Luke 20:11

11 And again he sent another servant; and they beat him also, and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.

Luke 20:11 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 20:11

And again he sent another servant
Or set of prophets in after times, and yet before the Babylonish captivity:

and they beat him also;
as they had done the other; they continued in their malpractices, yea increased in them:

and entreated him shamefully;
putting him to open shame, using him in a very ignominious and shameful manner, which it was a shame to relate, and which was shameful for them to do:

and sent him away empty;
as they had done the other.

Luke 20:11 In-Context

9 Then He began to speak to the people this parable: "A certain man planted a vineyard and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.

10 And at the season, he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard; but the husbandmen beat him and sent him away empty.

11 And again he sent another servant; and they beat him also, and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.

12 And again he sent a third; and they wounded him also and cast him out.

13 Then said the lord of the vineyard, `What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; it may be they will reverence him when they see him.'