Luke 20:9

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Then Jesus told the people this story: “A man planted a vineyard. He leased the land to some farmers. Then he went away for a long time.

Cross References

Jeremiah 2:21

Judah, I planted you like a special vine. You were all from good seed. How did you turn into a different vine that grows bad fruit?

Luke 19:12

So he said, “A very important man was preparing to go to a country far away to be made a king. Then he planned to return home and rule his people.

Matthew 25:14

“At that time God’s kingdom will also be like a man leaving home to travel to another place for a visit. Before he left, he talked with his servants. He told his servants to take care of his things while he was gone.

Deuteronomy 16:18

“Choose men to be judges and officers in every town that the Lord your God gives you. Every tribe must do this. And these men must be fair in judging the people.

Luke 20:8

So Jesus said to them, “Then I will not tell you who gave me the authority to do these things.”

Luke 20:10

Later, it was time for the grapes to be picked. So the man sent a servant to those farmers so that they would give him his share of the grapes. But they beat the servant and sent him away with nothing.