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.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
But when the husbandmen saw the son,.... Whom many of them knew, though some did not: some were entirely ignorant of him; some knew him, but durst not confess him, yet were not injurious to him;…
The parable of the vineyard - This is also recorded in Mar 12:1-12; Luk 20:9-19. Mat 21:33 Hear another parable - See the notes at Mat 13:3. A certain householder - See the notes at Mat 20:1. Planted…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
let us seize on his inheritance This would be impossible in real life, but not more impossible than the thought of the Pharisees that by the death of Jesus they would gain the spiritual supremacy.
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