Matthew 21:38

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But when the tenant farmers saw the son, they said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance!'

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  • Gen 37:18-20 : 18 They saw him from a distance, and before he reached them, they conspired to kill him. 19 They said to one another, "Look, here comes the dreamer!" 20 Come now, let’s kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a wild animal devoured him. Then we’ll see what becomes of his dreams."
  • Ps 2:2-8 : 2 The kings of the earth take their stand, and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One. 3 Let us break their chains and throw off their ropes from us. 4 The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them. 5 Then He speaks to them in His anger and terrifies them in His wrath: 6 I have installed My King on Zion, My holy mountain. 7 I will proclaim the decree of the Lord: He said to me, 'You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.' 8 Ask of Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance and the ends of the earth Your possession.
  • Matt 2:13-16 : 13 After they departed, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, 'Get up, take the child and His mother, and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to destroy Him.' 14 So Joseph got up, took the child and His mother during the night, and departed for Egypt. 15 They stayed there until the death of Herod, to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet: 'Out of Egypt I called My Son.' 16 Then Herod, realizing that he had been deceived by the magi, became furious. He sent orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had determined from the magi.
  • Matt 26:3-4 : 3 Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people gathered in the courtyard of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas. 4 And they plotted together to arrest Jesus by deceit and kill Him.
  • Matt 27:1-2 : 1 When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put Him to death. 2 They tied Him up, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pontius Pilate, the governor.
  • Mark 12:7-8 : 7 But those farmers said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.' 8 So they took him, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
  • Luke 20:14 : 14 But when the farmers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, 'This is the heir. Let’s kill him so that the inheritance will be ours.'
  • John 11:47-53 : 47 So the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council and said, 'What are we going to do since this man is performing so many signs?' 48 If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our temple and our nation. 49 But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, 'You know nothing at all!' 50 'You do not realize that it is better for you that one man should die for the people than for the whole nation to perish.' 51 He did not say this on his own; but as high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation. 52 And not only for the nation, but also to gather into one the children of God who are scattered abroad. 53 So from that day on, they plotted to kill him.
  • Acts 4:27-28 : 27 'Indeed, in this city, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed.' 28 'They did what your hand and will had predestined to take place.'
  • Acts 5:24-28 : 24 When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this, they wondered what this might lead to. 25 Then someone came and said, 'Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people.' 26 At that, the captain went with his officers and brought the apostles, but without force, because they feared the people might stone them. 27 Having brought the apostles, they made them appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest. 28 We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name, didn’t we? Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.
  • Heb 1:2 : 2 But in these last days, He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He also created the universe.

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  • Luke 20:9-17
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    93%

    9Then he began to tell the people this parable: 'A man planted a vineyard, leased it to some farmers, and went away for a long time.

    10At harvest time, he sent a servant to the farmers so they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the farmers beat him and sent him away empty-handed.

    11He proceeded to send another servant, but they also beat him, treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed.

    12Then he sent a third one, but they wounded him also and threw him out.

    13Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What should I do? I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will respect him.'

    14But when the farmers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, 'This is the heir. Let’s kill him so that the inheritance will be ours.'

    15So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?'

    16He will come and destroy those farmers and give the vineyard to others. When they heard this, they said, 'May it never happen!'

    17But Jesus looked at them and said, 'Then what is this that is written: "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone"?'

  • Mark 12:1-9
    9 verses
    92%

    1He began to speak to them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, built a fence around it, dug a pit for the winepress, and constructed a tower. Then he leased it to farmers and went on a journey.

    2At the appointed time, he sent a servant to the farmers to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.

    3But they seized him, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.

    4Again, he sent another servant to them. They stoned him, wounded him in the head, and sent him away dishonored.

    5He sent yet another, and they killed him. He sent many others as well; some they beat, and others they killed.

    6Finally, he had one left: a beloved son. He sent him last of all, saying, 'They will respect my son.'

    7But those farmers said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'

    8So they took him, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.

    9What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those farmers, and give the vineyard to others.

  • Matt 21:39-43
    5 verses
    90%

    39So they seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.

    40Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenant farmers?

    41They said to him, 'He will bring those wretches to a miserable end and lease the vineyard to other farmers who will give him the fruit at the proper times.'

    42Jesus said to them, 'Have you never read in the Scriptures: The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This came from the Lord and is wonderful in our eyes?

    43Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people producing its fruit.

  • Matt 21:33-37
    5 verses
    85%

    33Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went away.

    34When the time came to harvest the fruit, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his fruit.

    35But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.

    36Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group, but they treated them the same way.

    37Finally, he sent his son to them. 'They will respect my son,' he said.

  • Matt 21:28
    78%

    28What do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, 'Son, go work today in the vineyard.'

  • Matt 22:5-7
    3 verses
    77%

    5But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business.

    6The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.

    7The king was enraged. He sent his army, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

  • Matt 13:27-28
    2 verses
    73%

    27The servants of the landowner came to him and said, 'Master, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Then where did the weeds come from?'

    28He replied, 'An enemy did this.' The servants asked him, 'Do you want us to go and pull them up?'

  • Luke 19:27
    72%

    27'But as for these enemies of mine who didn’t want me to reign over them—bring them here and slaughter them in my presence.'

  • Matt 20:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

    2He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.

  • Luke 15:30
    71%

    30But when this son of yours came, who has squandered your wealth with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!'

  • Matt 20:7-8
    2 verses
    71%

    7They answered, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them, 'You also go into the vineyard.'

    8When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, 'Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last and going to the first.'

  • Luke 13:6
    70%

    6Then he told this parable: 'A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it but found none.'

  • Matt 20:11
    70%

    11When they received it, they began to grumble against the landowner.

  • Luke 20:19
    70%

    19The chief priests and the scribes sought to arrest him right then, but they feared the people because they knew he had spoken this parable against them.

  • Matt 20:4
    70%

    4He told them, 'You also go into the vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.'

  • Matt 10:21
    70%

    21Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise up against their parents and have them put to death.

  • Matt 15:13
    70%

    13He answered, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots.

  • Matt 22:3
    70%

    3He sent his servants to call those who had been invited to the wedding, but they refused to come.

  • Matt 13:37
    70%

    37He replied, 'The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.'

  • 1 Sam 8:14
    69%

    14He will take the best of your fields, vineyards, and olive groves and give them to his officials.

  • Isa 5:3
    69%

    3Now then, you inhabitants of Jerusalem and people of Judah, judge between me and my vineyard.