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?”

[20:2]  ¹ tn Grk “agreeing with the workers for a denarius a day.”

[21:34]  ² tn See the note on the word “slave” in 8:9.

[21:34]  ³ tn Grk “to collect his fruits.”

[21:35]  ³ sn The image of the tenants mistreating the owner’s slaves pictures the nation’s rejection of the prophets and their message.