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Matthew 21:38

But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’

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ASV

But the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and take his inheritance.

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.

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21 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ΟἱHoi<the>G3588 →
δὲdeButG1161 →
γεωργοὶgeōrgoithe farmersG1092 →
ἰδόντεςidonteshaving seenG1492 →
τὸνtontheG3588 →
υἱὸνhuionsonG5207 →
εἶπονeiponsaidG2036 →
ἐνenamongG1722 →
ἑαυτοῖς·he'autoisthemselves;G1438 →
οὗτόςhoutosThisG3778 →
ἐστινestinisG1510 →
ὁhotheG3588 →
κληρονόμος·klēronomosheir;G2818 →
δεῦτε,deutecome,G1205 →
ἀποκτείνωμενapokteinōmenlet us killG615 →
αὐτὸνautonhimG846 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
σχῶμενschōmenlet us haveG2192 →
τὴνtēntheG3588 →
κληρονομίανklēronomianinheritanceG2817 →
αὐτοῦ.autouof him.G846 →

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John 7:1After this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jews there were trying to kill Him.Psalms 2:1Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?Luke 20:14But 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.’Genesis 37:18–20Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill 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.Mark 12:7–8But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’John 11:47–53Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.Matthew 26:3–4At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,Acts 4:27–28In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.Genesis 37:18Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.2 Samuel 17:2I will attack him while he is weak and weary; I will throw him into a panic, and all the people with him will flee; I will strike down only the kingLuke 19:12So He said, “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to lay claim to his kingship and then return.2 Samuel 14:7Now the whole clan has risen up against your maidservant and said, ‘Hand over the one who struck down his brother, that we may put him to death for the life of the brother whom he killed. Then we will cut off the heir as well!’ So they would extinguish my one remaining ember by not preserving my husband’s name or posterity on the earth.”Matthew 2:13–16When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”Psalms 2:2–8The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:Acts 5:24–28When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening.Matthew 27:1–2When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.Judges 16:2When the Gazites heard that Samson was there, they surrounded that place and lay in wait for him all night at the city gate. They were quiet throughout the night, saying, “Let us wait until dawn; then we will kill him.”

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