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Contemporary English Version

Luke 20:11

So the owner sent another servant. The renters also beat him up. They insulted him terribly and sent him away without a thing.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Capital and Labor;   Debtor;   God Continued...;   Instruction;   Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Land;   Lease;   Malfeasance in Office;   Renting;   Reproof;   The Topic Concordance - Foundation;   Rejection;   Sending and Those Sent;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Death of Christ;   Mission;   Suffering;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Parables;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Allegory;   Consciousness;   Parable;   Shame;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Bible, the;   Handle;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He sent yet another servant, but they beat that one too, treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed.
King James Version (1611)
And againe hee sent another seruant, and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away emptie.
King James Version
And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
English Standard Version
And he sent another servant. But they also beat and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed.
New American Standard Bible
"And he proceeded to send another slave; but they beat him also and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed.
New Century Version
Then he sent another servant. They beat this servant also, and showed no respect for him, and sent him away empty-handed.
Amplified Bible
"So he again sent another servant; they also beat him and dishonored and treated him disgracefully and sent him away empty-handed.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And he proceeded to send another slave; and they beat him also and treated him shamefully and sent him away empty-handed.
Legacy Standard Bible
And he proceeded to send another slave; and when they beat him also and treated him shamefully, they sent him away empty-handed.
Berean Standard Bible
So he sent another servant, but they beat him and humiliated him, sending him away empty-handed.
Complete Jewish Bible
He sent another servant; they beat him too, insulted him and sent him away empty-handed.
Darby Translation
And again he sent another bondman; but they, having beaten him also, and cast insult upon him, sent [him] away empty.
Easy-to-Read Version
So the man sent another servant. They beat this servant too and showed no respect for him. They sent the servant away with nothing.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Againe he sent yet another seruant: and they did beate him, and foule entreated him, and sent him away emptie.
George Lamsa Translation
And again he sent another of his servants; but they beat him also, and treated him shamefully, and sent him back empty.
Good News Translation
So he sent another slave; but the tenants beat him also, treated him shamefully, and sent him back without a thing.
Lexham English Bible
And he proceeded to send another slave, but they beat and dishonored that one also, and sent him away empty-handed.
Literal Translation
And he again sent another slave. But they also sent that one away empty, beating and insulting him .
American Standard Version
And he sent yet another servant: and him also they beat, and handled him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
Bible in Basic English
And he sent another servant, and they gave blows to him in the same way, and put shame on him, and sent him away with nothing.
Hebrew Names Version
He sent yet another servant, and they also beat him, and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
International Standard Version
He sent another servant, and they beat him, too, treated him shamefully, and sent him back empty-handed.
Etheridge Translation
And he added and sent another servant; but they beat him also, and maltreated him, and sent him away empty.
Murdock Translation
And again he sent another servant; and him also they beat, and treated with rudeness, and sent empty away.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And agayne, he sent yet another seruaunt: and hym they did beate, and entreated hym shamefully, and sent hym away emptie.
English Revised Version
And he sent yet another servant: and him also they beat, and handled him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
World English Bible
He sent yet another servant, and they also beat him, and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And again he sent another servant; and they beat him also, and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
Weymouth's New Testament
Then he sent a second servant; and him too they beat and ill treated and sent away empty-handed.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he thouyte yit to sende another seruaunt; and thei beten this, and turmentiden hym sore, and leten hym go.
Update Bible Version
And he sent yet another slave: and him also they beat, and handled him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
Webster's Bible Translation
And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and treated [him] shamefully, and sent [him] away empty.
New English Translation
So he sent another slave. They beat this one too, treated him outrageously, and sent him away empty-handed.
New King James Version
Again he sent another servant; and they beat him also, treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed.
New Living Translation
So the owner sent another servant, but they also insulted him, beat him up, and sent him away empty-handed.
New Life Bible
He sent another servant. The farmers beat him also. They made it very hard for him and sent him away without fruit.
New Revised Standard
Next he sent another slave; that one also they beat and insulted and sent away empty-handed.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he, further, sent another servant; but, they, beating, that one also, and dishonouring him, sent him away, empty.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And again he sent another servant. But they beat him also and, treating him reproachfully, sent him away empty.
Revised Standard Version
And he sent another servant; him also they beat and treated shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And agayne he sent yet another servaunt. And they dyd bet him and foule entreated him also and sent him awaye emptye.
Young's Literal Translation
`And he added to send another servant, and they that one also having beaten and dishonoured, did send away empty;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And agayne he sent yet another seruaut: but they bet him also, and intreated him shamefully, & sent him awaye emptye.
Mace New Testament (1729)
again he sent another servant, him they likewise beat, insulted, and sent away empty.
Simplified Cowboy Version
So the owner sent another cowboy to try and collect what was due. The sorry thieves did the same thing and sent him back with nothing.

