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<a href="/bsb/matthew/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</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="/blb/matthew/21.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> They say to him, "He will destroy them, the wretches, grievously, and he will rent out the vineyard to other farmers who will give to him the fruits in their seasons." <a href="/kjv/matthew/21.htm">King James Bible</a> They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/21.htm">New King James Version</a> They said to Him, “He will destroy those wicked men miserably, and lease his vineyard to other vinedressers who will render to him the fruits in their seasons.” <a href="/nasb_/matthew/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> They said to Him, “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end and lease the vineyard to other vine-growers, who will pay him the fruit in the proper seasons.” <a href="/nasb/matthew/21.htm">NASB 1995</a> They said to Him, &#8220He will bring those wretches to a wretched end, and will rent out the vineyard to other vine-growers who will pay him the proceeds at the proper seasons.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/matthew/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a> They said to Him, “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end, and will rent out the vineyard to other vine-growers, who will pay him the proceeds at the proper seasons.” <a href="/lsb/matthew/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> They said to Him, “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end, and will rent out the vineyard to other vine-growers who will pay him the proceeds at the proper seasons.” <a href="/amp/matthew/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a> They said to Him, “He will put those despicable men to a miserable end, and rent out the vineyard to other tenants [of good character] who will pay him the proceeds at the proper seasons.” <a href="/csb/matthew/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “He will completely destroy those terrible men,” they told him, “and lease his vineyard to other farmers who will give him his fruit at the harvest.” <a href="/hcsb/matthew/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He will completely destroy those terrible men,&#8221 they told Him, &#8220and lease his vineyard to other farmers who will give him his produce at the harvest.&#8221 <a href="/asv/matthew/21.htm">American Standard Version</a> They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will let out the vineyard unto other husbandmen, who shall render him the fruits in their seasons. <a href="/cev/matthew/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The chief priests and leaders answered, "He will kill them in some horrible way. Then he will rent out his vineyard to people who will give him his share of grapes at harvest time." <a href="/erv/matthew/21.htm">English Revised Version</a> They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will let out the vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons. <a href="/gwt/matthew/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> They answered, "He will destroy those evil people. Then he will lease the vineyard to other workers who will give him his share of the produce when it is ready." <a href="/gnt/matthew/21.htm">Good News Translation</a> "He will certainly kill those evil men," they answered, "and rent the vineyard out to other tenants, who will give him his share of the harvest at the right time." <a href="/isv/matthew/21.htm">International Standard Version</a> They told him, "He will put those horrible men to a horrible death. Then he will lease the vineyard to other farmers who will give him his produce at harvest time." <a href="/msb/matthew/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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="/net/matthew/21.htm">NET Bible</a> They said to him, "He will utterly destroy those evil men! Then he will lease the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his portion at the harvest." <a href="/nheb/matthew/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> They told him, "He will utterly destroy those evil men, and will lease out the vineyard to other tenants, who will give him the fruit in its season." <a href="/wbt/matthew/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> They say to him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard to other husbandmen, who will render him the fruits in their seasons. <a href="/wey/matthew/21.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "He will put the wretches to a wretched death," was the reply, "and will entrust the vineyard to other vine-dressers who will render the produce to him at the vintage season." <a href="/web/matthew/21.htm">World English Bible</a> They told him, “He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will lease out the vineyard to other farmers who will give him the fruit in its season.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> They say to Him, “Evil men—he will grievously destroy them, and will give out the vineyard to other farmers who will give back to him the fruits in their seasons.” <a href="/blb/matthew/21.