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They told him, "He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will lease out the vineyard to other farmers, who will give him the fruits in their seasons."
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Judging Themselves
Commentators highlight the brilliance of Jesus's method. By asking a question, He leads the religious leaders to unknowingly pronounce their own sentence. They correctly state that the wicked tenants deserve to be destroyed and replaced, not realizing the parable is about them. As Albert Barnes notes, Jesus led them to state the very truth He wished to communicate, showing the justice of God's coming judgment upon them.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
They say, etc. They answered as they knew people would act and would act justly in doing so. He would take away their privileges and confe…
He will miserably destroy those miserable men (κακους κακως απολεσε αυτους). The paronomasia or assonance is very clear. A common …
19th Century
Anglican
They said to him... — The fact that the answer to the question came not from the speaker, but from those who heard the parable, is…
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Baptist
You see at once how this parable related to the leaders of the Jewish people. From generation to generation, they scorned the prophets of God, pers…
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
They say to him Either the common people that were about him; or rather the chief priests, scribes, and elders, to w…
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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,
