Matthew 21:39

King James Version:

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

Complete Jewish Bible:

So they grabbed him, threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.

Berean Standard Bible:

So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.

American Standard Version:

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

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

And^{G2532} they caught^{G2983} him^{G846}, and cast^{G1544} him out of^{G1854} the vineyard^{G290}, and^{G2532} slew^{G615} him.

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Commentary for Matthew 21:39

Matthew 21:39 is part of the parable of the wicked tenants, which Jesus tells to the chief priests and elders of the people. In this parable, a landowner leases his vineyard to some farmers and goes away on a journey. When the harvest time approaches, he sends his servants to collect his share of the produce, but the tenants beat and kill the servants. Finally, the landowner sends his son, thinking they will respect him, but instead, the tenants seize the son, cast him out of the vineyard, and kill him, expecting to gain the inheritance.

The verse speaks specifically to the climax of the story, where the son, who represents Jesus, is rejected and murdered by the tenants, symbolizing the Jewish leadership's rejection of Jesus and His message. This action foreshadows Jesus' own crucifixion and serves as a critique of the religious leaders' failure to recognize God's messengers and the implications of their impending decision to reject and kill Jesus.

Historically, this parable reflects the tension between Jesus and the religious authorities of His time. It is a poignant moment in the Gospel of Matthew, highlighting themes of stewardship, judgment, and the transition of God's favor from those who have rejected His messengers to a new community of believers, which includes Gentiles. The verse encapsulates the rejection of Jesus by the Jewish leadership and the tragic consequences of their actions, both for themselves and for the vineyard—a metaphor for Israel or the kingdom of God.

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

1. Strong's Number: G2532
   There are 5212 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: καί
   Transliteration: kaí
   Pronunciation: kahee
   Description: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
   
2. Strong's Number: G2983
   There are 248 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: λαμβάνω
   Transliteration: lambánō
   Pronunciation: lam-ban'-o
   Description: a prolonged form of a primary verb, which is use only as an alternate in certain tenses; to take (in very many applications, literally and figuratively (properly objective or active, to get hold of; whereas δέχομαι is rather subjective or passive, to have offered to one; while αἱρέομαι is more violent, to seize or remove)):--accept, + be amazed, assay, attain, bring, X when I call, catch, come on (X unto), + forget, have, hold, obtain, receive (X after), take (away, up).
   
3. Strong's Number: G846
   There are 3776 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: αὐτός
   Transliteration: autós
   Pronunciation: ow-tos'
   Description: from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
   
4. Strong's Number: G1544
   There are 76 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: ἐκβάλλω
   Transliteration: ekbállō
   Pronunciation: ek-bal'-lo
   Description: from ἐκ and βάλλω; to eject (literally or figuratively):--bring forth, cast (forth, out), drive (out), expel, leave, pluck (pull, take, thrust) out, put forth (out), send away (forth, out).
   
5. Strong's Number: G1854
   There are 64 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: ἔξω
   Transliteration: éxō
   Pronunciation: ex'-o
   Description: adverb from ἐκ; out(-side, of doors), literally or figuratively:--away, forth, (with-)out (of, -ward), strange.
   
6. Strong's Number: G290
   There are 122 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: ἀμπελών
   Transliteration: ampelṓn
   Pronunciation: am-pel-ohn'
   Description: from ἄμπελος; a vineyard:--vineyard.
   
7. Strong's Number: G615
   There are 71 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: ἀποκτείνω
   Transliteration: apokteínō
   Pronunciation: ap-ok-ti'-no
   Description: from ἀπό and (to slay); to kill outright; figuratively, to destroy:--put to death, kill, slay.