Matthew 21:33-36

The Parable of the Tenants

33 “Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place.
34 When the harvest time approached, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his fruit.
35 “The tenants seized his servants; they beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.
36 Then he sent other servants to them, more than the first time, and the tenants treated them the same way.

Cross References 6

  • 1. Psalms 80:8
  • 2. Isaiah 5:1-7
  • 3. Matthew 25:14,15
  • 4. Matthew 22:3
  • 5. 2 Chronicles 24:21; Matthew 23:34,37; Hebrews 11:36,37
  • 6. Matthew 22:4
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