Matthew 21:38 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.”
Matthew 21:38 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 21:38 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 21:38 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But the farmers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and seize his inheritance.’”
Matthew 21:38 — World English Bible
Matthew 21:38 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and take his inheritance. ”
Matthew 21:38 — American Standard Version
Matthew 21:38 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the husbandmen having seen the son, said among themselves, This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and may possess his inheritance;”
Matthew 21:38 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 21:38 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But the husbandmen, seeing the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him and possess his inheritance. ”
Matthew 21:38 — Darby Translation
Matthew 21:38 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But when the husbandmen saw the sonne, they saide among themselues, This is the heire: come, let vs kill him, and let vs take his inheritance.”
Matthew 21:38 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 21:38 in Context — Matthew 21
36 Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.
37 But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.
38 But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.
39 And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.
40 When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen?
What Does Matthew 21:38 Mean?
Matthew 21:38 is a verse from the Book of Matthew, part of the New Testament. It appears in Matthew chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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