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> They say to him, "He will destroy them, the wretches, grievously, and he will rent out the vineyard to other farmers who will give to him the fruits in their seasons." <a href="/ylt/matthew/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> They say to him, 'Evil men -- he will evilly destroy them, and the vineyard will give out to other husbandmen, who will give back to him the fruits in their seasons.' <a href="/slt/matthew/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> They say to him, He will miserably destroy these wicked, and let out the vineyard to other farmers, who will give back to him the fruits in their seasons.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> They say to him: He will bring those evil men to an evil end; and will let out his vineyard to other husbandmen, that shall render him the fruit in due season. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> They said to him, “He will bring those evil men to an evil end, and he will loan out his vineyard to other farmers, who shall repay to him the fruit in its time.” <a href="/nabre/matthew/21.htm">New American Bible</a> They answered him, “He will put those wretched men to a wretched death and lease his vineyard to other tenants who will give him the produce at the proper times.” <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> They said to him, “He will put those wretches to a miserable death, and lease the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the produce at the harvest time.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> They said to him, He will destroy them severely, and lease his vineyard to other laborers, who will give him fruits in their seasons. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/21.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> They said to him, “He will ruthlessly destroy them and he will give the care of the vineyard to other laborers, who will give him the fruits in their season.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/21.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> They said to him: He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and let out his vineyard to other vine dressers, who will give him the fruits in their season.<CM> <a href="/godbey/matthew/21.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> They say to Him, He will certainly destroy those wicked men, and give the vineyard to other husband-men, who will render to him the fruits in their seasons. <a href="/haweis/matthew/21.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> They say unto him, He will dreadfully destroy those wicked wretches, and will let out his vineyard to other husbandmen, who will render him the fruits in their seasons. <a href="/mace/matthew/21.htm">Mace New Testament</a> they answered, he will give those wretches no quarter, and will let out his vineyard to such as shall duly account for the profits thereof. <a href="/wey/matthew/21.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "He will put the wretches to a wretched death," was the reply, "and will entrust the vineyard to other vine-dressers who will render the produce to him at the vintage season." <a href="/worrell/matthew/21.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> They say to Him, "He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will let out the vineyard to other husbandmen, who will render to him the fruits in their seasons." <a href="/worsley/matthew/21.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> They answer, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out the vineyard to other husbandmen, who will render him the fruits in their seasons. <a href="/parallel/matthew/21-41.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=6306" 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> …40Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard returns, what will he do to those tenants?” 41<a href="/greek/622.htm" title="622: apolesei (V-FIA-3S) -- From apo and the base of olethros; to destroy fully, literally or figuratively.">“He will bring</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autous (PPro-AM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">those</a> <a href="/greek/2556.htm" title="2556: Kakous (Adj-AMP) -- Bad, evil, in the widest sense. Apparently a primary word; worthless, i.e. depraved, or injurious.">wretches</a> <a href="/greek/2560.htm" title="2560: kakōs (Adv) -- Badly, evilly, wrongly. From kakos; badly.">to a wretched end,”</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: Legousin (V-PIA-3P) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">they replied,</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."></a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">“and</a> <a href="/greek/1554.htm" title="1554: ekdōsetai (V-FIM-3S) -- To give out, let; middle: I let out for my own advantage. From ek and didomi; to give forth, i.e. to lease.">will rent out</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 other</a> <a href="/greek/1092.htm" title="1092: geōrgois (N-DMP) -- From ge and the base of ergon; a land-worker, i.e. Farmer.">tenants</a> <a href="/greek/3748.htm" title="3748: hoitines (RelPro-NMP) -- Whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever. ">who</a> <a href="/greek/591.htm" title="591: apodōsousin (V-FIA-3P) -- From apo and didomi; to give away, i.e. Up, over, back, etc.">will give</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.">him</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.">his</a> <a href="/greek/2590.htm" title="2590: karpous (N-AMP) -- Probably from the base of harpazo; fruit, literally or figuratively.">share of the fruit</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.">at</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tois (Art-DMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2540.htm" title="2540: kairois (N-DMP) -- Fitting season, season, opportunity, occasion, time. Of uncertain affinity; an occasion, i.e. Set or proper time.">harvest time.”