Matthew 21:33 Cross References - WPNT

³³ “Hear another parable: There was a certain landowner who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a winepress in it and built a tower. And he leased it to farmers and went on a journey.

¹⁸ “Therefore hear the parable of the sower:

²⁸ “But what do you think? A certain man had two sons, and going to the first he said, ‘Son, go work today in my vineyard’.

² saying: “The scribes and the Pharisees are seated upon Moses’ chair;

¹⁴ “Because the kingdom is also like a man about to go on a long journey, who called his own servants and entrusted his possessions to them. ¹⁵ To one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on the journey.

¹ Then He began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard—put a hedge around it, dug a wine trough, built a tower—rented it to farmers and went on a journey. ² At the proper time he sent a slave to the farmers, that he might receive from them some of the fruit of the vineyard. ³ But they took him, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed. ⁴ Again he sent another slave to them, and that one they wounded in the head by stoning, and sent him away shamefully treated. ⁵ Again he sent another, and him they killed; and many others, beating some and killing some. ⁶ Finally, still having his one beloved son, he even sent him to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son’. ⁷ But those farmers said to one another: ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and the inheritance will be ours.’ ⁸ So they took him, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard. ⁹ “What therefore will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those farmers, and give the vineyard to others. ¹⁰ Have you not even read this Scripture: ‘The stone that the builders rejected, is the very one that became the cornerstone; ¹¹ this was the LORD’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?” ¹² So they started looking for a way to arrest Him, because they knew He had spoken the parable against them, but they were in fear of the crowd. Then they left Him and went away.

³⁴ It is like a man off on a journey, having left his house and given the authority to his slaves, and to each his work; and he commanded the doorkeeper to keep watch.

¹² So He said: “A certain nobleman went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and return.

⁹ Then He began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, leased it to farmers, and went away on a long journey. ¹⁰ At the proper time he sent a slave to the farmers, that they might give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the farmers flogged him and sent him away empty-handed. ¹¹ Again he sent a different slave; so they flogged him also, treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed. ¹² And again he sent a third; but they wounded him also and threw him out. ¹³ Then the owner of the vineyard said: ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; hopefully they will respect him when they see him.’ ¹⁴ But when the farmers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying: ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, so that the inheritance may become ours.’ ¹⁵ So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What therefore will the owner of the vineyard do to them? ¹⁶ He will come and destroy those farmers and give the vineyard to others.” Having heard it they said, “May it never be!” ¹⁷ Then He looked directly at them and said: “What then is this that is written: ‘A stone that the builders rejected, the same became the cornerstone’? ¹⁸ Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but on whomever it should fall—it will crush him!” ¹⁹ The chief priests and the scribes wanted to lay hands on Him right then, but they were afraid —they knew He had spoken this parable against them.

¹ “I am the vine, the true one, and my Father is the vinedresser.