Luke 20:13

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.'

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 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.'

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.

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

⁹Jesus told another story to the people: "A man planted a vineyard. He handed it over to farmhands and went off on a trip. He was gone a long time. In time he sent a servant back to the farmhands to collect the profits, but they beat him up and sent him off empty-handed. He decided to try again and sent another servant. That one they beat black-and-blue, and sent him off empty-handed. He tried a third time. They worked that servant over from head to foot and dumped him in the street. ¹³ "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.' ¹⁴"But when the farmhands saw him coming, they quickly put their heads together. ‘This is our chance—this is the heir! Let's kill him and have it all to ourselves.' They killed him and threw him over the fence. "What do you think the owner of the vineyard will do? Right. He'll come and clean house. Then he'll assign the care of the vineyard to others." Those who were listening said, "Oh, no! He'd never do that!" But Jesus didn't back down. "Why, then, do you think this was written: That stone the masons threw out— It's now the cornerstone!? "Anyone falling over that stone will break every bone in his body; if the stone falls on anyone, it will be a total smashup." The religion scholars and high priests wanted to lynch him on the spot, but they were intimidated by public opinion. They knew the story was about them. Watching for a chance to get him, they sent spies who posed as honest inquirers, hoping to trick him into saying something that would get him in trouble with the law. So they asked him, "Teacher, we know that you're honest and straightforward when you teach, that you don't pander to anyone but teach the way of God accurately. Tell us: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?" He knew they were laying for him and said, "Show me a coin. Now, this engraving, who does it look like and what does it say?" "Caesar," they said. Jesus said, "Then give Caesar what is his and give God what is his." Try as they might, they couldn't trap him into saying anything incriminating. His answer caught them off guard and left them speechless. Some Sadducees came up. This is the Jewish party that denies any possibility of resurrection. They asked, "Teacher, Moses wrote us that if a man dies and leaves a wife but no child, his brother is obligated to take the widow to wife and get her with child. Well, there once were seven brothers. The first took a wife. He died childless. The second married her and died, then the third, and eventually all seven had their turn, but no child. After all that, the wife died. That wife, now—in the resurrection whose wife is she? All seven married her." Jesus said, "Marriage is a major preoccupation here, but not there. Those who are included in the resurrection of the dead will no longer be concerned with marriage nor, of course, with death. They will have better things to think about, if you can believe it. All ecstasies and intimacies then will be with God. Even Moses exclaimed about resurrection at the burning bush, saying, ‘God: God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob!' God isn't the God of dead men, but of the living. To him all are alive." Some of the religion scholars said, "Teacher, that's a great answer!" For a while, anyway, no one dared put questions to him. Then he put a question to them: "How is it that they say that the Messiah is David's son? In the Book of Psalms, David clearly says, God said to my Master, "Sit here at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet." "David here designates the Messiah as ‘my Master'—so how can the Messiah also be his ‘son'?" With everybody listening, Jesus spoke to his disciples. "Watch out for the religion scholars. They love to walk around in academic gowns, preen in the radiance of public flattery, bask in prominent positions, sit at the head table at every church function. And all the time they are exploiting the weak and helpless. The longer their prayers, the worse they get. But they'll pay for it in the end." ¹⁶ One day he was teaching the people in the Temple, proclaiming the Message. The high priests, religion scholars, and leaders confronted him and demanded, "Show us your credentials. Who authorized you to speak and act like this?" Jesus answered, "First, let me ask you a question: About the baptism of John—who authorized it, heaven or humans?" They were on the spot, and knew it. They pulled back into a huddle and whispered, "If we say ‘heaven,' he'll ask us why we didn't believe him; if we say ‘humans,' the people will tear us limb from limb, convinced as they are that John was God's prophet." They agreed to concede that round to Jesus and said they didn't know. Jesus said, "Then neither will I answer your question." Jesus told another story to the people: "A man planted a vineyard. He handed it over to farmhands and went off on a trip. He was gone a long time. In time he sent a servant back to the farmhands to collect the profits, but they beat him up and sent him off empty-handed. He decided to try again and sent another servant. That one they beat black-and-blue, and sent him off empty-handed. He tried a third time. They worked that servant over from head to foot and dumped him in the street. "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.' "But when the farmhands saw him coming, they quickly put their heads together. ‘This is our chance—this is the heir! Let's kill him and have it all to ourselves.' They killed him and threw him over the fence. "What do you think the owner of the vineyard will do? Right. He'll come and clean house. Then he'll assign the care of the vineyard to others." Those who were listening said, "Oh, no! He'd never do that!" ¹⁷But Jesus didn't back down. "Why, then, do you think this was written: That stone the masons threw out— It's now the cornerstone!? "Anyone falling over that stone will break every bone in his body; if the stone falls on anyone, it will be a total smashup." ¹⁹ The religion scholars and high priests wanted to lynch him on the spot, but they were intimidated by public opinion. They knew the story was about them.

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
God told Abram: "Leave your country, your family, and your father's home for a land that I will show you.

Genesis 12:9
Abram kept moving, steadily making his way south, to the Negev.

Genesis 20:3
Abraham traveled from there south to the Negev and settled down between Kadesh and Shur. While he was camping in Gerar, Abraham said of his wife Sarah, "She's my sister." So Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent for Sarah and took her. But God came to Abimelech in a dream that night and told him, "You're as good as dead—that woman you took, she's a married woman."

Genesis 20:11
Abraham said, "I just assumed that there was no fear of God in this place and that they'd kill me to get my wife. Besides, the truth is that she is my half sister; she's my father's daughter but not my mother's. When God sent me out as a wanderer from my father's home, I told her, ‘Do me a favor; wherever we go, tell people that I'm your brother.'"

1 Samuel 23:21
Saul said, " God bless you for thinking about me! Now go back and check everything out. Learn his routines. Observe his movements—where he goes, who he's with. He's very shrewd, you know. Scout out all his hiding places. Then meet me at Nacon and I'll go with you. If he is anywhere to be found in all the thousands of Judah, I'll track him down!"

Acts 5:9
Peter responded, "What's going on here that you connived to conspire against the Spirit of the Master? The men who buried your husband are at the door, and you're next." No sooner were the words out of his mouth than she also fell down, dead. When the young men returned they found her body. They carried her out and buried her beside her husband.

Hebrews 11:8
By an act of faith, Abraham said yes to God's call to travel to an unknown place that would become his home. When he left he had no idea where he was going. By an act of faith he lived in the country promised him, lived as a stranger camping in tents. Isaac and Jacob did the same, living under the same promise. Abraham did it by keeping his eye on an unseen city with real, eternal foundations—the City designed and built by God.

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.