‘Listen to another parable: There was a landowner, who planted a vineyard, put a fence round it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower. He leased it to tenant farmers and went away.
Matthew 25:14 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘For it is just like a man about to go on a journey. He called his own servants and entrusted his possessions to them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For it is like a man who was about to take a long journey, and he called his servants together and entrusted them with his property. American Standard Version (1901) For it is as when a man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. Common English Bible “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who was leaving on a trip. He called his servants and handed his possessions over to them. Catholic Public Domain Version For it is like a man setting out on a long journey, who called his servants and delivered to them his goods. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For even as a man going into a far country, called his servants, and delivered to them his goods; |
‘Listen to another parable: There was a landowner, who planted a vineyard, put a fence round it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower. He leased it to tenant farmers and went away.
‘It is like a man on a journey, who left his house, gave authority to his servants, gave each one his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to be alert.
Now he began to tell the people this parable: ‘A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and went away for a long time.
What then is Apollos? What is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, and each has the role the Lord has given.
And he himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers,