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But the farmers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, `This is the heir. Come, let`s kill him, and seize his inheritance.`
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Commentators emphasize that the religious leaders' plot was not born of simple ignorance. They recognized Jesus as the 'heir' and saw his rightful claim as a direct threat to their power. Their decision to kill him was a conscious, malicious act to eliminate the one who would displace them, making their sin all the more severe.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But when the husbandmen, etc. They determined to kill him; and as he was the only son, they supposed they could easily seize on the proper…
Take his inheritance (σχωμεν την κληρονομιαν αυτου). Ingressive aorist active subjunctive (hortatory, volitive) of εχω. Let us get…
19th Century
Anglican
This is the heir — What we learn from other scriptures enables us to understand the feelings with which the priests and scribes mu…
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Baptist
Things did not turn out as a loving heart might have hoped. Evil worked itself to its consummation. When the husbandmen saw the son, that is to say…
The action of the tenants is consistently callous. Precisely how it applies to Jesus is not entirely clear. True, their attitude was not, “This is …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But when the husbandmen saw the son Whom many of them knew, though some did not. Some were entirely ignorant of him;…
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This parable plainly sets forth the sin and ruin of the Jewish nation; and what is spoken to convict them is spoken to caution all who enjoy the pr…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, they reprehend by questioning. And firstly, the questioning is related; and secondly, the refutation is related, where it is said,
