LUKE 20:9 Parallel Verse View

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ULT Then he began to speak this parable to the people: “A man planted a vineyard and rented it out to farmers and went abroad for a long time.

UST Then Jesus told the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard. He rented the vineyard to some people who would take care of it. Then he went to another country and stayed there for a long time.

BSB Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it {out} to [some] tenants, and went away for a long time.

MSB Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it {out} to [some] tenants, and went away for a long time.

BLB And He began to speak to the people this parable: "A certain man planted a vineyard, and rented it to farmers, and went abroad a long time.

AICNT [But][fn] He began to tell [[fn]the people] this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and leased it to vine-growers and went away for a long time.

20:9, But: A(02) W(032) BYZ TR NA28 SBLGNT THGNT ‖ Absent from some manuscripts. ℵ(01) B(03) C(04) D(05)

20:9, the people: Absent from some manuscripts. D(05) Latin(a e)

OEB But Jesus began to tell the people this parable – ‘A man once planted a vineyard, and then let it out to tenants, and went abroad for a long while.

WEBBE He began to tell the people this parable: “A [fn] man planted a vineyard and rented it out to some farmers, and went into another country for a long time.

20:9 NU (in brackets) and TR add “certain”

WMBB (Same as above including footnotes)

NET Then he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey for a long time.

LSV And He began to speak to the people this allegory: “A certain man planted a vineyard, and gave it out to farmers, and went abroad for a long time,

FBV Then he began to tell the people a story:
¶ “Once there was a man who planted a vineyard, leased it to some farmers, and went to live in another country for a long while.

TCNT Then he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, leased it to farmers, and left the country for a long time.

T4T Then Jesus told the people this parable to illustrate what God would do to the Jews who rejected the former prophets and himself: “A certain man planted a vineyard. He rented the vineyard to some men to care for it and to give him some of the grapes in return. Then he went to another country and stayed there several years.

LEB ¶ And he began to tell the people this parable: “A man[fn] planted a vineyard, and leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey for a long time.

20:9 Some manuscripts have “A certain man”

BBE And he gave the people this story: A man made a vine-garden and gave the use of it to some field-workers and went into another country for a long time.

Moff Then he proceeded to tell the people the following parable. "A man planted a vineyard, leased it to vinedressers, and went abroad for some time.

Wymth Then He proceeded to speak a parable to the people. "There was a man," He said, "who planted a vineyard, let it out to vine-dressers, and went abroad for a considerable time.

ASV And he began to speak unto the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country for a long time.

DRA And he began to speak to the people this parable: A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen: and he was abroad for a long time.

YLT And he began to speak unto the people this simile: 'A certain man planted a vineyard, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad for a long time,

Drby And he began to speak to the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard and let it out to husbandmen, and left the country for a long time.

RV And he began to speak unto the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country for a long time.

SLT And he began to say to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it to farmers, and went abroad sufficient time.

Wbstr Then he began to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.

KJB-1769 Then 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.

KJB-1611 Then began hee to speake to the people this parable: A certaine man planted a vineyard, and let it foorth to husbandmen, and went into a farre countrey for a long time.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Then began he to put foorth to the people this parable. A certayne man planted a vineyarde, and let it foorth to husbande men, and went hym selfe into a straunge countrey for a great season.
(Then began he to put forth to the people this parable. A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husband men, and went himself into a strange country for a great season.)

Gnva Then began he to speake to ye people this parable, A certaine man planted a vineyarde, and let it forth to husbandmen: and went into a strange countrey, for a great time.
(Then began he to speak to ye/you_all people this parable, A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen: and went into a strange country, for a great time. )

Cvdl And he beganne to tell the people this symilitude: A certayne man planted a vynyarde, and let it out vnto hussbadmen, and wente himself in to a straunge countre for a greate season.
(And he began to tell the people this similitude: A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it out unto hussbadmen, and went himself in to a strange country for a great season.)

