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Text -- Matthew 21:24-46 (NET)
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21:24 Jesus answered them , “I will also ask you one question . If you answer me then I will also tell you by what authority I do these things .
21:25 Where did John’s baptism come from? From heaven or from people ?” They discussed this among themselves , saying , “If we say , ‘From heaven ,’ he will say , ‘Then why did you not believe him ?’
21:26 But if we say , ‘From people ,’ we fear the crowd , for they all consider John to be a prophet .”
21:27 So they answered Jesus , “We don’t know .” Then he said to them , “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things .
The Parable of the Two Sons
21:28 “What do you think ? A man had two sons . He went to the first and said , ‘Son , go and work in the vineyard today .’
21:29 The boy answered , ‘I will not .’ But later he had a change of heart and went .
21:30 The father went to the other son and said the same thing . This boy answered , ‘I will , sir,’ but did not go .
21:31 Which of the two did his father’s will ?” They said , “The first .” Jesus said to them , “I tell you the truth , tax collectors and prostitutes will go ahead of you into the kingdom of God !
21:32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness , and you did not believe him . But the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe . Although you saw this, you did not later change your minds and believe him .
The Parable of the Tenants
21:33 “Listen to another parable : There was a landowner who planted a vineyard . He put a fence around it , dug a pit for its winepress , and built a watchtower . Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went on a journey .
21:34 When the harvest time was near , he sent his slaves to the tenants to collect his portion of the crop .
21:35 But the tenants seized his slaves , beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
21:36 Again he sent other slaves , more than the first , and they treated them the same way .
21:37 Finally he sent his son to them , saying , ‘They will respect my son .’
21:38 But when the tenants saw the son , they said to themselves , ‘This is the heir . Come , let’s kill him and get his inheritance !’
21:39 So they seized him , threw him out of the vineyard , and killed him.
21:40 Now when the owner of the vineyard comes , what will he do to those tenants ?”
21:41 They said to him , “He will utterly destroy those evil men ! Then he will lease the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his portion at the harvest .”
21:42 Jesus said to them , “Have you never read in the scriptures : ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone . This is from the Lord , and it is marvelous in our eyes ’?
21:43 For this reason I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit .
21:44 The one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces , and the one on whom it falls will be crushed .”
21:45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables , they realized that he was speaking about them .
21:46 They wanted to arrest him , but they were afraid of the crowds , because the crowds regarded him as a prophet .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
TEMPLE, A2 |
OLIVES, MOUNT OF |
Reproof |
Jesus, The Christ |
Ecclesiasticism |
Church |
STEWARD |
Farmer |
Pharisees |
Vineyard |
MATTHEW, THE GOSPEL OF |
Unfaithfulness |
Land |
Employee |
Capital and Labor |
God |
Lease |
Servant |
Renting |
Self-condemnation |
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NET Notes -> Mat 21:24; Mat 21:25; Mat 21:25; Mat 21:27; Mat 21:27; Mat 21:27; Mat 21:27; Mat 21:27; Mat 21:28; Mat 21:29; Mat 21:29; Mat 21:30; Mat 21:30; Mat 21:31; Mat 21:31; Mat 21:31; Mat 21:32; Mat 21:32; Mat 21:33; Mat 21:33; Mat 21:33; Mat 21:33; Mat 21:34; Mat 21:34; Mat 21:34; Mat 21:35; Mat 21:37; Mat 21:39; Mat 21:39; Mat 21:39; Mat 21:42; Mat 21:42; Mat 21:42; Mat 21:43; Mat 21:44; Mat 21:44; Mat 21:44; Mat 21:45; Mat 21:45; Mat 21:46
NET Notes: Mat 21:24 Grk “answering, Jesus said to them.” This is somewhat redundant and has been simplified in the translation. Here δέ (de) has not...
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NET Notes: Mat 21:27 On this phrase, see BDAG 844 s.v. ποῖος 2.a.γ. This is exactly the same phrase as in v. 23.
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NET Notes: Mat 21:29 The Greek text reads here μεταμέλομαι (metamelomai): “to change one’s mind about so...
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NET Notes: Mat 21:30 Grk “And answering, he said.” This is somewhat redundant and has been simplified in the translation. Here δέ (de) has not been t...
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NET Notes: Mat 21:32 The word translated change your minds is the same verb used in v. 29 (there translated had a change of heart). Jesus is making an obvious comparison h...
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NET Notes: Mat 21:35 The image of the tenants mistreating the owner’s slaves pictures the nation’s rejection of the prophets and their message.
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NET Notes: Mat 21:39 Throwing the heir out of the vineyard pictures Jesus’ death outside of Jerusalem.
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NET Notes: Mat 21:44 This proverb basically means that the stone crushes, without regard to whether it falls on someone or someone falls on it. On the stone as a messianic...
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