Luke 20:13

New King James Version

"Then the owner of the vineyard said, "What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Probably they will respect him when they see him.'

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What should I do? I will send my beloved

King James Version (1611)
Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I doe? I will send my beloued sonne: it may be they will reuerence him when they see him.

King James Version
Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him.

English Standard Version
Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.'

New American Standard Bible
"Now the owner of the vineyard said, 'What am I to do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.'

New Century Version
The owner of the vineyard said, ‘What will I do now? I will send my son whom I love. Maybe they will respect him.'

Amplified Bible
"Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will have respect for him.'

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The owner of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.'

Legacy Standard Bible
Now the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.'

Berean Standard Bible
'What shall I do?' asked the owner of the vineyard. 'I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will respect him.'

Contemporary English Version
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!"

Complete Jewish Bible
"Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What am I to do? I will send my son, whom I love; maybe they will respect him.'

Darby Translation
And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: perhaps when they see him they will respect [him].

Easy-to-Read Version
"The owner of the vineyard said, ‘What will I do now? I will send my son. I love my son very much. Maybe the farmers will respect my son.'

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then sayd the Lord of the vineyard, What shall I doe? I will send my beloued sonne: it may be that they will doe reuerence, when they see him.

George Lamsa Translation
Then the owner of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will see him and feel ashamed.

Good News Translation
Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my own dear son; surely they will respect him!'

Lexham English Bible
So the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What should I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.'

Literal Translation
And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Perhaps, having seen this one, they will respect him .

American Standard Version
And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; it may be they will reverence him.

Bible in Basic English
And the lord of the garden said, What am I to do? I will send my dearly loved son; they may give respect to him.

Hebrew Names Version
The lord of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. It may be that seeing him, they will respect him.'

International Standard Version
"Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What should I do? I'll send my son whom I love. Maybe they'll respect him.'

Etheridge Translation
The lord of the vinery saith, What shall I do? I will send my son, the beloved; now will they see him and reverence him.

Murdock Translation
The lord of the vineyard said: What shall I do? I will send my dear son. Perhaps they will look upon him, and be ashamed.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then said the Lord of the vineyarde: What shal I do? I wyl send my deare sonne, it may be they wyll reuerence hym, when they see hym.

English Revised Version
And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him.

World English Bible
The lord of the vineyard said, 'What will I do? I will send my beloved son. It may be that seeing him, they will respect him.'

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Then said the Lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps seeing him they will reverence him.

Weymouth's New Testament
Then the owner of the vineyard said, "`What am I to do? I will send my son--my dearly-loved son: they will probably respect him.'

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the lord of the vyneyerd seide, What schal Y do? Y schal sende my dereworthe sone; perauenture, whanne thei seen hym, thei schulen drede.

Update Bible Version
And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; it may be they will reverence him.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be when they see him they will reverence him.

New English Translation
Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What should I do? I will send my one dear son; perhaps they will respect him.'

New Living Translation
"‘What will I do?' the owner asked himself. ‘I know! I'll send my cherished son. Surely they will respect him.'

New Life Bible
"Then the owner of the grape-field said, ‘What should I do? I will send my much-loved son. They might respect him.'

New Revised Standard
Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.'

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the lord of the vineyard said - What shall I do? I will send my son, the beloved, - It may be, that, him, they will respect.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Then the lord of the vineyard said: What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. It may be, when they see him, they will reverence him.

Revised Standard Version
Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; it may be they will respect him.'

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Then sayde the lorde of the vyneyarde: what shall I do? I will sende my deare sonne him peradventure they will reverence when they se him.

Young's Literal Translation
`And the owner of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my son -- the beloved, perhaps having seen this one, they will do reverence;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then sayde the lorde of the vynyarde: What shal I do? I wil sende my deare sonne, peraduenture they wil stonde in awe of him, whan they se him.

Mace New Testament (1729)
upon which the master of the vineyard said, what shall I do? I will send my beloved son: perhaps his presence will engage their respect.

THE MESSAGE
"Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘I know what I'll do: I'll send my beloved son. They're bound to respect my son.'

Simplified Cowboy Version
"The owner wondered what he could do. He said, 'Maybe if I send my son, my only son, with a stern warning, they will listen to him.'

Contextual Overview

⁹ Matthew 21:33-46; Mark 12:1-12">[xr] Then He began to tell the people this parable: "A certain man planted a vineyard, leased it to vinedressers, and went into a far country for a long time. ¹⁰ Now at vintage-time he sent a servant to the vinedressers, that they might give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the vinedressers beat him and sent him away empty-handed. ¹¹ Again he sent another servant; and they beat him also, treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed. ¹² And again he sent a third; and they wounded him also and cast him out. ¹³ "Then the owner of the vineyard said, "What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Probably they will respect him when they see him.' ¹⁴ But when the vinedressers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, "This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.' ¹⁵ So they cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. Therefore what will the owner of the vineyard do to them? ¹⁶ He will come and destroy those vinedressers and give the vineyard to others." And when they heard it they said, "Certainly not!" ¹⁷ Then He looked at them and said, "What then is this that is written: 'The stone which the builders rejectedHas become the chief cornerstone'? Psalms 118:22 ">[fn] ¹⁸ Whoever falls on that stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

What: Isaiah 5:4, Hosea 6:4, Hosea 11:8

I will: Luke 9:35, Matthew 3:17, Matthew 17:5, John 1:34, John 3:16, John 3:17, John 3:35, John 3:36, Romans 8:3, Galatians 4:4, 1 John 4:9-15

it may: Jeremiah 36:3, Jeremiah 36:7

Reciprocal: Genesis 37:13 - come Ezekiel 12:3 - it may Matthew 21:37 - last John 1:11 - and Acts 4:27 - the people

Cross-References

Genesis 12:1
Acts 7:2-5">[xr] Now the LORD had said to Abram: "Get out of your country, From your family And from your father's house, To a land that I will show you.

Genesis 12:9
So Abram journeyed, going on still toward the South. [fn]

Genesis 20:3
But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, "Indeed you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is a man's wife."

Genesis 20:5
Did he not say to me, "She is my sister'? And she, even she herself said, "He is my brother.' In the integrity of my heart and innocence of my hands I have done this."

Genesis 20:11
And Abraham said, "Because I thought, surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will kill me on account of my wife.

1 Samuel 23:21
And Saul said, "Blessed are you of the LORD, for you have compassion on me.

Psalms 64:5
They encourage themselves in an evil matter; They talk of laying snares secretly; They say, "Who will see them?"

Acts 5:9
Then Peter said to her, "How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out."

Hebrews 11:8
Genesis 15:1-6; 21:1-7">[xr] By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then said the Lord of the vineyard,.... Who planted it, and let it out to husbandmen, and expected fruit from it, and sent his servants from time to time for it:

what shall I do? or what can be done more than has been done? Isaiah 5:4 who else can be sent that is likely to do any good with such an ungrateful and unfruitful people?

I will send my beloved Son; the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who lay in his bosom, was the darling of his soul, and the delight of his heart; him he determined to send, and him he did send to the lost sheep of the house of Israel:

it may be they will reverence him, when they see him: it might be thought after the manner of men, that considering the greatness of his person, as the Son of God, the nature of his office, as the Redeemer and Saviour of men, the doctrines which he preached, the miracles which he wrought, and the holiness and harmlessness of his conversation, and the great good he did both to the bodies and souls of men, that he would have been had in great esteem and veneration with the men, to whom he was sent, and among whom he conversed: but, alas! when they saw him, they saw no beauty, comeliness, and excellency in him, and nothing on account of which he should be desired by them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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