Luke 20:13

Luke 20:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him.
• New International Version (NIV)“Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my son, whom I love; perhaps they will respect him.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Probably they will respect him when they see him.’

Context of Luke 20:13

11So he sent a different servant. The workers beat him, treated him shamefully, and sent him back with nothing. 12Then he sent a third servant. But they injured this one and threw him out ⌞of the vineyard⌟. “Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What should I do? I’ll send my son, whom I love. They’ll probably respect him.’ 14“When the workers saw him, they talked it over among themselves. They 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 will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

Luke 20:13 word by word

Εἶπεν δὲ ὁ κύριος τοῦ ἀμπελῶνος· τί ποιήσω; πέμψω τὸν υἱόν μου τὸν ἀγαπητόν· ἴσως τοῦτον ἐντραπήσονται.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thenδέde · thenG1161
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• the lordκύριοςkurios · lord: masterG2962
• of the vineyardἀμπελώνampelōn · vineyardG290
• Whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• shall I doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• I will sendπέμπωpempō · to sendG3992
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• belovedἀγαπητόςagapētos · belovedG27
• sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• it may beἴσωςisōs · perhapsG2481
• they will reverenceἐντρέπωentrepō · to cause shameG1788
• when they seeὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• himοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778

Cross-references for Luke 20:13

• Isaiah 5:4What more could have been done for my vineyard than what I have already done for it? When I waited for it to produce good grapes, why did it produce only sour, wild grapes?
• Hosea 6:4“What should I do with you, Ephraim? What should I do with you, Judah? Your love is like fog in the morning. It disappears as quickly as the morning dew.
• Hosea 11:8“How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboim? I have changed my mind. I am deeply moved.
• Luke 9:35A voice came out of the cloud and said, “This is my Son, whom I have chosen. Listen to him!”
• Matthew 3:17Then a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love—my Son with whom I am pleased.”
• Matthew 17:5He was still speaking when a bright cloud overshadowed them. Then a voice came out of the cloud and said, “This is my Son, whom I love and with whom I am pleased. Listen to him!”
• John 1:34I have seen this and have declared that this is the Son of God.”
• John 3:16God loved the world this way: He gave his only Son so that everyone who believes in him will not die but will have eternal life.
• Romans 8:3It is impossible to do what God’s standards demand because of the weakness our human nature has. But God sent his Son to have a human nature as sinners have and to pay for sin. That way God condemned sin in our corrupt nature.
• Galatians 4:4But when the right time came, God sent his Son ⌞into the world⌟. A woman gave birth to him, and he came under the control of the laws given to Moses.
• 1 John 4:9God has shown us his love by sending his only Son into the world so that we could have life through him.
• Jeremiah 36:3Maybe the nation of Judah will hear about all the disasters that I plan to bring on them, and they will turn from their wicked ways. Then I will forgive their wickedness and their sins.”

Commentaries on Luke 20:13

• 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. 13my beloved son: The Messiah was predicted to have a unique father-son relationship with God (see 2 Samuel 7:14; Psalms 2:7; 89:26–29).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-139-13. vineyard--(See on Lu 13:6). In Mt 21:33 additional points are given, taken literally from Is 5:2, to fix down the application and sustain it by Old Testament authority. husbandmen--the ordinary spiritual guides of the people, under whose care and culture the fruits of righteousness might be yielded. went, &c.--leaving it to the laws of the spiritual husbandry during the whole length of the Jewish economy. (See on Mr 4:26.)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