Matthew 21:38 “But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is t…”

Matthew 21:38

But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

But the farmers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and seize his inheritance.’

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

But when the husbandmen saw the sonne, they saide among themselues, This is the heire: come, let vs kill him, and let vs take his inheritance.

Darby Translation

But the husbandmen, seeing the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him and possess his inheritance.

Young's Literal Translation

and the husbandmen having seen the son, said among themselves, This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and may possess his inheritance;

Bible in Basic English

But when the workmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is he who will one day be the owner of the property; come, let us put him to death and take his heritage.

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Cross references

“This”

Genesis 37:18–20 Luke 20:14 John 11:47–53 Matthew 2:13–16 Psalm 2:2–8 Acts 5:24–28

Genesis 37:18–20 · BSB

Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.

Luke 20:14 · BSB

But when the tenants saw the son, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’

John 11:47–53 · BSB

Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.

Matthew 2:13–16 · BSB

When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “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…

Psalm 2:2–8 · BSB

The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:

Acts 5:24–28 · BSB

When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening.

Also

Hebrews 1:2

Hebrews 1:2 · BSB

But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

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

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