Luke 20:15

Simplified Cowboy Version

So they grabbed the son when he rode through the gate and strung him up and killed him."What do you think the ranch owner will do to those boys who killed his son?" Jesus asked.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.

King James Version (1611)
So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard doe vnto them?

King James Version
So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?

English Standard Version
And they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

New American Standard Bible
"And so they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

New Century Version
So the farmers threw the son out of the vineyard and killed him. "What will the owner of this vineyard do to them?

Amplified Bible
"So they threw the son out of the vineyard and killed him. What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

Legacy Standard Bible
So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

Berean Standard Bible
So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

Contemporary English Version
So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. Jesus asked, "What do you think the owner of the vineyard will do?

Complete Jewish Bible
And they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. "Now what will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

Darby Translation
And having cast him forth out of the vineyard, they killed [him]. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do to them?

Easy-to-Read Version
So the farmers threw the son out of the vineyard and killed him. "What will the owner of the vineyard do?

Geneva Bible (1587)
So they cast him out of the vineyarde, and killed him. What shall the Lord of the vineyarde therefore doe vnto them?

George Lamsa Translation
So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

Good News Translation
So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. "What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do to the tenants?" Jesus asked.

Lexham English Bible
And they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

Literal Translation
And throwing him out of the vineyard, they killed him . Therefore, what will the lord of the vineyard do to them?

American Standard Version
And they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do unto them?

Bible in Basic English
And driving him out of the garden they put him to death. Now what will the lord do to these workmen?

Hebrew Names Version
They threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?

International Standard Version
So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. Now what will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

Etheridge Translation
And they cast him out of the vinery, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vinery do to them ?

Murdock Translation
And they cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they cast him out of the vineyard, and kylled hym. What shall the Lorde of the vineyarde therfore do vnto them?

English Revised Version
And they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do unto them?

World English Bible
They threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
So they cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. What therefore will the Lord of the vineyard do to them?

Weymouth's New Testament
"So they turned him out of the vineyard and murdered him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei castiden hym out of the vyneyerd, and killiden hym. What schal thanne the lord of the vyneyerd do to hem?

Update Bible Version
And they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?

Webster's Bible Translation
So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed [him]. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?

New English Translation
So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

New King James Version
So they cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. Therefore what will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

New Living Translation
So they dragged him out of the vineyard and murdered him. "What do you suppose the owner of the vineyard will do to them?" Jesus asked.

New Life Bible
They put him out of the grape-field and killed him. Now what will the owner of the grape-field do to them?

New Revised Standard
So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, thrusting him forth outside the vineyard, they slew him. What, then, will the lord of the vineyard do unto them?

Douay-Rheims Bible
So casting him out of the vineyard, they killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?

Revised Standard Version
And they cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And they cast him out of the vyneyarde and kylled him. Now what shall the Lorde of the vyneyarde do vnto them?

Young's Literal Translation
and having cast him outside of the vineyard, they killed [him]; what, then, shall the owner of the vineyard do to them?

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And they thrust him out of ye vynyarde, and slew him. What shal now the lorde of the vynyarde do vnto them?

Mace New Testament (1729)
so they kill'd him, and threw him out of the vineyard. what punishment now will the master inflict upon them?

Contextual Overview

⁹Jesus told the people listening, "A man leased his ranch and cattle to some cowboys and went on a long journey. ¹⁰"When calving season was done, he sent one of his own cowboys to collect his share of the calves, but the cowboys who leased the ranch beat him up and sent him back with nothing. ¹¹So 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. ¹²Then the owner sent a third cowboy, but they beat this one nearly to death and sent him back with nothing. ¹³"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.' ¹⁴"But when the outlaw cowboys saw the ranch owner's son coming up, they said to each other, 'Alright boys! Here's the chance we've been waiting on. We'll kill the rancher's only son and then there will be no one to inherit the ranch, and it will be ours!' ¹⁵So they grabbed the son when he rode through the gate and strung him up and killed him."What do you think the ranch owner will do to those boys who killed his son?" Jesus asked. ¹⁶"Let me tell you. He will come with a terrible vengeance and wipe them off the face of the earth. Then he will give his ranch to cowboys who will take care of it and appreciate it."Everyone who was listening cried out, "Let's hope nothing like that ever happens around here!" ¹⁷So Jesus asked them, "Then what do y'all think these words from the Good Book mean? 'The calf the cowboys rejected has now become the sire bull.' ¹⁸"Everyone who does not recognize the bull will be trampled by it. It will crush those who oppose it."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

they: Hebrews 13:12

What: Matthew 21:37-40, Mark 12:6-9

Reciprocal: Genesis 37:18 - conspired Isaiah 5:3 - judge Matthew 21:40 - what Mark 12:8 - cast Mark 12:9 - he will Luke 6:22 - separate

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So they cast him out of the vineyard,.... Rejected him as the Messiah, even denied that he was of the Jewish nation; said he was a Samaritan, and delivered him to the Gentiles that were without, and were aliens from the commonwealth of Israel; and at last had him without their city, and put him to death, as follows:

and killed him; the Prince of life, the Lord of glory, and heir of all things; see Acts 2:23

what therefore shall the Lord of the vineyard do unto them? the husbandmen, the chief priests, elders, Scribes, and Pharisees; at whose solicitations the life of his Son, and heir, was taken away; by which he must be greatly provoked and incensed.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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