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Luke 20:14

But when the tenants saw the son, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’

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ASV

But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned one with another, saying, This is the heir; let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

KJV

But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἰδόντεςidontesHaving seenG1492 →
δὲdenowG1161 →
αὐτὸνautonhimG846 →
οἱhoitheG3588 →
γεωργοὶgeōrgoifarmersG1092 →
διελογίζοντοdielogizontowere reasoningG1260 →
πρὸςprosamongG4314 →
ἀλλήλουςallēlousone anotherG240 →
λέγοντες·legontessaying;G3004 →
οὗτόςhoutosThisG3778 →
ἐστινestinisG1510 →
ὁhotheG3588 →
κληρονόμος·klēronomosheir;G2818 →
ἀποκτείνωμενapokteinōmenlet us killG615 →
αὐτὸνautonhimG846 →
ἵναinaso thatG2443 →
ἡμῶνhēmōnoursG3165 →
γένηταιgenētaimay becomeG1096 →
ἡhētheG3588 →
κληρονομία.klēronomiainheritance.G2817 →

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Matthew 21:38But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’Romans 8:17And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.Hebrews 1:2But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.Psalms 89:27I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.Luke 20:19When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.Psalms 2:1–6Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?Acts 3:15You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of the fact.Psalms 2:8Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession.Acts 2:23He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.John 11:47–50Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.Luke 22:2and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death; for they feared the people.Matthew 16:7They discussed this among themselves and concluded, “It is because we did not bring any bread.”Matthew 2:2–16asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”Matthew 27:21–25“Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor. “Barabbas,” they replied.Matthew 21:25What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’Luke 19:47Jesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him.Genesis 37:18–20Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.Luke 20:5They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why did you not believe him?’

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The Return of the Prodigal Son — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
The Return of the Prodigal Son — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
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