Luke 20:14

Luke 20:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
• New International Version (NIV)“But when the tenants saw him, they talked the matter over. ‘This is the heir,’ they said. ‘Let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)But when the tenants saw him, they said to themselves, 'This is the heir. Let us kill him, so that the inheritance may be ours.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)But when the vinedressers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.’

Context of Luke 20:14

12So he sent still a third. They even wounded this one, and threw him out. 13Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What should I do? I will send my one dear son; perhaps they will respect him.’ But when the tenants saw him, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir; let’s kill him so 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 destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” When the people heard this, they said, “May this never happen!”

Luke 20:14 word by word

ἰδόντες δὲ αὐτὸν οἱ γεωργοὶ διελογίζοντο πρὸς ἀλλήλους λέγοντες· οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ κληρονόμος· ἀποκτείνωμεν αὐτὸν ἵνα ἡμῶν γένηται ἡ κληρονομία.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• when the husbandmenὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• when the husbandmenγεωργόςgeōrgos · farmerG1092
• sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• they reasonedδιαλογίζομαιdialogizomai · to discussG1260
• amongπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• themselvesἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• the heirκληρονόμοςklēronomos · heirG2818
• comeδεῦτεdeute · comeG1205
• let us killἀποκτείνωapokteinō · to killG615
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• the inheritanceκληρονομίαklēronomia · inheritanceG2817
• may beγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• oursἐγώegō · I/weG1473

Cross-references for Luke 20:14

• Luke 20:5So they discussed it with one another, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’
• Matthew 16:7So they began to discuss this among themselves, saying, “It is because we brought no bread.”
• Matthew 21:25Where did John’s baptism come from? From heaven or from people?” They discussed this among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’
• Psalms 2:1Why do the nations rebel? Why are the countries devising plots that will fail?
• Psalms 89:27I will appoint him to be my firstborn son, the most exalted of the earth’s kings.
• Matthew 2:2saying, “Where is the one who is born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”
• Romans 8:17And if children, then heirs (namely, heirs of God and also fellow heirs with Christ) – if indeed we suffer with him so we may also be glorified with him.
• Hebrews 1:2in these last days he has spoken to us in a son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he created the world.
• Luke 20:19Then the experts in the law and the chief priests wanted to arrest him that very hour, because they realized he had told this parable against them. But they were afraid of the people.
• Luke 19:47Jesus was teaching daily in the temple courts. The chief priests and the experts in the law and the prominent leaders among the people were seeking to assassinate him,
• Luke 22:2The chief priests and the experts in the law were trying to find some way to execute Jesus, for they were afraid of the people.
• Genesis 37:18Now Joseph’s brothers saw him from a distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.
• Matthew 27:21The governor asked them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas!”
• John 11:47So the chief priests and the Pharisees called the council together and said, “What are we doing? For this man is performing many miraculous signs.
• Acts 2:23this man, who was handed over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you executed by nailing him to a cross at the hands of Gentiles.
• Acts 3:15You killed the Originator of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this fact we are witnesses!

Commentaries on Luke 20:14

• 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. 14Let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours: They believed that killing the heir would give them power over the estate. They foolishly failed to realize that the owner was still alive and would demand justice. Similarly, the religious leaders thought that they could keep their authority over the people of Israel by killing Jesus.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. reasoned among themselves--(Compare Ge 37:18-20; Joh 11:47-53). the heir--sublime expression of the great truth, that God's inheritance was destined for, and in due time to come into the possession of, His Son in our nature (He 1:2). inheritance ... ours--and so from mere servants we may become lords; the deep aim of the depraved heart, and literally "the root of all evil."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