Matthew 21:34

First Nations Version

“When harvest time came, the tribal member who owned the vineyard sent trusted messengers to gather his share of the grapes,

Cross References

Matthew 22:3

When the feast was ready, he sent out trusted messengers to gather the ones who had been invited, but no one came.

Matthew 21:35

but the renters took hold of the messengers. They fiercely beat one, killed another, and even threw stones to kill another.

Matthew 21:38

“But when they saw that he had sent his son, they said to each other, ‘This vineyard will one day belong to this son. If we kill him, we can take the vineyard for ourselves.’

Matthew 21:40

“When he returns, what will the owner of this vineyard do?” he asked them.

Matthew 21:41

They answered him, “He will bring those bad-hearted ones to a bad end and then rent out the vineyard to others who will be honorable and give him the share of the harvest he deserves.”

Mark 12:1

Once again Creator Sets Free (Jesus) began to speak to them using stories:

Mark 12:7

“But those tribal farmers said to themselves, ‘This vineyard will one day belong to this son. If we kill him, the vineyard will be ours.’

Mark 12:9

“What do you think the owner of the vineyard will do?” Creator Sets Free (Jesus) asked the people who were listening. He waited for an answer, but no one said a word. Then he said, “He will return, put those dishonorable men to death, and give the vineyard to others.

Luke 20:9

Then he turned again to the people and began to tell them this story. “A tribal member planted a large vineyard and rented it out to other tribal members for a share of the grapes. Then he traveled far away to another land to stay for a long time.