Again he sent other servants, more than the first. But the farmers treated them in the same way.
Matthew 21:37 - The Text-Critical English New Testament Last of all, he sent them his son, saying, ‘They will have respect for my son.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Finally he sent his own son to them, saying, They will respect and give heed to my son. American Standard Version (1901) But afterward he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. Common English Bible Finally he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, at the very end, he sent his son to them, saying: 'They will revere my son.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And last of all he sent to them his son, saying: They will reverence my son. |
Again he sent other servants, more than the first. But the farmers treated them in the same way.
But when the farmers saw the son, they said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take possession of his inheritance.’
And behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
Now he still had his one beloved son. He sent him to them as well, last of all, saying, ‘They will have respect for my son.’
So the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What should I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps when they see him they will have respect for him.’
No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is at the Father's side, has made him known.
“For God loved the world in this way: He gave his one and only Son, so that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.