Matthew 21:33 Cross References - AUV

³³ “Listen to another parable [i.e., a brief story used to illustrate His teaching]: There was the owner of a farm who planted a vineyard and built a fence around it. He constructed a grape squeezing device, built a [lookout] tower [near it], leased it to tenant farmers and then went to another country.

¹⁸ “Listen then to this parable of the farmer [who sowed seed].

²⁸ But what do you think [about this]? A man had two sons; He went to the first one and said, ‘Son, go to work in my vineyard today.’

² saying, “The experts in the law of Moses and the Pharisees teach by the authority of Moses.

¹⁴ “For the kingdom of heaven is similar to a man who planned to go on a trip to a distant country, so called his servants and entrusted to each of them a large sum of money [Note: The narrative that follows suggests that the man was turning over some of his assets to financial managers to invest for him]. ¹⁵ He gave one servant five talents [Note: This ‘talent’ was a large sum of money in the form of a certain weight of silver. It was the equivalent of sixty years of a farm laborer’s wages, or about $750,000 in 1994 income]. He gave two talents to another servant and one talent to another. He gave to each one an amount in keeping with his ability [to invest it wisely], and then left on his trip.

¹ Jesus began speaking to them [i.e., to the leading priests and experts in the law of Moses (See 11: 18 or, to the people (See Luke 20:9)] by using parables. He said, “A man planted a vineyard and built a fence around it. He dug a place for constructing a grape squeezing device, built a [lookout] tower [near it], then leased it out to tenant farmers and went to another country. ² And when the [grape harvest] season came, the owner of the farm sent a slave to the tenant farmers asking them to deliver the grape crop [to him]. ³ But they took the slave and beat him and sent him away empty handed. ⁴ Again the owner of the farm sent another slave, whom they wounded in the head and shamefully abused. ⁵ He sent [still] another slave, whom they killed. He continued sending many more slaves; they beat some and killed others. ⁶ The owner had one more person [left to send], his dearly loved son. [So] he sent him to them last of all, reasoning to himself, ‘ [Surely] they will treat my son with respect.’ ⁷ But the tenant farmers said to one another, ‘This is the heir [to the vineyard]. Come on, let us kill him and then the inheritance will be ours.’ ⁸ So they took him and killed him and threw his body out of the vineyard. ⁹ What do you think the owner of the vineyard will do [when he gets back]?” Jesus asked. [Then He continued], “He will come and kill those tenant farmers and give the vineyard to other people. ¹⁰ Have you never read this Scripture [Psa. 118:22-23], ‘The building block rejected by the builders is the same [one] that was made the principal stone by which the entire building was aligned. ¹¹ This was planned by the Lord and is a marvelous thing to us’?” ¹² And they [i.e., the leading priests and experts in the Law of Moses] attempted to arrest Jesus, but [hesitated because] they feared what the crowd might do, for they understood that He was speaking the parable against them. So, they left Him and went away.

³⁴ It is like a man who left his house on a trip to another country. [Before leaving] he put his servants in charge of his affairs, giving each one a [particular] job to do, then he ordered the gatekeeper to stay alert [i.e., while he was gone].

¹² So, He said, “A certain distinguished gentleman went to a distant country to receive a royal appointment [i.e., as king over a territory] and then return. [Note: This is the only parable of Jesus’ that correlates with a known incident; that of Herod’s son Archelaus going to Rome to receive from Caesar Augustus an appointment to rule over Judea, Samaria and Idumaea in 4 B.C. See Matt. 2:22].

⁹ Then Jesus began speaking to the people. [Note: And perhaps to the religious leaders as well. See Mark 11:18 with 12:1]. He told them this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, then leased it out to tenant farmers and went to another country for a long time. ¹⁰ And when the [grape harvest] season came, the owner of the farm sent a slave to the tenant farmers, asking them for the grape harvest [to be delivered to him]. But the tenant farmers beat the slave and sent him away empty handed. ¹¹ Then he sent out another slave [i.e., to arrange for receiving the crop], but the tenant farmers beat him also, shamefully abused him and sent him away empty handed [as well]. ¹² So, he sent a third [slave] and they wounded him also and threw him out [of the vineyard]. ¹³ Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do [about this]? I will send my dearly loved son. Hopefully, they will treat him with respect.’ ¹⁴ But when the tenant farmers saw him, they began reasoning with one another, saying, ‘This is the heir [to the vineyard]; let us kill him so the inheritance will be ours.’ ¹⁵ So, they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. Therefore, what will the owner of the vineyard do to them? [Jesus asked]. ¹⁶ He will come and kill those tenant farmers and will give the vineyard to other people.” And when the people heard [Him say] this, they said, “May that never happen.” ¹⁷ But Jesus looked at them and said, “Then what does it mean that is written [Psa. 118:22], ‘The building block rejected by the builders [is] the same [one] that was made the principal stone by which the entire building was aligned?’ ¹⁸ Every person who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but whoever it falls on will be scattered like dust.” ¹⁹ Then the experts in the law of Moses and the leading priests attempted to arrest Jesus right away, [but hesitated] because they feared [what] the people [might do], since they perceived that He had spoken this parable against them.

¹ [Jesus continued], “I am the real vine, and my Father is the owner of the vineyard.