Luke 20 · Verse 10

Luke 20:10

And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.
Luke 20:10, King James Version

Luke 20:10 in other translations

BSBAt harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed.
WEBAt the proper season, he sent a servant to the farmers to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the farmers beat him and sent him away empty.
ASVAnd at the season he sent unto the husbandmen a servant, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.
YLTand at the season he sent unto the husbandmen a servant, that from the fruit of the vineyard they may give to him, but the husbandmen having beat him, did send him away empty.
DARBYAnd in the season he sent to the husbandmen a bondman, that they might give to him of the fruit of the vineyard; but the husbandmen, having beaten him, sent him away empty.
BBEAnd at the right time he sent a servant to the workers to get part of the fruit from the vines; but the workmen gave him blows and sent him away with nothing.
WebsterAnd at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.

What does Luke 20:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 20:9-13

9-13. vineyard--(See on Lu 13:6). In Mt 21:33 additional points are given, taken literally from Is 5:2, to fix down the application and sustain it by Old Testament authority. husbandmen--the ordinary spiritual guides of the people, under whose care and culture the fruits of righteousness might be yielded. went, &c.--leaving it to the laws of the spiritual husbandry during the whole length of the Jewish economy. (See…

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 10.

(f) "fruit" Jn 15:16, Rom 7:4

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 That they should give him of the fruit - The Hindoo corn-merchants, that have lent money to husbandmen, send persons in harvest-time to collect their share of the produce of the ground.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 20:9-19

Christ spake this parable against those who resolved not to own his authority, though the evidence of it was so full. How many resemble the Jews who murdered the prophets and crucified Christ, in their enmity to God, and aversion to his service, desiring to live according to their lusts, without control! Let all who are favoured with God's word, look to it that they make proper use of their advantages. Awful will be…

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Luke 20:10 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
καιρῷkairō[in the] seasonG2540
ἀπέστειλενapesteilenhe sentG649
πρὸςprostoG4314
τοὺςtoustheG3588
γεωργοὺςgeōrgousfarmersG1092
δοῦλονdoulona servantG1401
ἵναinathatG2443
ἀπὸapofromG575
τοῦtoutheG3588
καρποῦkarpoufruitG2590
τοῦtouof theG3588
ἀμπελῶνοςampelōnosvineyardG290
δώσουσινdōsousinthey will giveG1325
αὐτῷ·autōto him;G846
οἱhoi<the>G3588
δὲdeButG1161
γεωργοὶgeōrgoithe farmersG1092
ἐξαπέστειλανexapesteilansent awayG1821
αὐτὸνautonhimG846
δείραντεςdeiranteshaving beaten [him]G1194
κενόν.kenonempty-handed.G2756

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 20:10

  • Nehemiah 9:26

    Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:15-16

    And the Lord God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place: But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against his people, till there was no remedy.

  • Nehemiah 9:30

    Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands.

  • 2 Kings 17:13

    Yet the Lord testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.

  • Matthew 21:34-36

    And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it. And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.

  • 1 Kings 22:24

    But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee?

  • Judges 6:8-10

    That the Lord sent a prophet unto the children of Israel, which said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage; And I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and drave them out from before you, and gave you their land; And I said unto you, I am the Lord your God; fear not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but ye have not obeyed my voice.

  • Jeremiah 26:2-6

    Thus saith the Lord; Stand in the court of the Lord’s house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the Lord’s house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word: If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings. And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord; If ye will not hearken to me, to walk in my law, which I have set before you, To hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending them, but ye have not hearkened; …

  • Jeremiah 37:15-16

    Wherefore the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison. When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;

  • Jeremiah 2:30

    In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.

  • Zechariah 1:3-6

    Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the Lord of hosts. Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the Lord. Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever? But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the Lord of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.

  • Psalms 1:3

    And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the season.
Ps 1:3; Jer 5:24; Mt 21:34-36; Mr 12:2-5
sent.
Jud 6:8-10; 2Ki 17:13; 2Ch 36:15,16; Ne 9:30; Jer 25:3-7; 26:2-6
Jer 35:15; 44:4,5; Ho 6:4-6; Zec 1:3-6; 7:9-13; Joh 15:16; Ro 7:4
beat.
11:47-50; 13:34; 1Ki 22:24; 2Ch 16:10; 24:19-21; Ne 9:26; Jer 2:30
Jer 20:2; 26:20-24; 29:26,27; 37:15,16; 38:4-6

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Context

  • 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.

  • Luke 20:10

    And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.

  • Luke 20:11

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

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Luke 20:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y al tiempo, envió un siervo á los labradores, para que le diesen del fruto de la viña; mas los labradores le hirieron, y enviaron vacío.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et en la saison, il envoya un esclave aux cultivateurs, afin qu’ils lui donnent du fruit de la vigne; mais les cultivateurs, l’ayant battu, le renvoyèrent à vide.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und zur bestimmten Zeit sandte er einen Knecht zu den Weingärtnern, auf daß sie ihm von der Frucht des Weinbergs gäben; die Weingärtner aber schlugen ihn und schickten ihn leer fort.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et in tempore misit ad cultores servum, ut de fructu vineæ darent illi. Qui cæsum dimiserunt eum inanem.