Luke 20:15
New International Version
So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. “What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

New Living Translation
So they dragged him out of the vineyard and murdered him. “What do you suppose the owner of the vineyard will do to them?” Jesus asked.

English Standard Version
And they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

Berean Standard Bible
So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

Berean Literal Bible
And having cast him forth outside the vineyard, they killed him. What therefore will the master of the vineyard do to them?

King James Bible
So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?

New King James Version
So they cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. Therefore what will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

New American Standard Bible
And so they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

NASB 1995
“So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

NASB 1977
“And they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What, therefore, will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

Legacy Standard Bible
So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

Amplified Bible
So they threw the son out of the vineyard and killed him. What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

Christian Standard Bible
So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. “What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. “Therefore, what will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

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

Contemporary English Version
So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. Jesus asked, "What do you think the owner of the vineyard will do?

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. "What will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

Good News Translation
So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. "What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do to the tenants?" Jesus asked.

International Standard Version
So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. Now what will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

Majority Standard Bible
So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

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

New Heart English Bible
They threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?

Webster's Bible Translation
So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?

Weymouth New Testament
"So they turned him out of the vineyard and murdered him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

World English Bible
Then they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and having cast him outside of the vineyard, they killed [him]; what, then, will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

Berean Literal Bible
And having cast him forth outside the vineyard, they killed him. What therefore will the master of the vineyard do to them?

Young's Literal Translation
and having cast him outside of the vineyard, they killed him; what, then, shall the owner of the vineyard do to them?

Smith's Literal Translation
And having cast him without the vineyard, they killed. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
So casting him out of the vineyard, they killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?

Catholic Public Domain Version
And forcing him outside of the vineyard, they killed him. What, then, will the lord of the vineyard do to them?”

New American Bible
So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

New Revised Standard Version
So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“And they cast him out of the vineyard and murdered him. What therefore will the owner of the vineyard do to them?”
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And they drove him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

Godbey New Testament
And casting him out from the vineyard they slew him; what then will the lord of the vineyard do?

Haweis New Testament
So casting him out of the vineyard, they slew him. What then will the master of the vineyard do with these men?

Mace New Testament
so they kill'd him, and threw him out of the vineyard, what punishment now will the master inflict upon them?

Weymouth New Testament
"So they turned him out of the vineyard and murdered him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

Worrell New Testament
And, having thrust him forth out of the vineyard, they slew him. What, therefore, will the lord of the vineyard do to them?

Worsley New Testament
So they cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do unto them?

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Parable of the Wicked Tenants
14But 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.’ 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 kill those tenants, and will give the vineyard to others.” And when the people heard this, they said, “May such a thing never happen!”…

Cross References
Matthew 21:39
So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.

Mark 12:8
So they seized the son, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.

Isaiah 5:1-7
I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. / He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour! / “And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard. ...

Psalm 118:22-23
The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. / This is from the LORD, and it is marvelous in our eyes.

Acts 4:11
This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’

1 Peter 2:7
To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”

John 1:11
He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.

Hebrews 13:12
And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood.

Romans 11:3
“Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well”?

Genesis 37:20
“Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams!”

Jeremiah 7:25-26
From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again. / Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers.

Zechariah 12:10
Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.

Matthew 23:37
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

Acts 7:52
Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—

1 Thessalonians 2:15
who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men,


Treasury of Scripture

So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do to them?

they.

Hebrews 13:12
Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.

What.

Matthew 21:37-40
But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son…

Mark 12:6-9
Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son…

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Luke 20
1. Jesus confirms his authority by a question of John's baptism.
9. The parable of the vineyard.
19. Of giving tribute to Caesar.
27. He instructs the Sadducees, who denied the resurrection.
41. How Jesus is the Son of David.
45. He warns his disciples to beware of the scribes.














So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him
So they threw him out
This phrase indicates a deliberate and forceful action taken by the tenants. The Greek word for "threw" (ἐξέβαλον, exebalon) suggests a violent expulsion. In the context of the parable, this act symbolizes the rejection of God's messengers by the people of Israel. Historically, prophets were often rejected and mistreated, as seen in the accounts of Jeremiah and others. This action foreshadows the ultimate rejection of Jesus by the religious leaders of His time.

of the vineyard
The "vineyard" is a metaphor for Israel, a common symbol in the Old Testament (Isaiah 5:1-7). It represents God's chosen people and His kingdom. The vineyard is a place of expected fruitfulness and care, yet it becomes a place of rebellion and violence. This imagery underscores the responsibility and privilege given to Israel, and their failure to produce the fruits of righteousness.

and killed him
The culmination of the tenants' rebellion is the murder of the son, representing Jesus Christ. The Greek word for "killed" (ἀπέκτειναν, apekteinan) is stark and final, indicating the severity of their actions. This reflects the historical reality of Jesus' crucifixion, where He was rejected and put to death by those He came to save. Theologically, this act fulfills the prophecy of the suffering servant in Isaiah 53 and highlights the depth of human sinfulness and the extent of God's redemptive plan through the sacrifice of His Son.

Verses 15, 16. - So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. The parable-story of itself was an improbable one. The conduct of the husbandmen, the long patience of the owner of the vineyard, his last act in sending his beloved and only son, ? all this makes up a history without a parallel in human experience. Yet this is an exact sketch of what did actually take place in the eventful story of Israel! What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them? He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. Again a hint of a solemn deliberation in heaven, a prophetic picture of the future of the Jewish race fulfilled with terrible exactness. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid! Well understood they the Speaker's meaning here. He foreshadowed, in no veiled language, the utter ruin of the Jewish polity. When they heard this, forgetting to be scornful, they exclaimed, in deprecation of the ominous and terrible prediction, Μὴ γένοιτο! which we render accurately, though not literally, "God forbid!"

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
So
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

they threw
ἐκβαλόντες (ekbalontes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1544: To throw (cast, put) out; I banish; I bring forth, produce. From ek and ballo; to eject.

him
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

out of
ἔξω (exō)
Preposition
Strong's 1854: Without, outside. Adverb from ek; out(-side, of doors), literally or figuratively.

the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

vineyard
ἀμπελῶνος (ampelōnos)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 290: A vineyard. From ampelos; a vineyard.

[and] killed [him].
ἀπέκτειναν (apekteinan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 615: To put to death, kill; fig: I abolish. From apo and kteino; to kill outright; figuratively, to destroy.

What
Τί (Ti)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

then
οὖν (oun)
Conjunction
Strong's 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.

{will} the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

owner
κύριος (kyrios)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.

of the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

vineyard
ἀμπελῶνος (ampelōnos)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 290: A vineyard. From ampelos; a vineyard.

do
ποιήσει (poiēsei)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

to them?
αὐτοῖς (autois)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


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