TNT Then begane he to put forthe to the people this similitude. A certayne man planted a vyneyarde and let it forthe to fermers and went him selfe into a straunge countre for a greate season.
(Then began he to put forth to the people this similitude. A certain man planted a vineyard and let it forth to fermers and went himself into a strange country for a great season. )

Wycl And he bigan to seie to the puple this parable. A man plauntide a vynyerd, and hiride it to tilieris; and he was in pilgrimage longe tyme.
(And he began to say to the people this parable. A man planted a vineyard, and hirede it to tilieris; and he was in pilgrimage long time.)

Luth Er fing aber an zu sagen dem Volk dieses Gleichnis: Ein Mensch pflanzte einen Weinberg und tat ihn den Weingärtnern aus und zog über Land eine gute Zeit.
(He caught but at/to to/for say to_him people this parable/allegory: A person planted a vineyard and did him/it the winegrowers out_of and pulled above country a/one good time/period.)

ClVg Cœpit autem dicere ad plebem parabolam hanc: Homo plantavit vineam, et locavit eam colonis: et ipse peregre fuit multis temporibus.[fn]
(It_began however to_say to the_people parable this: Man planted vineyard, and locavit her colonis: and exactly_that/himself peregre it_was many times. )

20.9 Cœpit autem. Principibus sacerdotum et scribis de sua interrogatione confutatis, Dominus quod cœperat, exsequitur, et illis audientibus plebem, quod sua verba libentius audiat alloquitur, inferens parabolam qua et illos impietatis arguat, et regnum Dei ad gentes transferendum ostendat. Vineam. Moraliter: Vinea Domini sabaoth, domus Isræl Isa. 5.: coloni, operarii, qui ad excolendum prima hora, tertia, sexta et nona sunt conducti. Et ipse peregre, etc. Qui ubique est, diligentibus se præsentior est, negligentibus abest, et longo tempore abfuit, ne perperam videretur exactio. Nam quo indulgentior liberalitas eo inexcusabilior pervicacia.

20.9 It_began however. Principibus priests and you_write from/about his_own question(n)ne confutatis, Master that cœperat, exsequitur, and to_them to_the_audience the_people, that his_own words libentius hear addresses(v), inferens parable which and those impiety/irreverence arguat, and kingdom of_God to people/nations transferendum show. A_vineyard. Moraliter: vineyards Master sabaoth, home Israel Isa. 5.: coloni, to_worki, who/which to excolendum the_first hour, third, sixth and ninth are conducti. And exactly_that/himself peregre, etc. Who everywhere it_is, loving himself presentor it_is, negligentibus abest, and long at_the_time abfuit, not perperam it_would_seem exactio. For/Surely where indulgentior liberalitas by_him inexcusabilior pervicacia.

UGNT ἤρξατο δὲ πρὸς τὸν λαὸν λέγειν τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην: ἄνθρωπος ἐφύτευσεν ἀμπελῶνα, καὶ ἐξέδετο αὐτὸν γεωργοῖς, καὶ ἀπεδήμησεν χρόνους ἱκανούς.
(aʸrxato de pros ton laon legein taʸn parabolaʸn tautaʸn: anthrōpos efuteusen ampelōna, kai exedeto auton geōrgois, kai apedaʸmaʸsen ⱪronous hikanous.)

SBL-GNT Ἤρξατο δὲ πρὸς τὸν λαὸν λέγειν τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην· ⸀Ἄνθρωπος ἐφύτευσεν ἀμπελῶνα, καὶ ἐξέδετο αὐτὸν γεωργοῖς, καὶ ἀπεδήμησεν χρόνους ἱκανούς.
(Aʸrxato de pros ton laon legein taʸn parabolaʸn tautaʸn; ⸀Anthrōpos efuteusen ampelōna, kai exedeto auton geōrgois, kai apedaʸmaʸsen ⱪronous hikanous.)

