Charles Spurgeon Commentary Matthew 21:39

"And they took him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him." — Matthew 21:39 (ASV)

The Lord Jesus becomes prophetic, as by the parable He foretells the success of their malice. The husbandmen were hasty in carrying out their wicked plot. No sooner said than done. Three acts were in that drama, and they followed quickly upon each other.

We will drop the figures and unveil the facts. They caught Him in the garden of Gethsemane. They cast Him out in their Council in the hall of Caiaphas, and when He was led outside the gate of Jerusalem, they slew Him at Calvary; for theirs was the crime, though the Romans did the deed.

Thus the Heir was slain, but the murderers did not long retain the vineyard. Swift justice overtook them.