Matthew 21:36

Matthew 21:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.
• New International Version (NIV)Then he sent other servants to them, more than the first time, and the tenants treated them the same way.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Again he sent other servants, more than the first, and they did likewise to them.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So the landowner sent a larger group of his servants to collect for him, but the results were the same.

Context of Matthew 21:36

34When the season for fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to get his fruit. 35And the tenants took his servants and beat one, killed another, and stoned another. Again he sent other servants, more than the first. And they did the same to them. 37Finally he sent his son to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.' 38But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and have his inheritance.'

Matthew 21:36 word by word

πάλιν ἀπέστειλεν ἄλλους δούλους πλείονας τῶν πρώτων, καὶ ἐποίησαν αὐτοῖς ὡσαύτως.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Againπάλινpalin · againG3825
• he sentἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• otherἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• servantsδοῦλοςdoulos · slaveG1401
• moreπλείων, πλεῖονpleiōn pleion pleon · greaterG4119
• than the firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• they didποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• likewiseὡσαύτωςhōsautōs · likewiseG5615

Commentaries on Matthew 21:36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36Other servants - There is not a moment in which God does not shower down his gifts upon men, and require the fruit of them. Various instruments are used to bring sinners to God. There are prophets, apostles, pastors, teachers: some with his gift after this manner, and some after that. The true disciples of Christ have been persecuted in all ages, and the greatest share of the persecution has fallen upon the ministers of his religion; for there have always…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33-46Verses 33-46 The parable of the vineyard - This is also recorded in Mark 12:1-12; Luke 20:9-19. Matthew 21:33 Hear another parable - See the notes at Matthew 13:3. A certain householder - See the notes at Matthew 20:1. Planted a vineyard - A place for the cultivation of grapes. It is often used to represent the church of God. as a place cultivated and valuable. Judea was favorable to vines, and the figure is frequently used, therefore, in the sacred…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 33-46Verses 33-46 This parable plainly sets forth the sin and ruin of the Jewish nation; and what is spoken to convict them, is spoken to caution all that enjoy the privileges of the outward church. As men treat God's people, they would treat Christ himself, if he were with them. How can we, if faithful to his cause, expect a favourable reception from a wicked world, or from ungodly professors of Christianity! And let us ask ourselves, whether we who have the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 33-46In this story, Jesus refers back to Isaiah 5:1–7. The people of Israel who rejected God's Messiah lost the privilege of being God's people. Now, God has called the Christian community, made up of both Jews and Gentiles (non-Jews), to be his people (see Romans 9:4–8; 11:1–12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3636. Again, he sent other servants more than the first; and they did unto them likewise--see 2Ki 17:13; 2Ch 36:16, 18; Ne 9:26.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 21:36

• Capital and Labor
• Church
• Ecclesiasticism
• Employee
• God Continued...
• Husbandman
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judgment
• Land
• Lease
• Persecution
• Pharisees
• Punishment
• Renting
• Reproof
• Self-Condemnation
• Servant
• Unfaithfulness
• Vineyard

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Commentaries on Matthew 21

• 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