Luke 20:16

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!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others." When they heard this, they said, "Surely 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 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? He will come and destroy those vinedressers and give the vineyard to others.” And when they heard it they said, “Certainly not!” 17Then He looked at them and said, “What then is this that is written: ‘The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone’? 18Whoever falls on that stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder.”

Luke 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 bring here those enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, and slay them before me.’ ”
• Psalms 2:8Ask of Me, and I will give You The nations for Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth for Your possession.
• Psalms 21:8Your hand will find all Your enemies; Your right hand will find those who hate You.
• Matthew 21:41They said to Him, “He will destroy those wicked men miserably, and lease his vineyard to other vinedressers who will render to him the fruits in their seasons.”
• Matthew 22:7But when the king heard about it, he was furious. And he sent out his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
• Acts 13:46Then Paul and Barnabas grew bold and said, “It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken to you first; but since you reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.
• Nehemiah 9:36“Here we are, servants today! And the land that You gave to our fathers, To eat its fruit and its bounty, Here we are, servants in it!

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

Topics related to Luke 20:16

• Capital and Labor
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• Instruction
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Land
• Lease
• Renting
• Reproof
• Tenants

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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