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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 20:9-19

See this parable explained in the notes at Matthew 21:33-45. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 20:9-19

Luke 20:9-19. A certain man planted a vineyard, &c. See this paragraph explained on Matthew 21:33-46, and Mark 12:1-12. And went into a far country for a long time It was a long time from the entrance of the Israelites into Canaan to the birth of Christ. He shall destroy those husbandmen Probably he pointed to the scribes, chief priests, and elders; who allowed, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, Matthew 21:41, but could not bear that this should be applied to... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 20:9-18

123. The wicked vineyard keepers (Matthew 21:33-46; Mark 12:1-12; Luke 20:9-18)This parable pictures Israel as a vineyard, God as the owner of the vineyard, and the Jewish religious leaders as the tenants who looked after it. Just as the tenants beat and killed the servants whom the owner sent to them, so Israel’s leaders persecuted and killed God’s messengers, from Old Testament prophets to John the Baptist. Now they were about to reject God’s Son himself (Matthew 21:33-39). By rejecting him... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 20:17

beheld = looked fixedly. Greek emblepo. App-133 . is written = has been written. See App-143 . The stone , &c. Quoted from Psalms 118:22 . Compare Luke 19:38 . become = become into. Greek. eis. App-104 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 20:18

broken = broken to pieces. grind him to powder . See note on Matthew 21:44 . read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 20:17

17-19. written—(in Psalms 118:22; Psalms 118:23. See on Psalms 118:23- :). The Kingdom of God is here a Temple, in the erection of which a certain stone, rejected as unsuitable by the spiritual builders, is, by the great Lord of the House, made the keystone of the whole. On that Stone the builders were now "falling" and being "broken" (Psalms 118:23- :), "sustaining great spiritual hurt; but soon that Stone should fall upon them and grind them to powder" (Daniel 2:34; Daniel 2:35; Zechariah... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 20:9-19

2. The parable of the wicked tenant farmers 20:9-19 (cf. Matthew 21:33-46; Mark 12:1-12)This parable taught that Israel’s religious leaders who had authority were mismanaging their authority. It also affirmed Jesus’ authority, not just as a prophet, but as God’s Son. The leaders had expressed fear of death (Luke 20:6). Jesus now revealed that He would die but would experience divine vindication. The parable contains further teaching on the subject of proper stewardship as well (cf. Luke... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 20:17

By looking at His hearers Jesus captivated their attention for a very important statement. Jesus’ response corrected the crowd’s resistance to the idea that God would judge Israel’s present leaders and would allow Israel to fall under other presumably Gentile leadership. He now changed the figure from a vineyard to a building. Luke recorded Him quoting only Psalms 118:22, not Luke 20:23, which the other evangelists included (cf. Luke 19:38; Acts 4:11; 1 Peter 2:7). This has the effect of... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 20:18

Jesus next referred to other Old Testament passages that also referred to a stone (Daniel 2:34; Daniel 2:44-45; cf. Isaiah 8:14-15). They taught that a capstone would be God’s agent of judgment. Those who opposed it would only destroy themselves, and it would crush those on whom it fell. The stone in Daniel 2 represents a kingdom. Likewise Jesus as the King of the kingdom of God would serve as God’s agent of judgment in the future. However even now Jesus was the stone that would bring judgment... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Luke 20:17

20:17 written, (a-13) Psalms 118:22 . corner-stone? (b-25) Lit. 'head of corner.' read more

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