Matthew 21:38
Good News Translation
But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, 'This is the owner's son. Come on, let's kill him, and we will get his property!'

New Revised Standard Version
But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, ‘This is the heir; come, let us kill him and get his inheritance.’

Contemporary English Version
But when they saw the man's son, they said, "Someday he will own the vineyard. Let's kill him! Then we can have it all for ourselves."

New American Bible
But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and acquire his inheritance.’

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

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

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Matthew 2:13-16 And after they were departed, behold an angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph, saying: Arise, and take the child and his mother, and fly into Egypt: and be there until I shall tell thee. For it will come to pass that Herod will seek the child to destroy him. . . .

Matthew 26:3,4 Then were gathered together the chief priests and ancients of the people, into the court of the high priest, who was called Caiphas: . . .

Matthew 27:1,2 And when morning was come, all the chief priests and ancients of the people took counsel against Jesus, that they might put him to death. . . .

Genesis 37:18-20 And when they saw him afar off, before he came nigh them, they thought to kill him: . . .

Psalm 2:2-8 The kings of the earth stood up, and the princes met together, against the Lord, and against his Christ. . . .

Mark 12:7,8 But the husbandmen said one to another: This is the heir. Come let us kill him and the inheritance shall be ours. . . .

Luke 20:14 Whom, when the husbandmen saw, they thought within themselves, saying: This is the heir. Let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

John 11:47-53 The chief priests, therefore, and the Pharisees gathered a council and said: What do we, for this man doth many miracles? . . .

Acts 4:27,28 For of a truth there assembled together in this city against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, . . .

Acts 5:24-28 Now when the officer of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were in doubt concerning them, what would come to pass. . . .

Context
The Parable of the Wicked Tenants
37And last of all he sent to them his son, saying: They will reverence my son. 38But the husbandmen seeing the son, said among themselves: This is the heir: come, let us kill him, and we shall have his inheritance. 39And taking him, they cast him forth out of the vineyard and killed him.…
Cross References
2 Samuel 14:7
And behold the whole kindred rising against thy handmaid, saith: Deliver him that hath slain his brother, that we may kill him for the life of his brother, whom he slew, and that we may destroy the heir: and they seek to quench my spark which is left, and will leave my husband no name, nor remainder upon the earth.

Matthew 21:34
And when the time of the fruits drew nigh, he sent his servants to the husbandmen that they might receive the fruits thereof.

Matthew 21:37
And last of all he sent to them his son, saying: They will reverence my son.

Matthew 21:39
And taking him, they cast him forth out of the vineyard and killed him.

Matthew 21:37
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