ear to hear.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/19-11.htm">Added</a> <a href="/luke/20-11.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/mark/6-13.htm">Drove</a> <a href="/luke/20-9.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/luke/20-11.htm">Proceeded</a> <a href="/luke/18-33.htm">Third</a> <a href="/luke/19-35.htm">Threw</a> <a href="/luke/10-30.htm">Wounded</a> <a href="/luke/16-21.htm">Wounds</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/1-51.htm">Added</a> <a href="/luke/20-15.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/john/2-15.htm">Drove</a> <a href="/luke/20-15.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/luke/22-39.htm">Proceeded</a> <a href="/luke/20-30.htm">Third</a> <a href="/luke/20-15.htm">Threw</a> <a href="/john/19-37.htm">Wounded</a> <a href="/acts/16-33.htm">Wounds</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 20</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/20-1.htm">Jesus confirms his authority by a question of John's baptism.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/20-9.htm">The parable of the vineyard.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/20-19.htm">Of giving tribute to Caesar.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/20-27.htm">He instructs the Sadducees, who denied the resurrection.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/20-41.htm">How Jesus is the Son of David.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">45. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/20-45.htm">He warns his disciples to beware of the scribes.</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/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><b>Then he sent a third</b><br>In the parable of the wicked tenants, the owner of the vineyard represents God, and the servants sent to the tenants symbolize the prophets sent to Israel. The sending of a third servant highlights God's persistent and patient attempts to reach His people despite their repeated rejections. This reflects the long-suffering nature of God, who desires repentance and reconciliation. The number three often signifies completeness or finality in biblical terms, suggesting that this was a significant and decisive attempt by God to communicate with His people.<p><b>but they wounded him</b><br>The act of wounding the servant indicates the increasing hostility and violence of the tenants, representing the escalating rejection and persecution of God's messengers by Israel. This mirrors the historical treatment of prophets like Jeremiah and Zechariah, who faced severe opposition and suffering. The wounding also foreshadows the suffering of Jesus Christ, the ultimate messenger and Son of God, who would be rejected and crucified.<p><b>and threw him out</b><br>The act of throwing the servant out signifies the complete rejection and dismissal of God's message and authority by the tenants. This reflects the broader rejection of God's covenant and commandments by Israel throughout history. It also prefigures the rejection of Jesus by the religious leaders, who would ultimately cast Him out of Jerusalem to be crucified. This phrase underscores the theme of rejection and the consequences of turning away from God's appointed messengers, culminating in the rejection of Christ Himself.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_owner_of_the_vineyard.htm">The Owner of the Vineyard</a></b><br>Represents God, who has entrusted His vineyard (Israel) to the tenants (the religious leaders).<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tenants.htm">The Tenants</a></b><br>Symbolize the religious leaders of Israel who were responsible for leading the people but failed to do so faithfully.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_servants.htm">The Servants</a></b><br>These are the prophets sent by God to call Israel back to righteousness, often rejected and mistreated.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_vineyard.htm">The Vineyard</a></b><br>Represents the nation of Israel, God's chosen people, whom He nurtured and expected to bear fruit.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_third_servant.htm">The Third Servant</a></b><br>Another prophet sent by God, who, like the others, is mistreated and rejected by the tenants.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_patience_and_persistence.htm">God's Patience and Persistence</a></b><br>God repeatedly sends His messengers, demonstrating His patience and desire for repentance. We should be grateful for God's patience in our lives and respond to His call with obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/rejection_of_god's_messengers.htm">Rejection of God's Messengers</a></b><br>The rejection of the servants highlights the human tendency to resist God's message. We must examine our hearts to ensure we are receptive to God's Word and His messengers today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/accountability_and_stewardship.htm">Accountability and Stewardship</a></b><br>The tenants were entrusted with the vineyard but failed in their stewardship. As Christians, we are stewards of God's gifts and must use them to bear fruit for His kingdom.<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 rejecting God's messengers. We must heed God's warnings and align our lives with His will to avoid spiritual consequences.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">They wounded him also.</span>--The verb is peculiar to St. Luke, and has a characteristic half-surgical ring in it. It is used by him again in <a href="/acts/19-16.htm" title="And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.">Acts 19:16</a>.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/20-12.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">Then</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">he sent</span><br /><span class="grk">πέμψαι</span> <span class="translit">(pempsai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3992.htm">Strong's 3992: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send, transmit, permit to go, put forth. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">a third,</span><br /><span class="grk">τρίτον</span> <span class="translit">(triton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5154.htm">Strong's 5154: </a> </span><span class="str2">Third. Ordinal from treis; third; neuter a third part, or a third time, thirdly.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but</span><br /><span class="grk">δὲ</span> <span class="translit">(de)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; but, and, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they wounded</span><br /><span class="grk">τραυματίσαντες</span> <span class="translit">(traumatisantes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5135.htm">Strong's 5135: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wound. From trauma; to inflict a wound.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him</span><br /><span class="grk">τοῦτον</span> <span class="translit">(touton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">This; he, she, it. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] threw [him] out.</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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/20-12.htm">Luke 20:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/luke/20-12.htm">Luke 20:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/luke/20-12.htm">Luke 20:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/luke/20-12.htm">Luke 20:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/luke/20-12.htm">Luke 20:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/20-12.htm">Luke 20:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/20-12.htm">Luke 20:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/20-12.htm">Luke 20:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/luke/20-12.htm">Luke 20:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/luke/20-12.htm">Luke 20:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/luke/20-12.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 20:12 He sent yet a third and they (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/20-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 20:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 20:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/20-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 20:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 20:13" /></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>