Matthew 21:33

Good News Translation (US Version)

“Listen to another parable,” Jesus said. “There was once a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a hole for the wine press, and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to tenants and left home on a trip.

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.

John 15:1

“I am the real vine, and my Father is the gardener.

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.

Hosea 4:1

The Lord has an accusation to bring against the people who live in this land. Listen, Israel, to what he says: “There is no faithfulness or love in the land, and the people do not acknowledge me as God.

Mark 13:34

It will be like a man who goes away from home on a trip and leaves his servants in charge, after giving to each one his own work to do and after telling the doorkeeper to keep watch.

Matthew 23:2

“The teachers of the Law and the Pharisees are the authorized interpreters of Moses' Law.

Matthew 21:28

“Now, what do you think? There was once a man who had two sons. He went to the older one and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’

Matthew 13:18

“Listen, then, and learn what the parable of the sower means.

Jeremiah 19:3

The Lord told me to say, “Kings of Judah and people of Jerusalem, listen to what I, the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, have to say. I am going to bring such a disaster on this place that everyone who hears about it will be stunned.

Isaiah 1:10

Jerusalem, your rulers and your people are like those of Sodom and Gomorrah. Listen to what the Lord is saying to you. Pay attention to what our God is teaching you.

1 Kings 22:19

Micaiah went on: “Now listen to what the Lord says! I saw the Lord sitting on his throne in heaven, with all his angels standing beside him.

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.

Matthew 20:1

“The Kingdom of heaven is like this. Once there was a man who went out early in the morning to hire some men to work in his vineyard.