Matthew 21:33 Cross References - Twentieth_Century

³³ Listen to another parable. A man, who was an employer, once planted a vineyard, put a fence round it, dug a winepress in it, built a tower, and then let it out to tenants and went abroad.

¹⁸ Listen, then, yourselves to the parable of the Sower.

²⁸ What do you think of this? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the elder and said 'Go and work in the vineyard to-day my son.'

² "The teachers of the Law and the Pharisees now occupy the chair of Moses.

¹⁴ For it is as though a man, going on his travels, called his servants, and gave his property into their charge. ¹⁵ He gave three thousand pounds to one, twelve hundred to another, and six hundred to a third, in proportion to the ability of each. Then he set out on his travels.

¹ And Jesus began to speak to them in parables: "A man once planted a vineyard, put a fence round it, dug a wine-press, built a tower, and then let it out to tenants and went abroad. ² At the proper time he sent a servant to the tenants, to receive from them a share of the produce of the vintage; ³ But they seized him, and beat him, and sent him away empty- handed. ⁴ A second time the owner sent a servant to them; this man, too, the tenants struck on the head, and insulted. ⁵ He sent another, but him they killed; and so with many others- -some they beat and some they killed. ⁶ He had still one son, who was very dear to him; and him he sent to them last of all. 'They will respect my son,' he said. ⁷ But those tenants said to one another 'Here is the heir! Come, let us kill him, and his inheritance will be ours.' ⁸ So they seized him, and killed him, and threw his body outside the vineyard. ⁹ What will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and put the tenants to death, and he will let the vineyard to others. ¹⁰ Have you never read this passage of Scripture?--'The very stone which the builders despised has now itself become the corner- stone; ¹¹ This corner-stone has come from the Lord, and is marvelous in our eyes.'" ¹² After this his enemies were eager to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd; for they saw that it was at them that he had aimed the parable. So they let him alone, and went away.

³⁴ It is like a man going on a journey, who leaves his home, puts his servants in charge--each having his special duty--and orders the porter to watch.

¹² He said: "A nobleman once went to a distant country to receive his appointment to a Kingdom and then return.

⁹ But Jesus began to tell the people this parable-- "A man once planted a vineyard, and then let it out to tenants, and went abroad for a long while. ¹⁰ At the proper time he sent a servant to the tenants, that they should give him a share of the produce of the vineyard. The tenants, however, beat him and sent him away empty-handed. ¹¹ The owner afterwards sent another servant; but the tenants beat and insulted this man too, and sent him away empty-handed. ¹² He sent a third; but they wounded this man also, and threw him outside. ¹³ 'What shall I do?' said the owner of the vineyard. 'I will send my son, who is very dear to me. Perhaps they will respect him.' ¹⁴ But, on seeing him, the tenants consulted with one another. 'Here is the heir!' they said. 'Let us kill him, and then the inheritance will become ours.' ¹⁵ So they threw him outside the vineyard and killed him. Now what will the owner of the vineyard do to them? ¹⁶ He will come and put those tenants to death, and will let the vineyard to others." "Heaven forbid!" they exclaimed when they heard it. ¹⁷ But Jesus looked at them and said: "What then is the meaning of this passage?-- 'The very stone which the builders despised has now itself become the corner-stone.' ¹⁸ Every one who falls on that stone will be dashed to pieces, while any one on whom it falls--it will scatter him as dust." ¹⁹ After this the Teachers of the Law and the Chief Priest were eager to lay hands on Jesus then and there, but they were afraid of the people; for they saw that it was at them that he had aimed this parable.

¹ I am the True Vine, and my Father is the Vine-grower.