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Luke 20

Luke 20:9 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Then
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
began he
archomai (Greek #756)
to commence (in order of time)
KJV usage: (rehearse from the) begin(-ning).
Pronounce: ar'-khom-ahee
Origin: middle voice of 757 (through the implication, of precedence)
to speak
lego (Greek #3004)
properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas 2036 and 5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while 4483 is properly to break silence merely, and 2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean
KJV usage: ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.
Pronounce: leg'-o
Origin: a primary verb
to
pros (Greek #4314)
a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated)
KJV usage: about, according to , against, among, at, because of, before, between, (where-)by, for, X at thy house, in, for intent, nigh unto, of, which pertain to, that, to (the end that), X together, to (you) -ward, unto, with(-in). In the comparative case, it denotes essentially the same applications, namely, motion towards, accession to, or nearness at.
Pronounce: pros
Origin: a strengthened form of 4253
the people
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
laos (Greek #2992)
a people (in general; thus differing from 1218, which denotes one's own populace)
KJV usage: people.
Pronounce: lah-os'
Origin: apparently a primary word
this
houtos (Greek #3778)
the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated)
KJV usage: he (it was that), hereof, it, she, such as, the same, these, they, this (man, same, woman), which, who.
Pronounce: hoo'-tos
Origin: οὗτοι (hoo'-toy), nominative feminine singular αὕτη (how'-tay), and nominative feminine plural αὕται (how'-tahee) from the article 3588 and 846
parable
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
parabole (Greek #3850)
a similitude ("parable"), i.e. (symbolic) fictitious narrative (of common life conveying a moral), apothegm or adage
KJV usage: comparison, figure, parable, proverb.
Pronounce: par-ab-ol-ay'
Origin: from 3846
; Ah certain
tis (Greek #5100)
some or any person or object
KJV usage: a (kind of), any (man, thing, thing at all), certain (thing), divers, he (every) man, one (X thing), ought, + partly, some (man, -body, - thing, -what), (+ that no-)thing, what(-soever), X wherewith, whom(-soever), whose(-soever).
Pronounce: tis
Origin: an enclitic indefinite pronoun
man
anthropos (Greek #444)
man-faced, i.e. a human being
KJV usage: certain, man.
Pronounce: anth'-ro-pos
Origin: from 435 and ὤψ (the countenance; from 3700)
planted
phuteuo (Greek #5452)
to set out in the earth, i.e. implant; figuratively, to instil doctrine
KJV usage: plant.
Pronounce: foot-yoo'-o
Origin: from a derivative of 5453
a vineyard
ampelon (Greek #290)
a vineyard
KJV usage: vineyard.
Pronounce: am-pel-ohn'
Origin: from 288
i, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
let
ekdidomi (Greek #1554)
to give forth, i.e. (specially) to lease
KJV usage: let forth (out).
Pronounce: ek-did-o'-mee
Origin: from 1537 and 1325
it
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
forth
ekdidomi (Greek #1554)
to give forth, i.e. (specially) to lease
KJV usage: let forth (out).
Pronounce: ek-did-o'-mee
Origin: from 1537 and 1325
to husbandmen
georgos (Greek #1092)
a land-worker, i.e. farmer
KJV usage: husbandman.
Pronounce: gheh-ore-gos'
Origin: from 1093 and the base of 2041
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
went into a far country
apodemeo (Greek #589)
to go abroad, i.e. visit a foreign land
KJV usage: go (travel) into a far country, journey.
Pronounce: ap-od-ay-meh'-o
Origin: from 590
for a long
hikanos (Greek #2425)
competent (as if coming in season), i.e. ample (in amount) or fit (in character)
KJV usage: able, + content, enough, good, great, large, long (while), many, meet, much, security, sore, sufficient, worthy.
Pronounce: hik-an-os'
Origin: from ἵκω (ἱκάνω or ἱκνέομαι, akin to 2240) (to arrive)
time
chronos (Greek #5550)
a space of time (in general, and thus properly distinguished from 2540, which designates a fixed or special occasion; and from 165, which denotes a particular period) or interval; by extension, an individual opportunity; by implication, delay
KJV usage: + years old, season, space, (X often-)time(-s), (a) while.
Pronounce: khron'-os
Origin: of uncertain derivation
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Matt. 21:33• 33Hear another parable: There was a householder who planted a vineyard, and made a fence round it, and dug a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and left the country. (Matt. 21:33)
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Mark 12:1• 1{i}And he began to say to them in parables,{/i} A man planted a vineyard and made a fence round it, {i}and{/i} dug a wine-vat, {i}and{/i} built a tower, {i}and{/i} let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country. (Mark 12:1)
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Song of Sol. 8:11‑12• 11Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon,{HR}He let out the vineyard to keepers:{HR}Every one for its fruit was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.
 12My vineyard, which is mine, is before me:{HR}Thou, Solomon, shalt have the thousand,{HR}And the keepers of its fruit two hundred. (Song of Sol. 8:11‑12)
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Isa. 5:1‑7• 1I will sing to my well-beloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My well beloved had a vineyard in a very fruitful hill;
 2and he dug it up, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine; and he built a tower in the midst of it, and also hewed a winepress therein; and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.
 3And now, inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, between me and my vineyard.
 4What could have been done more to my vineyard that I have not done in it? Wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?
 5And now let me tell you what I am about to do to my vineyard; I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down;
 6and I will lay it waste—it shall not be pruned nor hoed; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
 7For the vineyard of Jehovah of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold bloodshed; for righteousness, but behold a cry. (Isa. 5:1‑7)