Contextual Overview

9 Jesus told the people this story: A man once planted a vineyard and rented it out. Then he left the country for a long time. 10 When it was time to harvest the crop, he sent a servant to ask the renters for his share of the grapes. But they beat up the servant and sent him away without anything. 11 So the owner sent another servant. The renters also beat him up. They insulted him terribly and sent him away without a thing. 12 The owner sent a third servant. He was also beaten terribly and thrown out of the vineyard. 13 The owner then said to himself, "What am I going to do? I know what. I'll send my son, the one I love so much. They will surely respect him!" 14 When the renters saw the owner's son, they said to one another, "Someday he will own the vineyard. Let's kill him! Then we can have it all for ourselves." 15 So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. Jesus asked, "What do you think the owner of the vineyard will do? 16 I'll tell you what. He will come and kill those renters and let someone else have his vineyard." When the people heard this, they said, "This must never happen!" 17 But Jesus looked straight at them and said, "Then what do the Scriptures mean when they say, ‘The stone that the builders tossed aside is now the most important stone of all'? 18 Anyone who stumbles over this stone will get hurt, and anyone it falls on will be smashed to pieces."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

entreated: Matthew 23:30-37, Acts 7:52, 1 Thessalonians 2:2, Hebrews 11:36, Hebrews 11:37

and sent: Hosea 10:1

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 19:4 - sent them Jeremiah 37:15 - the princes Matthew 23:37 - thou

Cross-References

Genesis 12:12
When the Egyptians see how lovely you are, they will murder me because I am your husband. But they won't kill you.
Genesis 20:1
Abraham moved to the Southern Desert, where he settled between Kadesh and Shur. Later he went to Gerar, and while there
Genesis 20:4
Abimelech said to the Lord, "Don't kill me! I haven't slept with Sarah. Didn't they say they were brother and sister? I am completely innocent."
Genesis 22:12
"Don't hurt the boy or harm him in any way!" the angel said. "Now I know that you truly obey God, because you were willing to offer him your only son."
Genesis 26:7
with his beautiful wife Rebekah. He was afraid that someone might kill him to get her, and so he told everyone that Rebekah was his sister.
Genesis 42:18
before saying to them: Since I respect God, I'll give you a chance to save your lives.
Nehemiah 5:15
Each governor before me had been a burden to the people by making them pay for his food and wine and by demanding forty silver coins a day. Even their officials had been a burden to the people. But I respected God, and I didn't think it was right to be so hard on them.
Job 1:1
Many years ago, a man named Job lived in the land of Uz. He was a truly good person, who respected God and refused to do evil.
Job 28:28
God told us, "Wisdom means that you respect me, the Lord, and turn from sin."
Psalms 14:4
Won't you evil people learn? You refuse to pray, and you gobble down the Lord 's people.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And again he sent another servant,.... Or set of prophets in after times, and yet before the Babylonish captivity:

and they beat him also; as they had done the other; they continued in their malpractices, yea increased in them:

and entreated him shamefully; putting him to open shame, using him in a very ignominious and shameful manner, which it was a shame to relate, and which was shameful for them to do:

and sent him away empty; as they had done the other.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this parable explained in the notes at Matthew 21:33-45.


 
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