Matthew 21:36

36 Again, he sent other slaves, more than the first [ones], and they did the same [thing] to them.

Matthew 21:36 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 21:36

Again he sent other servants
Meaning, perhaps, such as suffered in the times of the Maccabees:

more than the first;
their number was greater, though their office was the same, at least not higher:

and they did unto them likewise;
they beat them with rods, they killed them with the sword, and stoned them, ( Hebrews 11:36 Hebrews 11:37 ) .

Matthew 21:36 In-Context

34 And when the season of fruit drew near, he sent his slaves to the tenant farmers to collect his fruit.

35 And the tenant farmers seized his slaves, [one of] whom they beat, and [one of] whom they killed, and [one of] whom they stoned.

36 Again, he sent other slaves, more than the first [ones], and they did the same [thing] to them.

37 So finally he sent his son to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.'

38 But [when] the tenant farmers saw the son, they said among themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and have his inheritance!'