And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.
| Word | Greek | Strong’s | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| And | δὲ de | G1161 | but · conjunction |
| when | ὅτε hote | G3753 | at which (thing) too · conjunction |
| the time | καιρὸς kairos | G2540 | an occasion · noun — nominative singular masculine |
| of the fruit | καρπῶν, karpōn | G2590 | fruit (as plucked) · noun — genitive plural masculine |
| drew near | ἤγγισεν ēngisen | G1448 | to make near · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular |
| he sent | ἀπέστειλεν apesteilen | G649 | set apart · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular |
| his | αὐτοῦ autou | G846 | the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine |
| servants | δούλους doulous | G1401 | a slave (literal or figurative · noun — accusative plural masculine |
| to | πρὸς pros | G4314 | a preposition of direction · preposition |
| the husbandmen | γεωργοὺς geōrgous | G1092 | a land-worker · noun — accusative plural masculine |
| that they might receive | λαβεῖν labein | G2983 | while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent · verb — second aorist active infinitive |
| the fruits | καρποὺς karpous | G2590 | fruit (as plucked) · noun — accusative plural masculine |
| of it | αὐτοῦ. autou | G846 | the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine |
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And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen--By these "servants" are meant the prophets and other extraordinary messengers, raised up from time to time. See on Mat 23:37. that they might receive the fruits of it--Again see on Luk 13:6.
And when the time of the fruit drew near,.... Of gathering the fruit, when it was ripe, and might be eaten, or profit made of it, according to the law in Leviticus 19:23. The fruit of all manner of trees, for the first three years, was uncircumcised; it was not to be eaten, nor any profit made of it, and on the fourth year it was to be holy to praise the Lord with; being either given to the priests, or eaten by the owners before the Lord at Jerusalem; and on the fifth year it might be eaten, and made use of for profit, and henceforward every year; which law regarded the fruit of the vine, as any other fruit: hence it is said (w), that "the grapes of the vineyard of the fourth year, the sanhe…
Read the whole note in the consoleMatthew 21:33-46 Matthew 21:33-46 Mark 21:1-12 Luke 20:9-19 33. Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, who planted a vineyard, and surrounded it by a ditch, and dug a wine-press in it, and built a tower, and let it to husbandmen, and went abroad, 34. And when the season of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive its fruits. 35. And the husbandmen, having seized his servants, wounded one, killed another, and stoned another. 36. Again, he sent other servants more numerous [37] than the first, and they did to them in the same manner. 37. And last of all he sent to them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. 38. And when the…
Read the whole note in the consolesent his servants: The prophets had spoken God’s word to Israel. The tenant farmers represented the leaders of Israel, whom Jesus held responsible for the deaths of God’s prophets (23:29-37).
The season of fruit, He says, not of rent-paying, because this stiff-necked nation brings forth no fruit.
At each step of their wickedness the mercy of God was increased, and at each step of the Divine mercy the wickedness of the Jews increased; thus there was a strife between human wickedness and Divine goodness.
Or, the first servants who were sent were the Lawgiver Moses himself, and Aaron the first Priest of God; whom, having beaten them with the scourge of their tongue, they sent away empty; by the other servants understand the company of the Prophets.
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