RP-GNT Ἤρξατο δὲ πρὸς τὸν λαὸν λέγειν τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην· Ἄνθρωπος ἐφύτευσεν ἀμπελῶνα, καὶ ἐξέδοτο αὐτὸν γεωργοῖς, καὶ ἀπεδήμησεν χρόνους ἱκανούς·
(Aʸrxato de pros ton laon legein taʸn parabolaʸn tautaʸn; Anthrōpos efuteusen ampelōna, kai exedoto auton geōrgois, kai apedaʸmaʸsen ⱪronous hikanous;)

TC-GNT Ἤρξατο δὲ πρὸς τὸν λαὸν λέγειν τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην· [fn]Ἄνθρωπος ἐφύτευσεν ἀμπελῶνα, καὶ [fn]ἐξέδοτο αὐτὸν γεωργοῖς, καὶ ἀπεδήμησε χρόνους ἱκανούς·
(Aʸrxato de pros ton laon legein taʸn parabolaʸn tautaʸn; Anthrōpos efuteusen ampelōna, kai exedoto auton geōrgois, kai apedaʸmaʸse ⱪronous hikanous; )

20:9 ανθρωπος ¦ ανθρωπος τις ANT NA TR

20:9 εξεδοτο ¦ εξεδετο CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 20:9–19: Jesus told a parable about some evil tenant farmers

In 20:1–8 the Jewish religious leaders asked Jesus two questions about his authority. In this section Jesus used a parable to answer those questions in an indirect way. The Jewish leaders showed that they understood this parable by their response in 20:19.

The parable was a story about a man who owned a vineyard. A vineyard is a farm where people grow vines that produce a fruit called “grapes.” Many Jewish people had grape farms. They used the grape juice to make wine, which was important in their culture. They also sold the grapes to make money.

In this story, the owner of the grape farm hired men to farm it for him and to give him a share of the profit. Three times the owner sent servants to the men to collect his share. But the men refused to give the owner his share, and they mistreated each of his servants who came to collect it. When he sent his own son, they killed him. Consider how you would tell a similar story in your language.

Jesus used the people in the parable to represent the Jewish religious leaders and their actions toward God and toward himself, God’s Son. The grape farm represents the people of Israel, and the owner represents God. The grape farmers represent the leaders of Israel. The servants represent the prophets, and the owner’s son represents Jesus.

Examples of headings for this section are:

The Parable of the Tenants (NIV)

A story of evil farmers

A parable about bad renters of a vineyard

Parallel passages for this section are in Matthew 21:33–46 and Mark 12:1–12.

20:9a

Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable:

¶ Then he began to tell the people this parable:
¶ After he said this, Jesus told the people this parable:

Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: The Greek verb that the BSB translates as He proceeded to tell is literally “he began to tell.” The RSV and several other English versions translate it that way. The clause indicates that he had been talking to the leaders, and now he began to speak to all the people. The leaders were included in this larger group.

this parable: The Greek word that the BSB translates as this parable refers to the story that begins in 20:9b.

For help in translating the word parable, see the note on 18:1. See also parable, Type 3, in the Glossary.

20:9b

“A man planted a vineyard,

“A certain man planted a grape farm/garden
“There was a man who owned a farm. He planted grape vines in his farm.
“A certain man caused/ordered grape vines to be planted in his field.

A man planted a vineyard: This clause introduces the story and the most important person in the story. Introduce the story and the main character in a way that is natural in your language. Other ways to introduce it are:

There was once a man who planted a vineyard (GNT)

There was a certain man. One day, he planted a vineyard

planted a vineyard: The phrase planted a vineyard indicates that the man planted grape vines in a field. In the story the man had servants, so he probably did not plant these vines himself. He probably ordered his servants to do the work. In some languages it may be necessary to make this clear. For example:

caused/ordered a vineyard to be planted.

a vineyard: A vineyard is a farm where grape vines grow and produce grapes. Grapes are small, sweet fruit that are commonly grown in Israel. People use them to make wine. Some ways to translate vineyard are:

grape farm/garden

field of grape vines

In some languages there may not be a common word for vineyard or for “grapes.” See the note on 6:44c. If this is true in your language, here are two other options to consider:

Borrow the word for “grape” from another language. Then add a general expression that describes what a grape farm is. For example:
farm for producing a fruit called grape
Use a general word for fruit that would fit in this context. For example:
wine-fruit farm

You should not substitute the name of another kind of fruit for “grapes.” Grapes and wine are important images in the Bible. Israel has been compared to a vineyard, and Jesus told this parable about Israel’s leaders.

