Bible Strands
Luke 20:16
He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” And when the people heard this, they said, “May such a thing never happen!”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus responds to the religious leaders’ hypothetical question about the vineyard owner’s reaction to the murdered son, prompting the assembled crowd to voice their horror at the predicted outcome.
The words — ἀπολέσει (apolesei) = he will destroy; δώσει (dōsei) = will give. These future indicative verbs establish the owner’s guaranteed sequence of judgment and transfer.
The thread — The same judgment-and-transfer pattern appears in Luke 19:27, Matthew 21:41, and Acts 13:46, where rejected authority triggers execution and the redirection of stewardship to new recipients.
Why it lands — The text states that rejecting the appointed steward brings certain destruction and the loss of privilege, requiring the reader to accept the transferred authority rather than condemn the announced judgment.
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The Greek words
King James Version
He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.
Cross-references
- Luke 19:27 And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”
- Matthew 21:41 “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time.”
- Acts 13:46 Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.
- Nehemiah 9:36 So here we are today as slaves in the land You gave our fathers to enjoy its fruit and goodness—here we are as slaves!
- Psalms 2:8 Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession.
- Psalms 21:8 Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You.
- Matthew 22:7 The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.