Luke 20 · Verse 15

Luke 20:15

So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?
Luke 20:15, King James Version

Luke 20:15 in other translations

BSBSo they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?
WEBThen they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?
ASVAnd they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do unto them?
YLTand having cast him outside of the vineyard, they killed him; what, then, shall the owner of the vineyard do to them?
DARBYAnd having cast him forth out of the vineyard, they killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do to them?
BBEAnd driving him out of the garden they put him to death. Now what will the lord do to these workmen?
WebsterSo they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?

What does Luke 20:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
15. cast him out of the vineyard--(Compare He 13:11-13; 1Ki 21:13; Joh 19:17).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · 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 20:15 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
ἐκβαλόντεςekbalonteshaving cast forthG1544
αὐτὸνautonhimG846
ἔξωexōoutsideG1854
τοῦtoutheG3588
ἀμπελῶνοςampelōnosvineyardG290
ἀπέκτειναν.apekteinanthey killed [him].G615
τίtiWhatG5101
οὖνounthereforeG3767
ποιήσειpoiēseiwill doG4160
αὐτοῖςautoisto themG846
ὁhotheG3588
κύριοςkuriosmasterG2962
τοῦtouof theG3588
ἀμπελῶνος;ampelōnosvineyard?G290

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

Cross references for Luke 20:15

  • Hebrews 13:12

    Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.

  • Mark 12:6-9

    Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son. But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours. And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard. What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.

  • Matthew 21:37-40

    But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. 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. And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him. When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
they.
Heb 13:12
What.
Mt 21:37-40; Mr 12:6-9

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Context

  • Luke 20:14

    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.

  • Luke 20:15

    So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?

  • Luke 20:16

    He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.

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Luke 20:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y echáronle fuera de la viña, y le mataron. ¿Qué pues, les hará el señor de la viña?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et l’ayant jeté hors de la vigne, ils le tuèrent. Que leur fera donc le maître de la vigne?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und als sie ihn aus dem Weinberg hinausgeworfen hatten, töteten sie ihn. Was wird nun der Herr des Weinbergs ihnen tun?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et ejectum illum extra vineam, occiderunt. Quid ergo faciet illis dominus vineæ?