Matthew 21:36

36 So the man sent some other servants to the farmers, even more than he sent the first time. But the farmers did the same thing to the servants that they had done before.

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 it was time for the grapes to be picked, he sent his servants to the farmers to get his share of the grapes.

35 But the farmers grabbed the servants, beat one, killed another, and then killed a third servant with stones.

36 So the man sent some other servants to the farmers, even more than he sent the first time. But the farmers did the same thing to the servants that they had done before.

37 So the man decided to send his son to the farmers. He said, 'They will respect my son.'

38 But when the farmers saw the son, they said to each other, 'This son will inherit the vineyard. If we kill him, it will be ours!'