Matthew 21:40

New International Reader's Version

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

Cross References

Isaiah 5:3

So the Lord said, “People of Jerusalem and Judah, you be the judge between me and my vineyard.

Matthew 21:34

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

Matthew 21:39

So they took him and threw him out of the vineyard. Then they killed him.

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.”

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.

Hebrews 10:29

People who deserve even more punishment include those who have hated the Son of God. They include people who have said no to him. They include people who have treated as unholy the blood of the covenant that makes them holy. They also include people who have disrespected the Holy Spirit who brings God’s grace. Don’t you think people like this should be punished more than anyone else?