# Luke 20.9-19

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke-the-evangelist/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> "7. And they answered, that they knew not whence it was. 8. And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things."
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> **"9. <span class="rl-speech">And he began to speak unto the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country for a long time.</span> 10. <span class="rl-speech">And at the season he sent unto the husbandmen a servant, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.</span> 11. <span class="rl-speech">And he sent yet another servant: and him also they beat, and handled him shamefully, and sent him away empty.</span> 12. <span class="rl-speech">And he sent yet a third: and him also they wounded, and cast him forth.</span> 13. And the lord of the vineyard said, <span class="rl-speech">What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; it may be they will reverence him.</span> 14. But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned one with another, saying, <span class="rl-speech">This is the heir; let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.</span> 15. <span class="rl-speech">And they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do unto them?</span> 16. He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. And when they heard it, they said, <span class="rl-speech">God forbid.</span> 17. But he looked upon them, and said, <span class="rl-speech">What then is this that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner?</span> 18. <span class="rl-speech">Every one that falleth on that stone shall be broken to pieces; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust.</span> 19. And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him in that very hour; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he spake this parable against them."**
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> "20. And they watched him, and sent forth spies, who feigned themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his speech, so as to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor. 21. And they asked him, saying, Teacher, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, and acceptest not the person of any, but of a truth teachest the way of God:" (Luke 20:7-21, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> "7. They answered that they didn’t know where it was from. 8. Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”"
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> **"9. <span class="rl-speech">He began to tell the people this parable. “A man planted a vineyard, and rented it out to some farmers, and went into another country for a long time.</span> 10. <span class="rl-speech">At the proper season, he sent a servant to the farmers to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the farmers beat him, and sent him away empty.</span> 11. <span class="rl-speech">He sent yet another servant, and they also beat him, and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.</span> 12. <span class="rl-speech">He sent yet a third, and they also wounded him, and threw him out.</span> 13. The lord of the vineyard said, <span class="rl-speech">‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. It may be that seeing him, they will respect him.’</span> 14. “But when the farmers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, <span class="rl-speech">‘This is the heir. Come, let’</span>s kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.’ 15. <span class="rl-speech">They threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?</span> 16. He will come and destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.” When they heard it, they said, <span class="rl-speech">“May it never be!”</span> 17. But he looked at them, and said, <span class="rl-speech">“Then what is this that is written, ‘The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the chief cornerstone?’</span> 18. <span class="rl-speech">Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but it will crush whomever it falls on to dust.”</span> 19. The chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him that very hour, but they feared the people, for they knew he had spoken this parable against them."**
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> "20. They watched him, and sent out spies, who pretended to be righteous, that they might trap him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the power and authority of the governor. 21. They asked him, “Teacher, we know that you say and teach what is right, and aren’t partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God." (Luke 20:7-21, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> "7. And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was. 8. And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things."
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> **"9. <span class="rl-speech">Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.</span> 10. <span class="rl-speech">And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.</span> 11. <span class="rl-speech">And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.</span> 12. <span class="rl-speech">And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out.</span> 13. Then said the lord of the vineyard, <span class="rl-speech">What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him.</span> 14. But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, <span class="rl-speech">This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.</span> 15. <span class="rl-speech">So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?</span> 16. He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, <span class="rl-speech">God forbid.</span> 17. And he beheld them, and said, <span class="rl-speech">What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?</span> 18. <span class="rl-speech">Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.</span> 19. And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them."**
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> "20. And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor. 21. And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly: <sup>truly: or, of a truth</sup>" (Luke 20:7-21, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> "7. And they answered, that they knew not whence [it was], 8. and Jesus said to them, 'Neither do I say to you by what authority I do these things.'"
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> **"9. <span class="rl-speech">And he began to speak unto the people this simile: 'A certain man planted a vineyard, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad for a long time,</span> 10. <span class="rl-speech">and at the season he sent unto the husbandmen a servant, that from the fruit of the vineyard they may give to him, but the husbandmen having beat him, did send [him] away empty.</span> 11. <span class="rl-speech">'And he added to send another servant, and they that one also having beaten and dishonoured, did send away empty;</span> 12. <span class="rl-speech">and he added to send a third, and this one also, having wounded, they did cast out.</span> 13. 'And the owner of the vineyard said, <span class="rl-speech">What shall I do? I will send my son, the beloved, perhaps having seen this one, they will do reverence;</span> 14. and having seen him, the husbandmen reasoned among themselves, saying, <span class="rl-speech">This is the heir; come, we may kill him, that the inheritance may become ours;</span> 15. <span class="rl-speech">and having cast him outside of the vineyard, they killed [him]; what, then, shall the owner of the vineyard do to them?</span> 16. He will come, and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others.' And having heard, they said, <span class="rl-speech">'Let it not be!'</span> 17. and he, having looked upon them, said, <span class="rl-speech">'What, then, is this that hath been written: A stone that the builders rejected, this became head of a corner?</span> 18. <span class="rl-speech">every one who hath fallen on that stone shall be broken, and on whom it may fall, it will crush him to pieces.'</span> 19. And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him in that hour, and they feared the people, for they knew that against them he spake this simile."**
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> "20. And, having watched [him], they sent forth liers in wait, feigning themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his word, to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor, 21. and they questioned him, saying, 'Teacher, we have known that thou dost say and teach rightly, and dost not accept a person, but in truth the way of God dost teach;" (Luke 20:7-21, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

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## Quoted in

- [Deuteronomy 28-68 Slave Trade Prophecy Objection Defeater](/codex/deuteronomy-28-68-slave-trade-prophecy-objection-defeater/)

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## Notes

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.