Luke 20:9

New English Translation

Then he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey for a long time.

Cross References

Jeremiah 2:21

I planted you in the land like a special vine of the very best stock. Why in the world have you turned into something like a wild vine that produces rotten, foul-smelling grapes?

Matthew 25:14

“For it is like a man going on a journey, who summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them.

Luke 19:12

Therefore he said, “A nobleman went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return.

Luke 20:10

When harvest time came, he sent a slave to the tenants so that they would give him his portion of the crop. However, the tenants beat his slave and sent him away empty-handed.

Luke 20:8

Then Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by whose authority I do these things.”

Deuteronomy 16:18

You must appoint judges and civil servants for each tribe in all your villages that the Lord your God is giving you, and they must judge the people fairly.