Matthew 21:36

36 Then he sent other servants to them, more than the first time, and the tenants treated them the same way.

Matthew 21:36 in Other Translations

KJV
36 Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.
ESV
36 Again he sent other servants, more than the first. And they did the same to them.
NLT
36 So the landowner sent a larger group of his servants to collect for him, but the results were the same.
MSG
36 The owner tried again, sending more servants. They got the same treatment.
CSB
36 Again, he sent other slaves, more than the first group, and they did the same 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 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.
37 Last of all, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
38 “But when the tenants saw the son, they said to each other, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and take his inheritance.’

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