Luke 20:9

Good News Translation (US Version)

Then Jesus told the people this parable: “There was once a man who planted a vineyard, rented it out to tenants, and then left home for a long time.

Cross References

Jeremiah 2:21

I planted you like a choice vine from the very best seed. But look what you have become! You are like a rotten, worthless vine.

Luke 19:12

So he said, “There was once a man of high rank who was going to a country far away to be made king, after which he planned to come back home.

Matthew 25:14

“At that time the Kingdom of heaven will be like this. Once there was a man who was about to leave home on a trip; he called his servants and put them in charge of his property.

Deuteronomy 16:18

“Appoint judges and other officials in every town that the Lord your God gives you. These men are to judge the people impartially.

Luke 20:8

And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you, then, by what right I do these things.”

Luke 20:10

When the time came to gather the grapes, he sent a slave to the tenants to receive from them his share of the harvest. But the tenants beat the slave and sent him back without a thing.