Luke 20:16

Luke 20:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.
• New International Version (NIV)He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” When the people heard this, they said, “God forbid!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others." When they heard this, they said, "Surely not!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)He will come and destroy those vinedressers and give the vineyard to others.” And when they heard it they said, “Certainly not!”

Context of Luke 20:16

14“But when the tenant farmers saw him, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘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? He will come and kill those farmers and give the vineyard to others.” But when they heard this they said, “That must never happen!” 17But he looked at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of this Scripture: The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone? 18Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but on whomever it falls, it will shatter him.”

Luke 20:16 word by word

ἐλεύσεται καὶ ἀπολέσει τοὺς γεωργοὺς τούτους καὶ δώσει τὸν ἀμπελῶνα ἄλλοις. ἀκούσαντες δὲ εἶπαν· μὴ γένοιτο.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He shall comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• destroyἀπολλύωapollumi · to destroyG622
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• husbandmenὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• husbandmenγεωργόςgeōrgos · farmerG1092
• shall giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• the vineyardἀμπελώνampelōn · vineyardG290
• to othersἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• And whenδέde · thenG1161
• they heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• they saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• God forbidμήmē · notG3361
• God forbidγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096

Cross-references for Luke 20:16

• Luke 19:27But bring here these enemies of mine, who did not want me to rule over them, and slaughter them in my presence.’”
• Psalms 2:8Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance and the ends of the earth your possession.
• Psalms 21:8Your hand will capture all your enemies; your right hand will seize those who hate you.
• Matthew 21:41“He will completely destroy those terrible men,” they told him, “and lease his vineyard to other farmers who will give him his fruit at the harvest.”
• Matthew 22:7The king was enraged, and he sent out his troops, killed those murderers, and burned down their city.
• Acts 13:46Paul and Barnabas boldly replied, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first. Since you reject it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we are turning to the Gentiles.
• Nehemiah 9:36Here we are today, slaves in the land you gave our ancestors so that they could enjoy its fruit and its goodness. Here we are — slaves in it!

Commentaries on Luke 20:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16God forbid - Or, Let it not be, . Our phrase, God forbid, answers pretty well to the meaning of the Greek, but it is no translation.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9-19Verses 9-19 See this parable explained in the notes at Matthew 21:33-45.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-19Verses 9-19 Christ spake this parable against those who resolved not to own his authority, though the evidence of it was so full. How many resemble the Jews who murdered the prophets and crucified Christ, in their enmity to God, and aversion to his service, desiring to live according to their lusts, without control! Let all who are favoured with God's word, look to it that they make proper use of their advantages. Awful will be the doom, both of those who…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-19This story adapts Isaiah’s Song of the Vineyard (Isaiah 5:1–7) to describe the rejection of Jesus by Israel’s leaders. In Isaiah’s story, the vineyard owner represents God, and the vineyard represents Israel, which failed to produce good fruit and would be judged. Jesus added new characters to the story. The tenant farmers represent Israel’s unrighteous leaders, the servants represent the Old Testament prophets who were repeatedly rejected, and the son…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. He shall come, &c.--This answer was given by the Pharisees themselves (Mt 21:41), thus pronouncing their own righteous doom. Matthew alone (Mt 21:43) gives the naked application, that "the kingdom of God should be taken from them, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof"--the great evangelical community of the faithful, chiefly Gentiles. God forbid--His whole meaning now bursting upon them.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 20:16

• Capital and Labor
• Debtor
• God Continued...
• Instruction
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Land
• Lease
• Renting
• Reproof
• Tenants

In the dictionaries

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• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Forbid
• Jesus Christ
• Luke, the Gospel of

Commentaries on Luke 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings