21:35 But the tenants seized his slaves, beat one, 1 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, 2 saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
1 sn The image of the tenants mistreating the owner’s slaves pictures the nation’s rejection of the prophets and their message.
2 sn The owner’s decision to send his son represents God sending Jesus.