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Ministry on This Verse

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Matt. 21:33‑46• 33Hear another parable: There was a householder who planted a vineyard, and made a fence round it, and dug a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and left the country.
 34But when the season of the fruits drew near, he sent his bondmen to the husbandmen to receive his fruits.
 35And the husbandmen took his bondmen, and beat one and killed another and stoned another.
 36Again he sent other bondmen more than the first, and they did to them likewise.
 37And afterward he sent to them his son, saying, They will feel respect for my son.
 38But the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, and get his inheritance.
 39And they took and cast him forth out of the vineyard and killed [him].
 40When therefore the lord of the vineyard shall come, what will he do to these husbandmen?
 41They say to him, He will wretchedly destroy those wretches, and let out the vineyard to other husbandmen who shall render him the fruits in their season.
 42{i}Jesus says to them,{/i} Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, this was made the corner-stone: of Jehovah this is, and it is marvellous in our eyes.
 43Therefore I say to you that the kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits of it.
 44And he that falleth on this stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust.
 45{i}And the chief priests and the Pharisees, having heard his parables, knew that he spoke about them.{/i}
 46{i}And seeking to lay hold of him, they were afraid of the crowds, because they held him for a prophet.{/i} (Matt. 21:33‑46)
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Mark 12:1‑12• 1{i}And he began to say to them in parables,{/i} A man planted a vineyard and made a fence round it, {i}and{/i} dug a wine-vat, {i}and{/i} built a tower, {i}and{/i} let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.
 2{i}And{/i} at the season he sent to the husbandmen a bondman, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.
 3{i}But{/i} they caught him and beat him, and sent him away empty.
 4And again he sent to them another bondman; and [at] him they threw stones, and struck [him] on the head, and sent [him] away with insult.
 5And [again] he sent another; and him they killed; and many others, beating some and killing some.
 6Having yet [therefore] one beloved son, he sent him also last to them, saying, They will reverence my son.
 7But those husbandmen said to one another, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.
 8And they took him and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.
 9What, therefore, shall the Lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others.
 10Have ye not read this Scripture: The stone which the builders rejected, the same has become the corner-stone:
 11this is of the Lord, and it is wonderful in our eyes?
 12{i}And{/i} they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them. And they left him and went away. (Mark 12:1‑12)
planted.
Psa. 80:8‑14• 8A vine out of Egypt thou broughtest;{HR}Thou didst drive out nations, and didst plant it.
 9Thou preparedst [space] before it,{HR}And it took deep root and filled the land.
 10Mountains were covered with its shadow,{HR}And its boughs [were] cedars of God .
 11It sent out its branches unto the sea,{HR}And its shoots unto the river.
 12Why hast thou broken down its fence,{HR}So that all who pass by the way shall pluck it?
 13The boar out of the forest wasteth it,{HR}And the wild beast of the field feedeth on it.
 14O God of hosts, return, we pray;{HR}Look down even from the heavens and see,{HR}And visit this vine, (Psa. 80:8‑14)
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Isa. 5:1‑7• 1I will sing to my well-beloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My well beloved had a vineyard in a very fruitful hill;
 2and he dug it up, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine; and he built a tower in the midst of it, and also hewed a winepress therein; and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.
 3And now, inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, between me and my vineyard.
 4What could have been done more to my vineyard that I have not done in it? Wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?
 5And now let me tell you what I am about to do to my vineyard; I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down;
 6and I will lay it waste—it shall not be pruned nor hoed; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
 7For the vineyard of Jehovah of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold bloodshed; for righteousness, but behold a cry. (Isa. 5:1‑7)
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Jer. 2:21• 21{i}And I, —I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed; how then art thou turned into the degenerate shoots of a strange vine unto me?{/i} (Jer. 2:21)
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John 15:1‑8• 1I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
