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This continues the lesson about authority and trust to a story about how not trusting those in power leads to a predictable result.
Matthew 21:40 When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen?
Matthew 21:40 “Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?”
So, when the owner of the vineyard shows up, what will he do to the vinekeepers there?
This is the typical simple language that Jesus uses in his parables. When he asks a question like this, he avoids double meanings and wordplay. He wants the question to have a simple answer. In Greek, the question seems more open-ended and milder than the KJV translation.
When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those (MW) husbandmen?
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The everyday meanings of the Greek words Jesus used were different than the definitions they have been given over time in biblical translation. The word translations here are based upon documents of his time such as the Greek Septuagint, not ideas unknown in his time.
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