Luke 20:16 - Amplified Bible - Classic Edition16 He will come and [utterly] put an end to those tenants and will give the vineyard to others. When they [the chief priests and the scribes and the elders] heard this, they said, May it never be! Féach an chaibidilTuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 176916 He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid. Féach an chaibidilAmerican Standard Version (1901)16 He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid. Féach an chaibidilCommon English Bible16 He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” When the people heard this, they said, “May this never happen!” Féach an chaibidilCatholic Public Domain Version16 "He will come and destroy those settlers, and he will give the vineyard to others." And upon hearing this, they said to him, "Let it not be." Féach an chaibidilDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version16 He will come, and will destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. Which they hearing, said to him: God forbid. Féach an chaibidilEnglish Standard Version 201616 He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” When they heard this, they said, “Surely not!” Féach an chaibidil |
And Paul and Barnabas spoke out plainly and boldly, saying, It was necessary that God's message [concerning salvation through Christ] should be spoken to you first. But since you thrust it from you, you pass this judgment on yourselves that you are unworthy of eternal life and out of your own mouth you will be judged. [Now] behold, we turn to the Gentiles (the heathen).
Did that which is good then prove fatal [bringing death] to me? Certainly not! It was sin, working death in me by using this good thing [as a weapon], in order that through the commandment sin might be shown up clearly to be sin, that the extreme malignity and immeasurable sinfulness of sin might plainly appear.
What then do we conclude? Is the Law identical with sin? Certainly not! Nevertheless, if it had not been for the Law, I should not have recognized sin or have known its meaning. [For instance] I would not have known about covetousness [would have had no consciousness of sin or sense of guilt] if the Law had not [repeatedly] said, You shall not covet and have an evil desire [for one thing and another]. [Exod. 20:17; Deut. 5:21.]
But if, in our desire and endeavor to be justified in Christ [to be declared righteous and put in right standing with God wholly and solely through Christ], we have shown ourselves sinners also and convicted of sin, does that make Christ a minister (a party and contributor) to our sin? Banish the thought! [Of course not!]