You may also want to add a footnote. For example:

The fruit called “grape” grows on a vine. The fruit is used for making wine.

Vineyards are also referred to in Isaiah 5:1–7, Genesis 9:20, Mark 12:1, and Matthew 20:1. Grapes are also referred to in Genesis 40:10–11, Isaiah 5:2, and Matthew 7:16.

20:9c

rented it out to some tenants,

and rented/leased it to some tenant farmers.
Then he told/hired some men to take care of the farm for him in exchange for a part of the harvest.

rented it out to some tenants: The owner rented or leased the grape farm to some men. This means that the owner let the men grow grapes for themselves on his land. But he required the men to give him part of the grapes as payment for using the land. Another way to translate this is:

He told them, “You will tend/farm the grapes, and you will get some of the grape harvest. You must also give some of the grapes to me as payment,” and they agreed.

tenants: In this verse the term tenants refers to men who farm for the owners of the land. These men had the responsibility of picking the ripe fruit and selling it to benefit both themselves and the owner.

20:9d

and went away for a long time.

Then he went away to another country for a long time.
After that, he left his home to go on a long trip/journey.

went away for a long time: The verb went away indicates that the man traveled far from home. He also stayed away for a long time, probably at least several years.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parables

ἤρξατο δὲ πρὸς τὸν λαὸν λέγειν τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην

˱he˲_began (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἤρξατο Δέ πρός τόν λαόν λέγειν τήν παραβολήν ταύτην Ἄνθρωπος ἐφύτευσεν ἀμπελῶνα καί ἐξέδετο αὐτόν γεωργοῖς καί ἀπεδήμησεν χρόνους ἱκανούς)

To help the people understand what the Jewish leaders were doing by rejecting him and John the Baptist, Jesus tells a brief story that provides an illustration. Alternate translation: [Jesus told the people this story to help them understand better]

Note 2 topic: writing-participants

ἄνθρωπος ἐφύτευσεν ἀμπελῶνα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἤρξατο Δέ πρός τόν λαόν λέγειν τήν παραβολήν ταύτην Ἄνθρωπος ἐφύτευσεν ἀμπελῶνα καί ἐξέδετο αὐτόν γεωργοῖς καί ἀπεδήμησεν χρόνους ἱκανούς)

Jesus uses this phrase to introduce the main character into the story. Alternate translation: [There once was a man who planted a vineyard]

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

ἐξέδετο αὐτὸν γεωργοῖς

rented_out (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἤρξατο Δέ πρός τόν λαόν λέγειν τήν παραβολήν ταύτην Ἄνθρωπος ἐφύτευσεν ἀμπελῶνα καί ἐξέδετο αὐτόν γεωργοῖς καί ἀπεδήμησεν χρόνους ἱκανούς)

As the rest of the story shows, the man rented the vineyard not for regular cash payments, but under an arrangement that entitled him to a share of the crop in exchange for the use of the land. If an arrangement like that would not be familiar to your readers, you could translate this in a way that explains it. Alternate translation: [allowed some grape farmers to use it in exchange for a share of the crop]

γεωργοῖς

˱to˲_tenant_farmers

While farmers is a general term for anyone who farms the ground, in this context it refers to people who tend grape vines and grow grapes. Alternate translation: [vine growers] or [grape farmers]

Parallel LUKE 20:9

Section 20:9–19: Jesus told a parable about some evil tenant farmers

20:9a

20:9b

20:9c

20:9d