Bible Strands
Matthew 21:36
Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses the chief priests and Pharisees with a parable during his final week in Jerusalem, immediately after the tenants beat, killed, and stoned the landowner’s first servants.
The words — πάλιν (palin) means "again," and ἄλλους (allous) translates as "other." These terms mark the landowner's repeated dispatch of messengers despite prior violence.
The thread — The pattern of repeated messengers appears in Matthew 22:4, where the host sends other servants to invite guests to a banquet. This parallel reinforces the narrative sequence of escalating divine communication.
Why it lands — The text records the tenants repeating their violence against additional servants, establishing a clear pattern of defiance. The reader must recognize how this documented escalation justifies the subsequent sending of the son and demands a concrete response to continued warnings.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.
Cross-references
- Matthew 22:4 Again, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’