Luke 20:9–18

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9 Then Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) started telling this parable to the people: “Once a man planted a vineyard[ref] and rented it out to tenant farmers before heading off on his trips. 10 At the appropriate time of the year, he sent a slave to the tenants to collect his percentage of the profits, but they beat up the slave and sent him back empty-handed. 11 So he sent another slave, but they also beat that one and dishonoured him, then sent him back empty-handed. 12 So the man sent a third slave, and they also wounded this one and threw him off the property. 13 So the master of the vineyard asked himself, ‘What will I do now? Ah, I’ll send my dear son—perhaps they’ll be swayed by him.’ 14 But when the tenants saw the son, they reasoned among themselves, ‘This is the heir. If we kill him, then his inheritance will become ours.’ 15 So they threw him off the property and killed him.

So then, what will the master of the vineyard do to them? 16 He’ll go to the vineyard and destroy those tenant farmers, and will lease the vineyard out to others.”

The people listening looked at Yeshua and said, “Surely that could never happen.”

17 But he looked them in the eyes and asked, “Then what is this statement that was written in the scriptures?

‘The stone which the builders rejected,

that one became the most important stone.’[ref]

18 Everyone who falls onto that stone will be shattered,[ref] and anyone who that stone falls on will be pulverised.”[ref]

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9 And he _began to _be _speaking this the parable to the people:
A_man planted a_vineyard, and rented _out it to _tenant _farmers, and travelled many times.

10 And in_the_season he _sent _out a_slave to the tenant _farmers, in _order _that they _will _be _giving to _him from the fruit of _the vineyard.
But the tenant _farmers having _beat him sent_ him _away, empty-handed.

11 And he _proceeded to _send another slave, but they, having _beat and having _dishonoured also _that one, they _sent _away him empty-handed.

12 And he _proceeded to _send a_third, and they also having _wounded this one, throw _out him.

13 And the master of _the vineyard said:
What may _I _do?
I _will _be _sending the the beloved son of _me, perhaps they _will _be _being _swayed by _this one.

14 But having _seen him, the tenant _farmers were _reasoning to one _another saying:
This is the heir, we _may _kill_ him _off, in _order _that the inheritance may _become of _us.

15 And having _throw_ him _out outside the vineyard, they _killed _off him.
Therefore what ˓will˒_ the master of _the vineyard _be _doing to _them?

16 He _will _be _coming and will _be _destroying the these tenant _farmers, and will _be _giving the vineyard to _others.
And having _heard they _said:
Never might _it _become.

17 But he having _focused _in on _them said:
Therefore what is this the message having _been _written:
The_stone which the ones building rejected, this was _become for the_head of_the_corner?

18 Everyone which having _fallen on that the stone, will _be _being _shattered, but on whomever wishfully it _may _fall, it _will _be _pulverising him.

20:9: Isa 5:1.

20:17: Psa 118:22.

20:18: Isa 8:14-15.

20:18: Dan 2:34-35 ,44-45.

Mark 12:1–12

12:1 The parable about the tenants killing the owner’s son

(Mat. 21:33-46; Luke 20:9-19)

12 Then he started telling them some parables: “A man planted a vineyard and put a fence around it, dug out a wine-pressing pit, and built a security tower.[ref] Then he rented it out and went off travelling. 2 At harvest time, he sent a slave to go to the tenant farmers and get his percentage of the harvest. 3 But the tenants grabbed the slave and beat him up, then sent him back empty-handed. 4 The owner sent a second slave, but they insulted that one and struck him on the head. 5 So the owner sent a third slave and they murdered him. He sent many other slaves—some they just beat up and others they murdered. 6 But the owner still had his one, dearly loved son, so finally he sent him to go, thinking that they would now be convinced because it was his son. 7 However, those tenant farmers said to each other, ‘Ah ha. This is the one who will inherit this land. If we kill him, we’ll be the ones to control the estate.’ 8 So they took him and killed him, and threw the body outside the vineyard fence.

9 “Now, what do you think the vineyard owner will do? Yes, he’ll come and eliminate those evil tenants, and give the contract to others. 10 Haven’t you all read this in the scriptures:

‘the stone that the builders rejected

became the important cornerstone

11 that was given by Yahweh,

and we think it’s incredible.’?”[ref]

12 Then those leaders tried to arrest him because they knew that it was them that the parable was addressed at, but they couldn’t do it because Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) had the favour of the crowd, so they just left the area.

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12 And he _began to _be _speaking to _them in parables:
A_man planted a_vineyard and put_ a_fence _around, and dug a_trough, and built a_tower, and rented _out it to_the_tenant _farmers, and travelled.

2 And he _sent _out a_slave to the tenant _farmers at _the season, in _order _that he _may _receive from the fruits of _the vineyard from the tenant _farmers.

3 But having _taken him, they _beat him and they _sent_ him _out empty-handed.

4 And again he _sent _out another slave to them, and _that one they _struck _on _the _head and dishonoured.

5 And he _sent _out another, and _that one they _killed _off, and many others, on _one _hand beating some, on _the _other _hand killing_ some _off.

6 He _was _having still one beloved son, he _sent_ him _out last to them saying, that They _will _be _being _swayed by _the son of _me.

7 But those the tenant _farmers said to themselves, that This is the heir, come, we _may _kill_ him _off, and the inheritance will _be of _us.

8 And having _taken, they _killed_ him _off, and they _throw_ him _out outside the vineyard.

9 Therefore what ˓will˒_ the master of _the vineyard _be _doing?
He _will _be _coming and will _be _destroying the tenant _farmers, and will _be _giving the vineyard to _others.

10 You _all_ not _even _read the this scripture:
The_stone which the ones building rejected, this was _become for the_head of_the_corner,

11 this became from the_master, and it _is marvellous in eyes of _us?

12 And they _were _seeking to _apprehend him, and they _were _afraid the crowd, because/for they _knew that he _spoke the parable against them.
And having _left him, they _went _away.

12:1: Isa 5:1-2.

12:10-11: Psa 118:22-23.

Mat 21:33–46

21:33 The parable about the evil tenants

(Mark 12:1-12; Luke 20:9-19)

33 “Listen to another parable: A landowner planted a vineyard and fenced it, and he carved a wine-pressing pit into it and built a watchtower.[ref] Then he rented it out to tenant farmers and moved away. 34 At harvest time, he sent some of his slaves to the tenant farmers to bring back his share of the harvest. 35 However, the tenants grabbed his slaves and beat them. They killed some and threw rocks at others. 36 So the owner sent a larger group of slaves, but the tenants did the same things to them.

37 “Next, he sent his son, because he thought his son would have influence over them. 38 But when the tenant farmers saw the son, they thought, ‘Hey, this is the heir of the estate. If we kill him, then the inheritance will be ours.’ 39 So they grabbed the son, dragged him out of the vineyard, and killed him there outside.