Matthew 21:35

And the husbandmen tooke his seruants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

"The vine-growers took his slaves and beat one, and killed another, and stoned a third.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And the workmen made an attack on his servants, giving blows to one, putting another to death, and stoning another.
- Basic English Bible

And the husbandmen took his bondmen, and beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
- Darby Bible

And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.
- Webster's Bible

but the vine-dressers seized the servants, and one they cruelly beat, one they killed, one they pelted with stones.
- Weymouth Bible

The farmers took his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
- World English Bible

And the erthetilieris token his seruauntis, and beeten `the toon, thei slowen another, and thei stonyden another.
- Wycliffe Bible

and the husbandmen having taken his servants, one they scourged, and one they killed, and one they stoned.
- Youngs Literal Bible

Wesley's Notes for Matthew 21:35

21:33 A certain householder planted a vineyard - God planted the Church in Canaan; and hedged it round about - First with the law, then with his peculiar providence: and digged a wine press - Perhaps it may mean Jerusalem: and built a tower - The temple: and went into a far country - That is, left the keepers of his vineyard, in some measure, to behave as they should see good. #Mark 12:1|; Luke 20:9.

21:34 He sent his servants - His extraordinary messengers, the prophets: to the husbandmen - The ordinary preachers or ministers of the Jews.

People's Bible Notes for Matthew 21:35

Mt 21:35 And the husbandmen took his servants. According to the obvious design of the whole parable, this is a lively figure for the undutiful and violent reception often given to the prophets or other divine messengers, and the refusal to obey their message. See Mt 23:29-31 23:34,37 Lu 11:47-50 13:33,34. Compare 1Th 2:15 Re 16:6 18:24. Killed another. Some of the prophets were not merely maltreated, but actually put to death.