Matthew 21:33-34

Parable of the Landowner

33 "Listen to another parable. ¹There was a landowner who ²PLANTED A ³VINEYARD AND PUT A WALL AROUND IT AND DUG A WINE PRESS IN IT, AND BUILT A TOWER, and rented it out to vine-growers and ⁴went on a journey.

34 "When the harvest time approached, he ⁵sent his slaves to the vine-growers to receive his produce.

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 21:33-46: {Mark 12:1-12; Luke 20:9-19}
• 2. Isaiah 5:1, 2
• 3. Matthew 20:1; Matthew 21:28
• 4. Matthew 25:14
• 5. Matthew 22:3

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "a man, head of a household"
• [b]. Or "tenant farmers," also vv 34, 35, 38, 40
• [c]. Lit "the fruit season"