Matthew 21 · Verse 39

Matthew 21:39

And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.
Matthew 21:39, King James Version

Matthew 21:39 in other translations

BSBSo they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
WEBSo they took him and threw him out of the vineyard, then killed him.
ASVAnd they took him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him.
YLTand having taken him, they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him;
DARBYAnd they took him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him.
BBEAnd they took him and, driving him out of the vine-garden, put him to death.
WebsterAnd they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.

What does Matthew 21:39 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
39. And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard--compare He 13:11-13 ("without the gate--without the camp"); 1Ki 21:13; Joh 19:17. and slew him.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 39. And they caught him, etc. This refers to the conduct of the Jews in putting the Saviour to death. So they understood it, Mt 21:45. The Jews put him to death, after they had persecuted and slain the prophets. This was done by giving him into the hands of the Romans, and seeking his crucifixion, Mt 27:20-25, Acts 2:23; Acts 7:51,52.

And cast him out of the vineyard. The vineyard in this parable may represent Jerusalem. Jesus was crucified out of Jerusalem, on Mount Calvary, Lk 23:33.

(z) "caught him" Acts 2:23, 4:25-27

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 39 Cast him out of the vineyard - Utterly rejected the counsel of God against themselves; and would neither acknowledge the authority of Christ, nor submit to his teaching. What a strange and unaccountable case is this! - a sinner, to enjoy a little longer his false peace, and the gratification of his sinful appetites, rejects Jesus, and persecutes that Gospel which troubles his sinful repose.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 21:33-46

This parable plainly sets forth the sin and ruin of the Jewish nation; and what is spoken to convict them, is spoken to caution all that enjoy the privileges of the outward church. As men treat God's people, they would treat Christ himself, if he were with them. How can we, if faithful to his cause, expect a favourable reception from a wicked world, or from ungodly professors of Christianity! And let us ask…

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Matthew 21:39 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
λαβόντεςlabonteshaving takingG2983
αὐτὸνautonhimG846
ἐξέβαλονexebalonthey cast [him]G1544
ἔξωexōout ofG1854
τοῦtoutheG3588
ἀμπελῶνοςampelōnosvineyardG290
καὶkaiandG2532
ἀπέκτειναν.apekteinankilled [him].G615

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

Cross references for Matthew 21:39

  • Acts 2:23

    Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:

  • John 18:12

    Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him,

  • Luke 22:52-54

    Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves? When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness. Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest’s house. And Peter followed afar off.

  • Acts 3:14-15

    But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you; And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.

  • James 5:6

    Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.

  • Acts 7:52

    Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:

  • Acts 4:25-27

    Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things? The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ. For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,

  • Matthew 26:57

    And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.

  • John 18:24

    Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest.

  • Acts 5:30

    The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.

  • Matthew 26:50

    And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.

  • Mark 14:46-53

    And they laid their hands on him, and took him. And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear. And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me? I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but the scriptures must be fulfilled. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
caught.
26:50,57; Mr 14:46-53; Lu 22:52-54; Joh 18:12,24; Ac 2:23; 4:25-27
cast.
Heb 13:11-13
slew.
Ac 2:23; 3:14,15; 4:10; 5:30; 7:52; Jas 5:6

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Context

  • Matthew 21:38

    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.

  • Matthew 21:39

    And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.

  • Matthew 21:40

    When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen?

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Matthew 21:39 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y tomado, le echaron fuera de la viña, y le mataron.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et l’ayant pris, ils le jetèrent hors de la vigne et le tuèrent.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sie nahmen ihn, warfen ihn zum Weinberg hinaus und töteten ihn.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et apprehensum eum ejecerunt extra vineam, et occiderunt.