KJV King James Version
Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Matthew 21:33
Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
WEB World English Bible
“Hear another parable. There was a man who was a master of a household, who planted a vineyard, set a hedge about it, dug a winepress in it, built a tower, leased it out to farmers, and went into another country.
ASV American Standard Version
Hear another parable: There was a man that was a householder, who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘Hear ye another simile: There was a certain man, a householder, who planted a vineyard, and did put a hedge round it, and digged in it a wine-press, and built a tower, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad.
Surrounding context — Matthew 21
30 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I [go], sir: and went not.
31 Whether of them twain did the will of [his] father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
32 For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen [it], repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.
33 Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:
34 And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.
35 And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.
36 Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.
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ἌλληνG243 · allosanotherπαραβολὴνG3850 · parabolēparableἀκούσατε·G191 · akouōto hearἄνθρωποςG444 · anthrōposa humanἦνG1510 · eimito beοἰκοδεσπότηςG3617 · oikodespotēshouseholderὅστιςG3748 · hostis, hētiswho/whichἐφύτευσενG5452 · phuteuōto plantἀμπελῶναG290 · ampelōnvineyardκαὶG2532 · kaiandφραγμὸνG5418 · phragmosfenceαὐτῷG846 · autosit/s/heπεριέθηκενG4060 · peritithēmito put onκαὶG2532 · kaiandὤρυξενG3736 · orussōto digἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongαὐτῷG846 · autosit/s/heληνὸνG3025 · lēnoswinepressκαὶG2532 · kaiandᾠκοδόμησενG3618 · oikodomeōto buildπύργονG4444 · purgostowerκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐξέδετοG1554 · ekdidōmito leaseαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heγεωργοῖςG1092 · geōrgosfarmerκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀπεδήμησεν.G589 · apodēmeōto go abroad
Cross-references
Isaiah 5:1-4Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:Mark 12:1-12And he began to speak unto them by parables. A [certain] man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about [it], and digged [a place for] the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.Luke 20:9-19Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.Jeremiah 2:21Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?Song of Solomon 8:11-12Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand [pieces] of silver.John 15:1I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.Hosea 4:1Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because [there is] no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.Malachi 2:4-9And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.Psalm 80:8-16Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.Luke 19:12He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.Jeremiah 19:3And say, Hear ye the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, the which whosoever heareth, his ears shall tingle.Deuteronomy 17:9-12And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and inquire; and they shall shew thee the sentence of judgment:Matthew 25:14-15For [the kingdom of heaven is] as a man travelling into a far country, [who] called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.Deuteronomy 1:15-17So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes.1 Kings 22:19And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.Matthew 23:2Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat:Deuteronomy 16:18Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.Matthew 13:18Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
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