Luke 20:9

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.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Then	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
he	ἄρχομαι árchomai	G756	to commence (in order of time)
speak	λέγειν legein	G3004	properly · verb — present active infinitive
to	πρὸς pros	G4314	a preposition of direction · preposition
people	λαὸν laon	G2992	a people (in general · noun — accusative singular masculine
this	ταύτην· tautēn	G3778	the he (she or it) · demonstrative pronoun — accusative singular feminine
parable	παραβολὴν parabolēn	G3850	a similitude ("parable") · noun — accusative singular feminine
A certain	τις tis	G5100	some or any person or object · indefinite pronoun — nominative singular masculine
man	ἄνθρωπός anthrōpos	G444	from G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι)) · noun — nominative singular masculine
planted	ἐφύτευσεν ephuteusen	G5452	to set out in the earth · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
a vineyard	ἀμπελῶνα ampelōna	G290	a vineyard · noun — accusative singular masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
let	ἐξέδετο exedeto	G1554	to give forth · verb — second aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular
it	αὐτὸν auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine
forth	ἐκδίδωμι ekdídōmi	G1554	to give forth
to husbandmen	γεωργοῖς geōrgois	G1092	a land-worker · noun — dative plural masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
went into a far country	ἀπεδήμησεν apedēmēsen	G589	to go abroad · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
for a long	ἱκανούς. hikanous	G2425	competent (as if coming in season) · adjective — accusative plural masculine
time	χρόνους chronous	G5550	a space of time (in general · noun — accusative plural masculine

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Cross-references

Matthew 21:33-46 Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, an…
Mark 12:1-12 And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat…
Isaiah 5:1-7 Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:
Psalms 80:8-14 Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.
Jeremiah 2:21 Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?
John 15:1-8 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
Song of Solomon 8:11-12 Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces o…
Matthew 25:14 For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 20:9-19

Christ spoke this parable against those who were resolved not to own his authority, though the evidence of it was ever so full and convincing; and it comes very seasonably to show that by questioning his authority they forfeited their own. Their disowning the lord of their vineyard was a defeasance of their lease of the vineyard, and giving up of all their title. I. The parable has nothing added here to what we had before in Matthew and Mark. The scope of it is to show that the Jewish nation, by persecuting the prophets, and at length Christ himself, had provoked God to take away from them all their church privileges, and to abandon them to ruin. It teaches us, 1. That those who enjoy the pr…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 20:9

vineyard--(See on Luk 13:6). In Mat 21:33 additional points are given, taken literally from Isa 5:2, to fix down the application and sustain it by Old Testament authority. husbandmen--the ordinary spiritual guides of the people, under whose care and culture the fruits of righteousness might be yielded. went, &c.--leaving it to the laws of the spiritual husbandry during the whole length of the Jewish economy. (See on Mar 4:26.)

Adam Clarke on Luke 20:9

A certain man planted a vineyard, etc. - See this parable largely explained, Mat 21:33-46 (note). See also on Mar 12:4-9 (note).

John Gill on Luke 20:9

Then began he to speak to the people this parable,.... According to the other evangelists it seems to be spoken to the chief priests, Scribes, and elders; and certain it is, that they looked upon themselves as struck at in it; it might be spoken to both. Christ having silenced the sanhedrim, turned himself to the people, and delivered the parable of the vineyard to them, though his principal view was to the priests: a certain man planted a vineyard; the people of the Jews are designed by the vineyard, and the "certain man", or "householder", as Matthew calls him, Matthew 21:28 is the Lord of hosts; and the planting of it is to be understood of his bringing and settling the people Israel in…

The Church Fathers

The man then who plants the vineyard is the same who, according to another parable, hired labourers into his vineyard.
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(de con. Ev. l. ii. c. 70.) Matthew has omitted for brevity's sake what Luke has not, namely, that the parable was spoken not to the rulers only who asked concerning His authority, but also to the people.
— Augustine of Hippo ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

Or God took Himself away from the vineyard for the course of many years, for since the time that He was seen to descend in the likeness of fire upon Mount Sinai, He no longer vouchsafed to them His visible presence; though no change took place, in which He sent not His prophets and righteous men to give warning thereof; as it follows, And at the time of the vintage he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard. (Exod. 19.)
— Cyril of Alexandria ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Capital And Labor · Strife between — Strife between
Debtor · UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO — UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Fort · Erected in vineyards and herding grounds — Erected in vineyards and herding grounds
Land · Leased — Leased
Lease · Of real estate — Of real estate
Malfeasance In Office · .The leasees of the vineyard, in one of the parables of Jesus — .The leasees of the vineyard, in one of the parables of Jesus
Renting · Land — Land

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Luke 20:9

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 20:9-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 20:9

Adam Clarke on Luke 20:9

John Gill on Luke 20:9

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 20:9

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 20:9-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 20:9

Adam Clarke on Luke 20:9

John Gill on Luke 20:9

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Luke 20:9-19

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 20:9-19