 2Every branch in me not bearing fruit, he taketh it away; and every one that beareth fruit, he cleanseth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
 3Already ye are clean, because of the word which I have spoken to you.
 4Abide in me, and I in you: as the branch cannot bear fruit from itself, unless it abide in the vine; so neither [can] ye, unless ye abide in me.
 5I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abideth in me, and I in him, he beareth much fruit; because apart from me ye can do nothing.
 6If one abide not in me, he is cast out as the branch, and is dried up: and they gather it, and cast [it] into the fire, and it burneth.
 7If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask what ye will, and it shall come to pass for you.
 8In this is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit, and [ye shall] become my disciples. (John 15:1‑8)
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1 Cor. 3:6‑9• 6I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase.
 7So that neither he that planteth is anything, nor he that watereth, but God that giveth the increase.
 8And he that planteth and he that watereth are one thing; but each shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.
 9For we are God's fellow-workmen; ye are God's tillage, God's building. (1 Cor. 3:6‑9)
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Song of Sol. 8:11‑12• 11Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon,{HR}He let out the vineyard to keepers:{HR}Every one for its fruit was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.
 12My vineyard, which is mine, is before me:{HR}Thou, Solomon, shalt have the thousand,{HR}And the keepers of its fruit two hundred. (Song of Sol. 8:11‑12)
husbandman.
Deut. 1:15‑18• 15{i}So I took the chiefs of your tribes, wise men and known, and made them chiefs over you, captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens, and officers for your tribes.{/i}
 16{i}And I commanded your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and him also that sojourneth with him.{/i}
 17{i}Ye shall not respect persons in judgment: ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man, for the judgment is God's; and the matter that is too hard for you shall ye bring to me, that I may hear it.{/i}
 18{i}And I commanded you at that time all the things that ye should do.{/i} (Deut. 1:15‑18)
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Deut. 16:18• 18{i}Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes, that they may judge the people with just judgment.{/i} (Deut. 16:18)
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Deut. 17:8‑15• 8{i}If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between cause and cause, and between stroke and stroke, matters of controversy within thy gates, then shalt thou arise, and go up to the place which Jehovah thy God will choose{/i}.
 9And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and inquire; and they shall show thee the sentence of judgment:
 10and thou shalt do according to the sentence, which they of that place which Jehovah shall choose shall show thee; and thou shalt observe to do according to all that they inform thee.
 11{i}according to the sentence of the law which they shall declare unto thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do: thou shalt not decline from the word which they shall declare unto thee, to the right hand, or the left.{/i}
 12{i}And the man that shall act presumptuously, and not hearken unto the priest that standeth to serve there before Jehovah thy God, or unto the judge, that man shall die; and thou shalt put away evil from Israel.{/i}
 13{i}And all the people shall hear, and fear, and no more act presumptuously.{/i}
 14{i}When thou comest unto the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like all the nations that are about me;{/i}
 15{i}thou shalt only set him king over thee whom Jehovah thy God will choose: from among thy brethren shalt thou set a king over thee; thou mayest not set a foreigner over thee, who is not thy brother.{/i} (Deut. 17:8‑15)
went.
Luke 19:12• 12He said therefore, A certain high-born man went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return. (Luke 19:12)
• {v.9-16} In the parable, which occupies verses 9-16, He set forth with great clearness the exact position of things at that moment. It reads like a continuation of the historical statements made in 2 Chron. 36:15-16. There it was God appealing by His “messengers, rising up betimes and sending;” (2 Chron. 36:15) but all were mocked and misused until “there was no remedy,” (2 Chron. 36:16) and “He brought upon them the king of the Chaldees” (2 Chron. 36:17). (“Luke 20” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And he began to speak to the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard and let it out to husbandmen, and left the country for a long time.

W. Kelly Translation

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And he began to speak to the people this parable: Aa man planted a vineyard and let it out to husbandmen, and left the country for a long time.

WK Translation Notes

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Some MSS. have "A certain man." The Edd. read "A man."