Matthew 21 · Verse 40

Matthew 21:40

When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen?
Matthew 21:40, King James Version

Matthew 21:40 in other translations

BSBTherefore, when the owner of the vineyard returns, what will he do to those tenants?”
WEBWhen therefore the lord of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those farmers?”
ASVWhen therefore the lord of the vineyard shall come, what will he do unto those husbandmen?
YLTwhenever therefore the lord of the vineyard may come, what will he do to these husbandmen?'
DARBYWhen therefore the lord of the vineyard comes, what shall he do to those husbandmen?
BBEWhen, then, the lord of the vine-garden comes, what will he do to those workmen?
WebsterWhen therefore the Lord of the vineyard cometh, what will he do to those husbandmen?

What does Matthew 21:40 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
40. When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh--This represents "the settling time," which, in the case of the Jewish ecclesiastics, was that judicial trial of the nation and its leaders which issued in the destruction of their whole state. what will he do unto those husbandmen?

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

Barnes' Notes
Verse 40. When the lord therefore, etc. Jesus then asked them a question about the proper way of dealing with those men. The design of asking them this question was that they might condemn themselves, and admit the justice of the punishment that was soon coming upon them.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · 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 21:40 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.

ὅτανhotanWhenG3752
οὖνounthereforeG3767
ἔλθῃelthēmay comeG2064
ὁhotheG3588
κύριοςkuriosmasterG2962
τοῦtouof theG3588
ἀμπελῶνος,ampelōnosvineyard,G290
τίtiwhatG5101
ποιήσειpoiēseiwill he doG4160
τοῖςtois<the>G3588
γεωργοῖςgeōrgoisfarmersG1092
ἐκείνοις;ekeinoisto those?G1565

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

Cross references for Matthew 21:40

  • Hebrews 10:29

    Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?

  • Mark 12:9

    What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.

  • Luke 20:15-16

    So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them? 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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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
what.
Mr 12:9; Lu 20:15,16; Heb 10:29

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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?

  • Matthew 21:41

    They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.

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Matthew 21:40 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Pues cuando viniere el señor de la viña, ¿qué hará á aquellos labradores?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Quand donc le maître de la vigne viendra, que fera-t-il à ces cultivateurs-là?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Wenn nun der Herr des Weinbergs kommt, was wird er jenen Weingärtnern tun?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cum ergo venerit dominus vineæ, quid faciet agricolis illis?