Matthew 21:41

They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
say	λέγουσιν legousin	G3004	properly · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person plural
him	αὐτῷ· autō	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine
will	ἀπολέσει apolesei	G622	to destroy fully (reflexively · verb — future active indicative, 3rd person singular
miserably	κακῶς kakōs	G2560	badly (physically or morally) · adverb
destroy	ἀπόλλυμι apóllymi	G622	to destroy fully (reflexively
those	αὐτοὺς autous	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative plural masculine
men	κακοὺς kakous	G2556	worthless (intrinsically · adjective — accusative plural masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
out	ἐκδώσεται ekdōsetai	G1554	to give forth · verb — future middle deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
vineyard	ἀμπελῶνα ampelōna	G290	a vineyard · noun — accusative singular masculine
unto	γεωργοῖς geōrgois	G1092	a land-worker · noun — dative plural masculine
other	ἄλλοις allois	G243	"else · adjective — dative plural masculine
husbandmen	γεωργός geōrgós	G1092	a land-worker
which	οἵτινες oitines	G3748	which some · relative pronoun — nominative plural masculine
render	ἀποδώσουσιν apodōsousin	G591	to give away · verb — future active indicative, 3rd person plural
him	αὐτῷ autō	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine
fruits	καρποὺς karpous	G2590	fruit (as plucked) · noun — accusative plural masculine
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
their	αὐτῶν.¶ autōn	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive plural masculine
seasons	καιροῖς kairois	G2540	an occasion · noun — dative plural masculine

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Cross-references

Acts 18:6 And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: f…
Matthew 21:43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
Isaiah 5:5-7 And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down t…
Matthew 22:6-7 And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.
Acts 28:28 Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.
Leviticus 26:14-46 But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;
Deuteronomy 28:59-68 Then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses…
Psalms 2:4-5 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.

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Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 21:41

They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men--an emphatic alliteration not easily conveyed in English: "He will badly destroy those bad men," or "miserably destroy those miserable men," is something like it. and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons--If this answer was given by the Pharisees, to whom our Lord addressed the parable, they thus unwittingly pronounced their own condemnation: as did David to Nathan the prophet (Sa2 12:5-7), and Simon the Pharisee to our Lord (Luk 7:43, &c.). But if it was given, as the two other Evangelists agree in representing it, by our Lord Himself, and the explicitness of the an…

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John Gill on Matthew 21:41

They say unto him,.... Either the common people that were about him; or rather the chief priests, scribes, and elders, to whom he put the question; little thinking then, that they were the persons intended in this parable: he will miserably destroy those wicked men: in saying which, they own that persons guilty of such crimes, as beating, killing, and stoning, servants sent to them by the proprietor of the vineyard, to receive his due and proper fruit, and at last murdering his son and heir, were very wicked persons, and deserved the severest punishments to be inflicted upon them, and that without mercy; nor could it be thought, but this must and would be unavoidably their case, when the Lo…

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John Calvin on Matthew 21:33–end

Matthew 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…

The Church Fathers

Like Caiaphas (John 11:49) so did they, not from themselves, prophesy against themselves, that the oracles of God were to he taken from them, and given to the Gentiles, who could bring forth fruit in due season.
— Origen of Alexandria ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

That their answer is true, comes not of any righteous judgment in them, but from the case itself; truth constrained them. Otherwise: Luke has given the answer of their lips, Matthew that of their hearts. For some made answer openly contradicting Him, and saying, God forbid, but their consciences took it up with He shall miserably destroy these wicked men. For so when a man is detected in any wickedness, he excuses himself in words, but his conscience within pleads guilty.
— Pseudo-Chrysostom ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Fruit — A word as used in Scripture denoting produce in general, whether vegetable or animal. The Hebrews divided the fruits of the land into three classes:, (1.) The fruit of the field, “corn-fruit” (Heb.…
Capital And Labor · Strife between — Strife between
Conspiracy · .Against Jesus — .Against Jesus
Ecclesiasticism · Jewish, to be overthrown — Jewish, to be overthrown
Employee · CHARACTER OF UNRIGHTEOUS — CHARACTER OF UNRIGHTEOUS
Eviction · Of tenants — Of tenants
Fruits · Produced in their due seasons — Produced in their due seasons
Husbandman · An agriculturist — An agriculturist
Jews, The · Punishment of, for rejecting and killing Christ, illustrated — Punishment of, for rejecting and killing Christ, illustrated
Land · Leased — Leased
Lease · Of real estate — Of real estate
Parables · Parables of christ: Wicked husbandmen — Parables of christ: Wicked husbandmen
Pharisees · .By Jesus — .By Jesus
Renting

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 21:41

John Gill on Matthew 21:41

John Calvin on Matthew 21:33–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 21:41

John Gill on Matthew 21:41

John Calvin on Matthew 21:33–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 21:41