Matthew
Matthew 21:35–38
35But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.
36Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.
37Finally, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
38But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’
Word by word
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Matthew 21:35
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| tenants | γεωργοὶ | geōrgoi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1092 a worker of the soil, husbandman, vine-dresser |
| seized | λαβόντες | labontes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2983 I receive, take |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| servants | δούλους | doulous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G1401 a male slave |
| They beat | ἔδειραν | edeiran | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1194 I flay, flog, scourge, beat |
| one | ὃν | hon | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| killed | ἀπέκτειναν | apekteinan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G615 I put to death, kill |
| and | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| stoned | ἐλιθοβόλησαν | elithobolēsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G3036 I stone, cast stones at |
| a third | ὃν | hon | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
Matthew 21:36
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Again | Πάλιν | Palin | Adverb | G3825 again, further, on the other hand |
| he sent | ἀπέστειλεν | apesteilen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss |
| other | ἄλλους | allous | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G243 other, another, different |
| servants | δούλους | doulous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G1401 a male slave |
| more | πλείονας | pleionas | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural - Comparative | G4119 more, greater |
| than the | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| first | πρώτων | prōtōn | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G4413 first, before |
| But | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| did | ἐποίησαν | epoiēsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G4160 I do, make |
| the same | ὡσαύτως | hōsautōs | Adverb | G5615 likewise |
| to them | αὐτοῖς | autois | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Matthew 21:37
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finally | Ὕστερον | Hysteron | Adverb | G5305 lastly, afterward |
| he sent | ἀπέστειλεν | apesteilen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| son | υἱὸν | huion | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5207 a son, descendent |
| to | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| them | αὐτοὺς | autous | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| They will respect | Ἐντραπήσονται | Entrapēsontai | Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G1788 I turn to confusion, put to shame, reverence |
| my | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| son | υἱόν | huion | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5207 a son, descendent |
| he said | λέγων | legōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
Matthew 21:38
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But when | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| the | Οἱ | Hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| tenants | γεωργοὶ | geōrgoi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1092 a worker of the soil, husbandman, vine-dresser |
| saw | ἰδόντες | idontes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3708 I see, look upon, experience |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| son | υἱὸν | huion | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5207 a son, descendent |
| they said | εἶπον | eipon | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| to | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| one another | ἑαυτοῖς | heautois | Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G1438 himself, herself, itself |
| This | Οὗτός | Houtos | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| heir | κληρονόμος | klēronomos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2818 an heir, inheritor |
| Come | δεῦτε | deute | Verb - Imperative - 2nd Person Plural | G1205 come hither, come, hither |
| let us kill | ἀποκτείνωμεν | apokteinōmen | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural | G615 I put to death, kill |
| him | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| take | σχῶμεν | schōmen | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| inheritance | κληρονομίαν | klēronomian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2817 an inheritance |
Cross-references
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Matthew 21:35 2 Chronicles 36:15–16 · Hebrews 11:36–37 · Matthew 5:12 · Nehemiah 9:26 · Acts 7:52 · Revelation 6:9 · Luke 13:33–34 · Matthew 23:31–37
Matthew 21:36 Matthew 22:4
Matthew 21:37 John 3:16 · Zephaniah 3:7 · John 3:35–36 · Isaiah 5:4 · Matthew 3:17 · Mark 12:6 · John 1:34 · Luke 20:13 · Hebrews 1:1–2
Matthew 21:38 Genesis 37:18–20 · Luke 20:14 · Hebrews 1:2 · Mark 12:7–8 · Acts 4:27–28 · John 11:47–53 · Matthew 26:3–4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.