Matthew 20:2

20:2 And after agreeing with the workers for the standard wage, 1  he sent them into his vineyard.

Matthew 21:34-35

21:34 When the harvest time was near, he sent his slaves 2  to the tenants to collect his portion of the crop. 3  21:35 But the tenants seized his slaves, beat one, 4  killed another, and stoned another.

Matthew 21:40

21:40 Now when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?”

1 tn Grk “agreeing with the workers for a denarius a day.”

2 tn See the note on the word “slave” in 8:9.

3 tn Grk “to collect his fruits.”

3 sn The image of the tenants mistreating the owner’s slaves pictures the nation’s rejection of the prophets and their message.