Matthew 21:37-40

21:37 Finally he sent his son to them, ¹  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 ²  they seized him, ³  threw him out of the vineyard, ⁴  and killed him. 21:40 Now when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?”

¹ sn The owner’s decision to send his son represents God sending Jesus.

² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the tenants’ decision to kill the son in v. 38.

³ tn Grk “seizing him.” The participle λαβόντες (labontes) has been translated as attendant circumstance.

⁴ sn Throwing the heir out of the vineyard pictures Jesus’ death outside of Jerusalem.