Luke 20:16
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He will come and kill those tenants, and will give the vineyard to others.” And when the people heard this, they said, “May such a thing never happen!””
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“He will come and kill those tenants, and will give the vineyard to others.” And when the people heard this, they said, “May such a thing never happen!””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.”
King James Version · Public Domain“He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“He will come, and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others.' And having heard, they said, `Let it not be!'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Luke 20:16 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Nehemiah 9:36So here we are today as slaves in the land You gave our fathers to enjoy its fruit and goodness— here we are as slaves!
- Psalms 2:8Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession.
- Psalms 21:8Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You.
- Matthew 21:41“He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time.”
- Matthew 22:7The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.
- Luke 19:27And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”
- Acts 13:46Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.
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