“Hear another parable. There was a householder who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge around it, and dug a wine press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to tenants, and went into another country.
Matthew 25:14 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) “For it will be as when a man going on a journey called his servants and entrusted to them his property; More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For it is like a man who was about to take a long journey, and he called his servants together and entrusted them with his property. American Standard Version (1901) For it is as when a man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. Common English Bible “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who was leaving on a trip. He called his servants and handed his possessions over to them. Catholic Public Domain Version For it is like a man setting out on a long journey, who called his servants and delivered to them his goods. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For even as a man going into a far country, called his servants, and delivered to them his goods; |
“Hear another parable. There was a householder who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge around it, and dug a wine press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to tenants, and went into another country.
It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to be on the watch.
And he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to tenants, and went into another country for a long while.
What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each.
And his gifts were that some should be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers,