Luke 20:9
“Then began hee to speake to the people this parable: A certaine man planted a vineyard, and let it foorth to husbandmen, and went into a farre countrey for a long time.”
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Luke 20:9 Context
7And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was. 8And Iesus said vnto them, Neither tell I you by what authoritie I doe these things. 9Then began hee to speake to the people this parable: A certaine man planted a vineyard, and let it foorth to husbandmen, and went into a farre countrey for a long time. 10And at the season, hee sent a seruant to the husbandmen, that they should giue him of the fruit of the vineyard, but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away emptie. 11And againe hee sent another seruant, and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away emptie.
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Other Translations for Luke 20:9
Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.
- King James Version
And He began to tell the people this parable: "A man planted a vineyard and rented it out to vine-growers, and went on a journey for a long time.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And he began to speak unto the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country for a long time.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And he gave the people this story: A man made a vine-garden and gave the use of it to some field-workers and went into another country for a long time.
- Basic English Bible
And he began to speak to the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard and let it out to husbandmen, and left the country for a long time.
- Darby Bible
Then he began to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.
- Webster's Bible
Then He proceeded to speak a parable to the people. "There was a man," He said, "who planted a vineyard, let it out to vine-dressers, and went abroad for a considerable time.
- Weymouth Bible
He began to tell the people this parable. "A man planted a vineyard, and rented it out to some farmers, and went into another country for a long time.
- World English Bible
And he bigan to seie to the puple this parable. A man plauntide a vynyerd, and hiride it to tilieris; and he was in pilgrimage longe tyme.
- Wycliffe Bible
And he began to speak unto the people this simile: `A certain man planted a vineyard, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad for a long time,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Luke 20:9
20:9 A long time - It was a long time from the entrance of the Israelites into Canaan to the birth of Christ. #Mt 21:33|; Mr 12:1.
People's Bible Notes for Luke 20:9
Lu 20:9-19 A certain man planted a vineyard. This parable is also in Mt 21:33-46 Mr 12:1-12. See notes on Matthew.