Luke 20:14

KJV1611 – Modern English

But when the tenant farmers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἰδόντες δὲ αὐτὸν οἱ γεωργοὶ, διελογίζοντο πρὸς ἑαυτούς, λέγοντες, Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ κληρονόμος: δεῦτε, ἀποκτείνωμεν αὐτόν, ἵνα ἡμῶν γένηται ἡ κληρονομία.

Transliteration

Idontes de him the geōrgoi, dielogizonto pros heautous, legontes, This estin the klēronomos: deute, let us apokteinōmen him, that of us genētai the klēronomia.

Grammar Details

• *Idontes*: aorist active participle, nominative, plural - having seen
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and
• *geōrgoi*: nominative, masculine, plural - farmers
• *dielogizonto*: imperfect middle, 3rd plural - they were reasoning
• *pros heautous*: preposition + accusative reflexive pronoun - with themselves
• *legontes*: present active participle, nominative, plural - saying
• *estin*: present active, 3rd singular - is
• *klēronomos*: nominative, masculine, singular - heir
• *deute*: adverb/interjection - come
• *apokteinōmen*: aorist active subjunctive, 1st plural - let us kill
• *genētai*: aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd singular - might become
• *klēronomia*: nominative, feminine, singular - inheritance

Word Meanings

• *Idontes*: having seen/when they saw
• *geōrgoi*: farmers/vinedressers/husbandmen
• *dielogizonto*: they were reasoning/discussing/plotting
• *pros heautous*: with themselves/among themselves
• *klēronomos*: heir/inheritor
• *deute*: come/come now/come here
• *apokteinōmen*: let us kill/we should kill
• *genētai*: might become/may become
• *klēronomia*: inheritance/possession/property

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  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.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  But when the fermers sawe him they thought in them selves sayinge: this is the heyre come let vs kyll him that the inheritaunce maye be oures.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But whan the hussbande men sawe the sonne, they thought in the selues, and sayde: This is the heyre, come, let vs kyll him, yt the inheritaunce maye be oures.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But when the husbandmen sawe him, they reasoned with themselues, saying, This is the heire: come, let vs kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But when the husbande men sawe him, they reasoned within them selues, saying: This is the heyre, come, let vs kyll hym, that the inheritaunce may be ours.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "But when the farmers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.'

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and having seen him, the husbandmen reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir; come, we may kill him, that the inheritance may become ours;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But when the workmen saw him, they said to one another, This is he who will one day be the owner of the property: let us put him to death and the heritage will be ours.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "But when the farmers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.'

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But when the tenants saw him, they said to one another,‘This is the heir; let’s kill him so the inheritance will be ours!’

Referenced Verses

• Rom 8:17 : 17 And if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.
• Heb 1:2 : 2 Has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds;
• Gen 37:18-20 : 18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near to them, they conspired against him to kill him. 19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer comes. 20 Come now therefore, and let us kill him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast has devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
• Ps 2:1-6 : 1 Why do the nations rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, 3 Let us break their bonds apart, and cast away their cords from us. 4 He who sits in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. 5 Then shall he speak to them in his wrath, and distress them in his deep displeasure. 6 Yet I have set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
• Ps 2:8 : 8 Ask of me, and I shall give you the nations for your inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession.
• Ps 89:27 : 27 Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.
• Matt 2:2-9 : 2 Saying, Where is he who is born King of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east and have come to worship him. 3 When King Herod heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he inquired of them where Christ should be born. 5 And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet, 6 And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are not the least among the princes of Judah: for out of you shall come a Governor who shall rule my people Israel. 7 Then Herod, when he had privately called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when you have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also. 9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. 10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. 11 And when they had come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, frankincense, and myrrh. 12 And being warned by God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. 13 And when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there until I bring you word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. 14 When he arose, he 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 I have called my son. 16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent forth and killed all the children that were in Bethlehem and in all its coasts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.
• Matt 16:7 : 7 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.
• Matt 21:25 : 25 The baptism of John, where was it from? From heaven, or from men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven, he will say to us, Why then did you not believe him?
• Matt 27:21-25 : 21 The governor answered and said unto them, Which of the two do you want me to release unto you? They said, Barabbas. 22 Pilate said unto them, What then shall I do with Jesus, who is called Christ? They all said unto him, Let him be crucified. 23 And the governor said, Why, what evil has he done? But they cried out all the more, saying, Let him be crucified. 24 When Pilate saw that he could nothing prevail, but rather a tumult was made, he took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person. See to it yourselves. 25 Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us and on our children.
• Luke 19:47 : 47 And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the leaders of the people sought to destroy him,
• Luke 20:5 : 5 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did you not believe him?
• Luke 20:19 : 19 And the chief priests and the scribes tried to lay hands on him at that very hour; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.
• Luke 22:2 : 2 And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.
• John 11:47-50 : 47 Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, What shall we do? for this man does many miracles. 48 If we let him alone like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and nation. 49 And one of them, named Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, You know nothing at all, 50 Nor do you consider that it is better for us that one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation should perish.
• Acts 2:23 : 23 Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken, and by lawless hands have crucified and killed:
• Acts 3:15 : 15 And killed the Prince of life, whom God has raised from the dead; of which we are witnesses.