</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autōn (PPro-GM3P) -- 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> 42Jesus 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’?…<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="/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="/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="/luke/20-16.htm">Luke 20:16</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="/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="/acts/13-46.htm">Acts 13:46</a> Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles. <a href="/acts/28-28.htm">Acts 28:28</a> Be advised, therefore, that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!” <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="/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="/matthew/22-7.htm">Matthew 22:7</a> The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city. <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-38</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. <a href="/john/15-1.htm">John 15:1-2</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. <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="/galatians/3-28.htm">Galatians 3:28-29</a> There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. / And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise. <a href="/hebrews/3-12.htm">Hebrews 3:12-19</a> See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God. / But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. / We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>They say to him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard to other farmers, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.they say.He will.<a href="/matthew/3-12.htm">Matthew 3:12</a> Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.<a href="/matthew/22-6.htm">Matthew 22:6,7</a> And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them… <a href="/matthew/23-35.htm">Matthew 23:35-38</a> That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar… and will let out.<a href="/matthew/21-43.htm">Matthew 21:43</a> Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.<a href="/matthew/8-11.htm">Matthew 8:11</a> And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.<a href="/isaiah/49-5.htm">Isaiah 49:5-7</a> And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/13-23.htm">Crop</a> <a href="/matthew/21-39.htm">Death</a> <a href="/matthew/12-14.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/matthew/18-6.htm">End</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-21.htm">Entrust</a> <a href="/matthew/20-15.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/james/4-3.htm">Evilly</a> <a href="/matthew/21-40.htm">Farmers</a> <a href="/matthew/21-34.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/matthew/21-34.htm">Fruits</a> <a href="/matthew/21-40.htm">Husbandmen</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/4-8.htm">Miserable</a> <a href="/matthew/17-15.htm">Miserably</a> <a href="/matthew/20-14.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/matthew/15-18.htm">Proceeds</a> <a href="/matthew/21-34.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/matthew/3-15.htm">Proper</a> <a href="/matthew/11-10.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/matthew/16-27.htm">Render</a> <a href="/matthew/9-16.htm">Rent</a> <a href="/matthew/21-34.htm">Season</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-19.htm">Seasons</a> <a href="/matthew/21-34.htm">Share</a> <a href="/matthew/21-40.htm">Tenants</a> <a href="/matthew/21-40.htm">Vine-Dressers</a> <a href="/matthew/21-40.htm">Vine-Garden</a> <a href="/matthew/21-40.htm">Vine-Growers</a> <a href="/matthew/21-40.htm">Vineyard</a> <a href="/matthew/18-32.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-14.htm">Wretched</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/4-7.htm">Crop</a> <a href="/matthew/22-6.htm">Death</a> <a href="/matthew/26-61.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/matthew/22-27.htm">End</a> <a href="/luke/16-11.htm">Entrust</a> <a href="/matthew/22-6.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/luke/22-65.htm">Evilly</a> <a href="/mark/12-7.htm">Farmers</a> <a href="/matthew/21-43.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/matthew/21-43.htm">Fruits</a> <a href="/mark/12-1.htm">Husbandmen</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-19.htm">Miserable</a> <a href="/matthew/15-22.htm">Miserably</a> <a href="/matthew/22-17.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/mark/7-20.htm">Proceeds</a> <a href="/matthew/21-43.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/luke/1-20.htm">Proper</a> <a href="/matthew/22-4.