Matthew 21:38

American Standard Version (1901)

But the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and take his inheritance.

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  • Gen 37:18-20 : 18 And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him. 19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh. 20 Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, An evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
  • Ps 2:2-8 : 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against Jehovah, and against his anointed, [saying] , 3 Let us break their bonds asunder, And cast away their cords from us. 4 He that sitteth in the heavens will laugh: The Lord will have them in derision. 5 Then will he speak unto them in his wrath, And vex them in his sore displeasure: 6 Yet I have set my king Upon my holy hill of Zion. 7 I will tell of the decree: Jehovah said unto me, Thou art my son; This day have I begotten thee. 8 Ask of me, and I will give [thee] the nations for thine inheritance, And the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
  • Matt 2:13-16 : 13 Now when they were departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I tell thee: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. 14 And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt; 15 and was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt did I call my son. 16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the Wise-men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had exactly learned of the Wise-men.
  • Matt 26:3-4 : 3 Then were gathered together the chief priests, and the elders of the people, unto the court of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas; 4 and they took counsel together that they might take Jesus by subtlety, and kill him.
  • Matt 27:1-2 : 1 Now when morning was come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: 2 and they bound him, and led him away, and delivered him up to Pilate the governor.
  • Mark 12:7-8 : 7 But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours. 8 And they took him, and killed him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard.
  • Luke 20:14 : 14 But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned one with another, saying, This is the heir; let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
  • John 11:47-53 : 47 The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many signs. 48 If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation. 49 But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all, 50 nor do ye take account that it is expedient for you that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not. 51 Now this he said not of himself: but, being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation; 52 and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together into one the children of God that are scattered abroad. 53 So from that day forth they took counsel that they might put him to death.
  • Acts 4:27-28 : 27 for of a truth in this city against thy holy Servant Jesus, whom thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, were gathered together, 28 to do whatsoever thy hand and thy council foreordained to come to pass.
  • Acts 5:24-28 : 24 Now when the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were much perplexed concerning them whereunto this would grow. 25 And there came one and told them, Behold, the men whom ye put in the prison are in the temple standing and teaching the people. 26 Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them, [but] without violence; for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned. 27 And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them, 28 saying, We strictly charged you not to teach in this name: and behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.
  • Heb 1:2 : 2 hath at the end of these days spoken unto us in [his] Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds;

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  • Luke 20:9-17
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    9 And he began to speak unto the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country for a long time.

    10 And at the season he sent unto the husbandmen a servant, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.

    11 And he sent yet another servant: and him also they beat, and handled him shamefully, and sent him away empty.

    12 And he sent yet a third: and him also they wounded, and cast him forth.

    13 And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; it may be they will reverence him.

    14 But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned one with another, saying, This is the heir; let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

    15 And they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do unto them?

    16 He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.

    17 But he looked upon them, and said, What then is this that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner?

  • Mark 12:1-9
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    1 And he began to speak unto them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a pit for the winepress, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country.

    2 And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruits of the vineyard.

    3 And they took him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.

    4 And again he sent unto them another servant; and him they wounded in the head, and handled shamefully.

    5 And he sent another; and him they killed: and many others; beating some, and killing some.

    6 He had yet one, a beloved son: he sent him last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.

    7 But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.

    8 And they took him, and killed him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard.

    9 What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.

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    39 And they took him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him.

    40 When therefore the lord of the vineyard shall come, what will he do unto those husbandmen?

    41 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.

    42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner; This was from the Lord, And it is marvelous in our eyes?

    43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken away from you, and shall be given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.

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    33 Hear another parable: There was a man that was a householder, who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country.

    34 And when the season of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, to receive his fruits.

    35 And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.

    36 Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them in like manner.

    37 But afterward he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.

  • 28 But what think ye? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to-day in the vineyard.

  • Matt 22:5-7
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    5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise;

    6 and the rest laid hold on his servants, and treated them shamefully, and killed them.

    7 But the king was wroth; and he sent his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

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    27 And the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it tares?

    28 And he said unto them, An enemy hath done this. And the servants say unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?

  • 27 But these mine enemies, that would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.

  • Matt 20:1-2
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    1 For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that was a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard.

    2 And when he had agreed with the laborers for a shilling a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

  • 30 but when this thy son came, who hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou killedst for him the fatted calf.

  • Matt 20:7-8
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    7 They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard.

    8 And when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the laborers, and pay them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.

  • 6 And he spake this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit thereon, and found none.

  • 11 And when they received it, they murmured against the householder,

  • 19 And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him in that very hour; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he spake this parable against them.

  • 4 and to them he said, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.

  • 21 And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and the father his child: and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.

  • 13 But he answered and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father planted not, shall be rooted up.

  • 3 and sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the marriage feast: and they would not come.

  • 37 And he answered and said, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;

  • 14 And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.

  • 3 And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard.