Luke 20:14
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!’
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- Rom 8:17 : 17 And if children, then heirs(namely, heirs of God and also fellow heirs with Christ)– if indeed we suffer with him so we may also be glorified with him.
- Heb 1:2 : 2 in these last days he has spoken to us in a son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he created the world.
- Gen 37:18-20 : 18 Now Joseph’s brothers saw him from a distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him. 19 They said to one another,“Here comes this master of dreams! 20 Come now, let’s kill him, throw him into one of the cisterns, and then say that a wild animal ate him. Then we’ll see how his dreams turn out!”
- Ps 2:1-6 : 1 Why do the nations rebel? Why are the countries devising plots that will fail? 2 The kings of the earth form a united front; the rulers collaborate against the LORD and his anointed king. 3 They say,“Let’s tear off the shackles they’ve put on us! Let’s free ourselves from their ropes!” 4 The one enthroned in heaven laughs in disgust; the Lord taunts them. 5 Then he angrily speaks to them and terrifies them in his rage, saying, 6 “I myself have installed my king on Zion, my holy hill.”
- Ps 2:8 : 8 Ask me, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the ends of the earth as your personal property.
- Ps 89:27 : 27 I will appoint him to be my firstborn son, the most exalted of the earth’s kings.
- Matt 2:2-9 : 2 saying,“Where is the one who is born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” 3 When King Herod heard this he was alarmed, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 After assembling all the chief priests and experts in the law, he asked them where the Christ was to be born. 5 “In Bethlehem of Judea,” they said,“for it is written this way by the prophet: 6 ‘And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are in no way least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’” 7 Then Herod privately summoned the wise men and determined from them when the star had appeared. 8 He sent them to Bethlehem and said,“Go and look carefully for the child. When you find him, inform me so that I can go and worship him as well.” 9 After listening to the king they left, and once again the star they saw when it rose led them until it stopped above the place where the child was. 10 When they saw the star they shouted joyfully. 11 As they came into the house and saw the child with Mary his mother, they bowed down and worshiped him. They opened their treasure boxes and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. 12 After being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back by another route to their own country. 13 The Escape to Egypt After they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said,“Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to look for the child to kill him.” 14 Then he got up, took the child and his mother during the night, and went to Egypt. 15 He stayed there until Herod died. In this way what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet was fulfilled:“I called my Son out of Egypt.” 16 When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men to kill all the children in Bethlehem and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men.
- Matt 16:7 : 7 So they began to discuss this among themselves, saying,“It is because we brought no bread.”
- Matt 21:25 : 25 Where did John’s baptism come from? From heaven or from people?” They discussed this among themselves, saying,“If we say,‘From heaven,’ he will say,‘Then why did you not believe him?’
- Matt 27:21-25 : 21 The governor asked them,“Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said,“Barabbas!” 22 Pilate said to them,“Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Christ?” They all said,“Crucify him!” 23 He asked,“Why? What wrong has he done?” But they shouted more insistently,“Crucify him!” 24 Jesus is Condemned and Mocked When Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but that instead a riot was starting, he took some water, washed his hands before the crowd and said,“I am innocent of this man’s blood. You take care of it yourselves!” 25 In reply all the people said,“Let his blood be on us and on our children!”
- Luke 19:47 : 47 Jesus was teaching daily in the temple courts. The chief priests and the experts in the law and the prominent leaders among the people were seeking to assassinate him,
- Luke 20:5 : 5 So they discussed it with one another, saying,“If we say,‘From heaven,’ he will say,‘Why did you not believe him?’
- Luke 20:19 : 19 Then the experts in the law and the chief priests wanted to arrest him that very hour, because they realized he had told this parable against them. But they were afraid of the people.
- Luke 22:2 : 2 The chief priests and the experts in the law were trying to find some way to execute Jesus, for they were afraid of the people.
- John 11:47-50 : 47 So the chief priests and the Pharisees called the council together and said,“What are we doing? For this man is performing many miraculous signs. 48 If we allow him to go on in this way, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away our sanctuary and our nation.” 49 Then one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said,“You know nothing at all! 50 You do not realize that it is more to your advantage to have one man die for the people than for the whole nation to perish.”
- Acts 2:23 : 23 this man, who was handed over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you executed by nailing him to a cross at the hands of Gentiles.
- Acts 3:15 : 15 You killed the Originator of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this fact we are witnesses!
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- Matt 21:33-419 verses93%
33 The Parable of the Tenants“Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a fence around it, dug a pit for its winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went on a journey.
34 When the harvest time was near, he sent his slaves to the tenants to collect his portion of the crop.
35 But the tenants seized his slaves, beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
36 Again he sent other slaves, more than the first, and they treated them the same way.
37 Finally he sent his son to them, saying,‘They will respect my son.’
38 But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves,‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and get his inheritance!’
39 So they seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.
40 Now when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?”
41 They said to him,“He will utterly destroy those evil men! Then he will lease the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his portion at the harvest.”
- Mark 12:1-99 verses93%
1 The Parable of the Tenants Then he began to speak to them in parables:“A man planted a vineyard. He put a fence around it, dug a pit for its winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went on a journey.
2 At harvest time he sent a slave to the tenants to collect from them his portion of the crop.
3 But those tenants seized his slave, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.
4 So he sent another slave to them again. This one they struck on the head and treated outrageously.
5 He sent another, and that one they killed. This happened to many others, some of whom were beaten, others killed.
6 He had one left, his one dear son. Finally he sent him to them, saying,‘They will respect my son.’
7 But those tenants said to one another,‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and the inheritance will be ours!’
8 So they seized him, killed him, and threw his body out of the vineyard.
9 What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others.
- Luke 20:15-173 verses89%
15 So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?
16 He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” When the people heard this, they said,“May this never happen!”
17 But Jesus looked straight at them and said,“Then what is the meaning of that which is written:‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?
- Luke 20:9-135 verses87%
9 The Parable of the Tenants Then he began to tell the people this parable:“A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey for a long time.
10 When harvest time came, he sent a slave to the tenants so that they would give him his portion of the crop. However, the tenants beat his slave and sent him away empty-handed.
11 So he sent another slave. They beat this one too, treated him outrageously, and sent him away empty-handed.
12 So he sent still a third. They even wounded this one, and threw him out.
13 Then the owner of the vineyard said,‘What should I do? I will send my one dear son; perhaps they will respect him.’
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28 The Parable of the Two Sons“What do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said,‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’
- Matt 22:5-73 verses74%
5 But they were indifferent and went away, one to his farm, another to his business.
6 The rest seized his slaves, insolently mistreated them, and killed them.
7 The king was furious! He sent his soldiers, and they put those murderers to death and set their city on fire.
- Matt 13:27-282 verses74%
27 So the slaves of the landowner came and said to him,‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Then where did the darnel come from?’
28 He said,‘An enemy has done this!’ So the slaves replied,‘Do you want us to go and gather it?’
- Matt 20:1-22 verses74%
1 Workers in the Vineyard“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
2 And after agreeing with the workers for the standard wage, he sent them into his vineyard.
- Matt 20:7-82 verses73%
7 They said to him,‘Because no one hired us.’ He said to them,‘You go and work in the vineyard too.’
8 When it was evening the owner of the vineyard said to his manager,‘Call the workers and give the pay starting with the last hired until the first.’
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4 He said to them,‘You go into the vineyard too, and I will give you whatever is right.’
- Luke 20:19-202 verses72%
19 Then the experts in the law and the chief priests wanted to arrest him that very hour, because they realized he had told this parable against them. But they were afraid of the people.
20 Paying Taxes to Caesar Then they watched him carefully and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They wanted to take advantage of what he might say so that they could deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.
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27 But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to be their king, bring them here and slaughter them in front of me!’”
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11 When they received it, they began to complain against the landowner,
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17 so he thought to himself,‘What should I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’
- Isa 5:3-42 verses71%
3 So now, residents of Jerusalem, people of Judah, you decide between me and my vineyard!
4 What more can I do for my vineyard beyond what I have already done? When I waited for it to produce edible grapes, why did it produce sour ones instead?
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15 Am I not permitted to do what I want with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?’
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43 For this reason I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.
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14 He will take your best fields, vineyards, and olive groves, and give them to his own servants.
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13 And he replied,“Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted.
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6 Warning to Israel to Bear Fruit Then Jesus told this parable:“A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it and found none.
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14 But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying,‘We do not want this man to be king over us!’