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/matthew/22-21.htm">Render</a> <a href="/matthew/26-65.htm">Rent</a> <a href="/matthew/24-45.htm">Season</a> <a href="/john/5-4.htm">Seasons</a> <a href="/matthew/25-21.htm">Share</a> <a href="/mark/12-2.htm">Tenants</a> <a href="/mark/12-2.htm">Vine-Dressers</a> <a href="/luke/20-9.htm">Vine-Garden</a> <a href="/mark/12-1.htm">Vine-Growers</a> <a href="/mark/12-1.htm">Vineyard</a> <a href="/matthew/24-48.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/romans/7-24.htm">Wretched</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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In the parable of the tenants, the "wretches" are the tenants who killed the landowner's servants and son. This is a direct reference to the religious leaders of Israel who rejected the prophets and Jesus. The concept of divine retribution is consistent with Old Testament themes, such as in <a href="/isaiah/5.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a>, where Israel is depicted as a vineyard that fails to produce good fruit and faces judgment.they replied, The response comes from the listeners of Jesus' parable, likely the chief priests and Pharisees. Their answer unwittingly pronounces their own judgment, as they fail to see themselves in the story. This interaction highlights the blindness and hardness of heart that Jesus often confronted in the religious leaders.and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants This signifies the transfer of God's kingdom from Israel to a new people who will be faithful. The "other tenants" symbolize the Gentiles and the early Christian church, which would bear fruit for God's kingdom. This shift is echoed in passages like <a href="/romans/11-11.htm">Romans 11:11-24</a>, where Paul discusses the inclusion of the Gentiles into God's plan.who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time. The expectation of fruitfulness is a recurring biblical theme, representing the righteous deeds and faithfulness expected from God's people. The "harvest time" alludes to the final judgment when God will assess the faithfulness of His people. This is consistent with the teachings of Jesus in other parables, such as the parable of the talents (<a href="/matthew/25-14.htm">Matthew 25:14-30</a>), where accountability and fruitfulness are emphasized.<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 and Pharisees. 2. <a href="/topical/c/chief_priests_and_pharisees.htm">Chief Priests and Pharisees</a> Religious leaders of Israel who are being indirectly addressed through the parable. 3. <a href="/topical/v/vineyard.htm">Vineyard</a> Symbolic of Israel, God's chosen people, entrusted with His word and blessings. 4. <a href="/topical/t/tenants.htm">Tenants</a> Represent the religious leaders who were supposed to lead Israel in faithfulness to God but failed. 5. <a href="/topical/o/owner_of_the_vineyard.htm">Owner of the Vineyard</a> Represents God, who expects faithfulness and fruitfulness from His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/a/accountability_to_god.htm">Accountability to God</a> Just as the tenants were accountable to the vineyard owner, we are accountable to God for how we steward His gifts and calling. <a href="/topical/f/fruitfulness_in_faith.htm">Fruitfulness in Faith</a> God expects His people to bear spiritual fruit. This involves living out our faith in obedience and love. <a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_grace.htm">Judgment and Grace</a> While there is a warning of judgment for unfaithfulness, there is also the promise of grace and inclusion for those who are faithful. <a href="/topical/i/inclusivity_of_god's_kingdom.htm">Inclusivity of God's Kingdom</a> The leasing of the vineyard to other tenants signifies the opening of God's kingdom to all who believe, not just a select group. <a href="/topical/s/self-examination.htm">Self-Examination</a> We must examine our own lives to ensure we are producing the fruit God desires, avoiding the pitfalls of the original tenants.<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/why_stress_about_tomorrow_now.htm">Why did God's vineyard produce only wild grapes?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_hanbali_islam.htm">What parables did Jesus teach in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/key_teachings_events_in_matthew.htm">What are the key teachings and events in Matthew?</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_poverty,_hunger.htm">What does the Bible say about poverty and hunger?</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>(41) They say unto him . . .--The fact that the answer to the question came, not from the speaker, but from the hearers of the parable, is peculiar to St. Matthew. On the assumption that those who gave the answer were the scribes and Pharisees, we may see in it either a real unconsciousness that they were as the men on whom the punishment was to fall (see Note on <a href="/matthew/21-31.htm" title="Whether of them two did the will of his father? They say to him, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.">Matthew 21:31</a>), or, more probably, an affected horror, by which they sought to disguise the conviction that the parable was meant for them. They would not admit, in the presence of the multitude, that they winced at this intimation that their designs were known.Those wicked men.