Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 21:33-46
Matthew 21:33-1 Corinthians : . The Parable of the Vineyard ( Mark 12:1-2 Kings : *, Luke 20:9-Job :).— The chief peculiarities of Mt.’ s version are ( Matthew 21:39) the slaying of the heir outside the vineyard (perhaps a recollection of Jesus suffering “ without the gate” ), ( Matthew 21:41) the opponents of Jesus pronouncing sentence on themselves and their class, and Matthew 21:43, where the word “ nation” need not exclude Jews. Note that Mt. here (as in Matthew 12:38) has “ kingdom of... read more
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 21:34-35
‘And when the season of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the vineyard workers, to receive his fruits. And the vineyard workers took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.” When the time came that fruits could be expected the owner sent servants to collect the portion of the harvest that was due to him, no doubt also with instructions to oversee the harvesting and meet any expenses due. But when the vineyard workers saw them they beat them, killed them,... read more