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 Living Translation (NLT)“But when the tenant farmers saw his son, they said to each other, ‘Here comes the heir to this estate. Let’s kill him and get the estate for ourselves!’

Context of Luke 20:14

12And again he sent a third; and they wounded him also and cast him out. 13“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.’ 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.’ 15So they cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. Therefore what will the owner of the vineyard do to them? 16He will come and destroy those vinedressers and give the vineyard to others.” And when they heard it they said, “Certainly not!”

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 20:5And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
• Matthew 16:7And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “It is because we have taken no bread.”
• Matthew 21:25The baptism of John—where was it from? From heaven or from men?” And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
• Psalms 2:1Why do the nations rage, And the people plot a vain thing?
• Psalms 89:27Also I will make him My firstborn, The highest of the kings of the earth.
• Matthew 2:2saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.”
• Romans 8:17and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.
• Hebrews 1:2has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds;
• Luke 20:19And the chief priests and the scribes that very hour sought to lay hands on Him, but they feared the people —for they knew He had spoken this parable against them.
• Luke 19:47And He was teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people sought to destroy Him,
• Luke 22:2And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might kill Him, for they feared the people.
• Genesis 37:18Now when they saw him afar off, even before he came near them, they conspired against him to kill him.
• Matthew 27:21The governor answered and said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” They said, “Barabbas!”
• John 11:47Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, “What shall we do? For this Man works many signs.
• Acts 2:23Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death;
• Acts 3:15and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which 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