Luke 20:11 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 20:11

So he sent another servant, but they beat him and treated him shamefully, sending him away empty-handed.

BSB

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ASV

And he sent yet another servant: and him also they beat, and handled him shamefully, and sent him away empty.

KJV

And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.

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Commentary

3 voices

Cyril of Alexandria

COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILY 134 (444)

He went away, but plainly he cared for his farm and kept it in his mind. He sent faithful servants to them at three different times to receive produce or fruit from the tillers of the vineyard. There was no period in the interval, during which there were not sent by God prophets and righteous men to admonish Israel and urge it to bring forth as fruits the glories of a life in accordance with the law.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And again he sent another servant,.... Or set of prophets in after times, and yet before the Babylonish captivity: and they beat him also; as they had done the other; they continued in their malpractices, yea increased in them: and entreated him shamefully; putting him to open shame, using him in a very ignominious and shameful manner, which it was a shame to relate, and which was shameful for them to do: and sent him away empty; as they had done the other.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1858)

The parable we have now read, is one of the very few which are recorded more than once by the Gospel writers. Matthew, Mark, and Luke — all give it at full length. This three-fold repetition is alone sufficient to point out the importance of its contents. The parable, no doubt, was specially intended for the Jews to whom it was addressed. But we must not confine its application to them. It contains lessons which should be remembered in all churches of Christ, as long as the world stands.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
προσέθετο	prosetheto	he proceeded	G4369 →
ἕτερον	heteron	another	G2087 →
πέμψαι	pempsai	to send	G3992 →
δοῦλον·	doulon	a servant;	G1401 →
οἱ	hoi	<the>	G3588 →
δὲ	de	but	G1161 →
κἀκεῖνον	kakeinon	him	G2532 →G1565 →
δείραντες	deirantes	having beaten	G1194 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἀτιμάσαντες	atimasantes	having dishonored	G818 →
ἐξαπέστειλαν	exapesteilan	they sent away	G1821 →
κενόν.	kenon	empty-handed.	G2756 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Acts 7:52
Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—
leads to
- Matthew 5:12
  Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.
- 1 Kings 19:10
  “I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am…
- 2 Chronicles 36:16
  But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:15
  who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men,
- Jeremiah 2:30
  “I have struck your sons in vain; they accepted no discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets like a voracious lion.”
Through
Hosea 10:1
Israel was a luxuriant vine, yielding fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars. The better his land produced, the better he made the sacred pillars.
leads to
- Hosea 8:11
  Though Ephraim multiplied the altars for sin, they became his altars for sinning.
Through
1 Thessalonians 2:2
As you are aware, we had already endured suffering and shameful treatment in Philippi. But in the face of strong opposition, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of…
leads to
- Acts 16:22–24
  The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered that they be stripped and beaten with rods.
- Acts 4:13
  When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they marveled and took note that these men had been with Jesus.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Luke

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Luke