English Standard Version
Luke 20:16
16He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others." When they heard this, they said, "Surely not!"
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!”
- 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!”
- New Living Translation (NLT)“I’ll tell you—he will come and kill those farmers and lease the vineyard to others.” “How terrible that such a thing should ever happen,” his listeners protested.
Context of Luke 20:16
14But when the tenants saw him, they said to themselves, 'This is the heir. Let us kill him, so that the inheritance may be ours.' 15And 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 destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others." When they heard this, they said, "Surely not!" 17But he looked directly at them and said, "What then is this that is written: "'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone'? 18Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and when it falls on anyone, it will crush him."
Read all of Luke 20Luke 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 as for these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slaughter them before me.'"
- Psalms 2:8Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession.
- Psalms 21:8Your hand will find out all your enemies; your right hand will find out those who hate you.
- Matthew 21:41They said to him, "He will put those wretches to a miserable death and let out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their seasons."
- Matthew 22:7The king was angry, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
- Acts 13:46And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, "It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you. Since you thrust it aside and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles.
- Nehemiah 9:36Behold, we are slaves this day; in the land that you gave to our fathers to enjoy its fruit and its good gifts, behold, we are slaves.
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
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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
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