But when the tenant farmers saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir [to the vineyard]. Come on; let us kill him so we can take over his inheritance.’
Luke 19:12 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) So, He said, “A certain distinguished gentleman went to a distant country to receive a royal appointment [i.e., as king over a territory] and then return. [Note: This is the only parable of Jesus’ that correlates with a known incident; that of Herod’s son Archelaus going to Rome to receive from Caesar Augustus an appointment to rule over Judea, Samaria and Idumaea in 4 B.C. See Matt. 2:22]. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He therefore said, A certain nobleman went into a distant country to obtain for himself a kingdom and then to return. American Standard Version (1901) He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. Common English Bible He said, “A certain man who was born into royalty went to a distant land to receive his kingdom and then return. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, he said: "A certain man of nobility traveled to a far away region, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He said therefore: A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. |
But when the tenant farmers saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir [to the vineyard]. Come on; let us kill him so we can take over his inheritance.’
Then Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth.
Jesus began speaking to them [i.e., to the leading priests and experts in the Law of Moses (See 11:18) or, to the people (See Luke 20:19)] by using parables. He said, “A man planted a vineyard and built a fence around it. He dug a place for constructing a grape squeezing device, built a [lookout] tower [near it], then leased it out to tenant farmers and went to another country.
So then, after the Lord Jesus had spoken to them He was taken up to heaven, where He sat down at the right side of God.
Then Jesus began speaking to the people. [Note: And perhaps to the religious leaders as well. See Mark 11:18 with 12:1]. He told them this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, then leased it out to tenant farmers and went to another country for a long time.
And it happened, as He was blessing them, that He left them and was taken up to heaven.
So, Pilate said to Him, “Are you a king, then?” Jesus answered, “You are [correct in] calling me a ‘king.’ This was the [very] purpose for which I was born and came into the world, that I should testify about the truth. Every person who wants [to know and obey] the truth listens to me.”
For He has appointed a [certain] day when He will judge the people of the world according to [a standard of] true justice by the man [i.e., Jesus] whom He has appointed [as Judge, See II Tim. 4:8]. [And] He has given assurance to all people [that He will do this] by raising Jesus from the dead.”
For Christ must [continue to] rule [over His kingdom, the church] until God has put all of His enemies under Christ’s feet.
so Christ also, who was once [for all] offered [as a sacrifice] to take away the sins of many people, will come back a second time, not to take away sin, [but] to provide salvation to those who are waiting for Him.
He has [now] gone to heaven, and is [seated] at the right side of God, where the angels and [other] authorities and powers have been subjected to Him.
Look, He [i.e., Jesus] is coming with [i.e., “on”] the clouds! And [then] every eye will see Him, including those who pierced Him, and all the peoples of the earth will grieve because of Him [i.e., because of how they had treated Him]. So it will be. May it be so.