--Better, those miserable men, the adjective being the same as the preceding adverb. Their answer, like the speech of Caiaphas in <a href="/context/john/11-49.htm" title="And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said to them, You know nothing at all,">John 11:49-51</a>, was an unconscious prophecy, in which were wrapt up at once the destruction of the Holy City, and the transfer of the privileges that had belonged to Israel to the Gentile Church, which was to grow into Catholic Christendom. The Lord of the vineyard would not be robbed of its fruits, and sooner or later would find faithful and true labourers.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 41. - They say unto him. The Pharisees probably made the reply, not at the moment apprehending the sense of the parable. Or the words were spoken by some of the bystanders, and taken up and emphatically repeated by our Lord with an unmistakable application (ver. 43). The conclusion was a necessary consequence, and this will account for Mark and Luke apparently making them a part of Christ's speech. By their answer they blindly condemn themselves, as David did at hearing Nathan's parable (<a href="/2_samuel/12-5.htm">2 Samuel 12:5</a>). He will miserably (kakw = ) destroy those wicked men (κακοὺς, miserable men); or, he will evilly destroy those evil men; Vulgate, Malos male perdet. He will make their punishment equal their crime. The slaughter and mortality at the siege of Jerusalem accomplished this prediction to the letter. Unto other husbandmen; i.e. the Christian ministry, which took the place of the Jewish priests and teachers. As the husbandmen in the parable were rather the rulers and rabbis than the whole nation (which, indeed, only followed their guides), so these others are not the whole Gentile world, but those who sustained the ministerial offices in the Christian Church. Which (οἵτινες); of such kind as, denoting a class of servants. The clause is peculiar to Matthew. The speakers did not clearly apprehend the bearing of this detail of the parable. In their seasons. The times when the various fruits are ripe and ready for harvesting. These would vary in different climates and under differing circumstances; but the good husbandmen would be always ready to render to their Lord the fruits of faith and obedience, at every holy season and in due proportion. This parable, spoken originally of Israel, applies, like all such similitudes, to the Christian Church and to the human soul. How God dealt with individual Churches we see in his words to the seven Churches of Asia (<a href="/revelation/1.htm">Revelation 1-3</a>.). Ecclesiastical history furnishes similar examples throughout all ages. God gives privileges, and looks for results worthy of these graces. He sends warnings; he raises up apostles, preachers, evangelists; and if a Church is still unfaithful, he takes away his Spirit, and lets it lapse, and gives its inheritance to others, In the other case, the vineyard is the soul of man, which he has to cultivate for his Master's use. God has hedged it round with the law, external and internal, given it the ministry and sacraments and the Scripture, and looks to it to bring forth the fruits of obedience, service, worship. He sends times of visitation, teaching, warning; he speaks to it by secret inspiration; he calls it in loving tones to closer union. If it hearkens to the call, it walks in the way of salvation; if it refuses to hear, it casts away the hope of its calling, and must share the lot of Christ's enemies. <a href="/commentaries/matthew/21-41.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>“He will bring 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 αὐτούς (autous) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <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. wretches Κακοὺς (Kakous) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2556.htm">Strong's 2556: </a> Bad, evil, in the widest sense. Apparently a primary word; worthless, i.e. depraved, or injurious. {to a} wretched {end},” κακῶς (kakōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_2560.htm">Strong's 2560: </a> Badly, evilly, wrongly. From kakos; badly. they declared, Λέγουσιν (Legousin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. “and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. will rent out ἐκδώσεται (ekdōsetai) Verb - Future 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. 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 other 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. 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. who οἵτινες (hoitines) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3748.htm">Strong's 3748: </a> Whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever. will give ἀποδώσουσιν (apodōsousin) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_591.htm">Strong's 591: </a> From apo and didomi; to give away, i.e. Up, over, back, etc. him 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. [his] τοὺς (tous) Article - Accusative Masculine Plural <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. share of the crop καρποὺς (karpous) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2590.htm">Strong's 2590: </a> Probably from the base of harpazo; fruit, literally or figuratively. at 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. harvest time”. καιροῖς (kairois) Noun - Dative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2540.htm">Strong's 2540: </a> Fitting season, season, opportunity, occasion, time. 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