38But the husbandmen seeing the son, said among themselves: This is the heir: come, let us kill him, and we shall have his inheritance.


In Context

35 And the husbandmen laying hands on his servants, beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.

36 Again he sent other servants more than the former; and they did to them in like manner.

37 And last of all he sent to them his son, saying: They will reverence my son.

38 But the husbandmen seeing the son, said among themselves: This is the heir: come, let us kill him, and we shall have his inheritance.

39 And taking him, they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him.

40 When therefore the lord of the vineyard shall come, what will he do to those husbandmen?

Matthew 21:38 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:38But 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:38"But when the tenants saw the son, they said to each other, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him and take his inheritance.'

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:38But the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and take his inheritance.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:38But the husbandmen, seeing the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him and possess his inheritance.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:38But the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and take his inheritance.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:38But 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:38But the farmers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him, and seize his inheritance.'

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:38and the husbandmen having seen the son, said among themselves, This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and may possess his inheritance;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:38But when the farmers saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.