Matthew 21:34

New International Reader's Version

When harvest time approached, he sent his slaves to the renters. He told the slaves to collect his share of the fruit.

Cross References

Isaiah 5:4

What more could I have done for my vineyard? I did everything I could. I kept looking for a crop of good grapes. So why did it produce only bad ones?

Jeremiah 35:15

Again and again I sent all my servants the prophets to you. They said, ‘Each of you must turn from your evil ways. You must change the way you act. Do not worship other gods. Do not serve them. Then you will live in the land. I gave it to you and your people of long ago.’ But you have not paid any attention. You have not listened to me.

Matthew 21:35

“But the renters grabbed his slaves. They beat one of them. They killed another. They threw stones at the third to kill him.

Matthew 21:38

“But the renters saw the son coming. They said to one another, ‘This is the one who will receive all the owner’s property someday. Come, let’s kill him. Then everything will be ours.’

Matthew 21:40

“When the owner of the vineyard comes back, what will he do to those renters?”

Matthew 21:41

“He will destroy those evil people,” they replied. “Then he will rent the vineyard out to other renters. They will give him his share of the crop at harvest time.”

Matthew 22:3

He sent his slaves to those who had been invited to the dinner. The slaves told them to come. But they refused.

Mark 12:1

Jesus began to speak to the people using stories. He said, “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it. He dug a pit for a winepress. He also built a lookout tower. He rented the vineyard out to some farmers. Then he went to another place.

Mark 12:7

“But the renters said to each other, ‘This is the one who will receive all the owner’s property someday. Come, let’s kill him. Then everything will be ours.’

Mark 12:9

“What will the owner of the vineyard do then? He will come and kill those renters. He will give the vineyard to others.

Luke 20:9

Jesus went on to tell the people a story. “A man planted a vineyard,” he said. “He rented it out to some farmers. Then he went away for a long time.