Matthew 21:35-36

21:35 But the tenants seized his slaves, beat one, killed another, and stoned another. 21:36 Again he sent other slaves, more than the first, and they treated them the same way.

Matthew 22:6

22:6 The rest seized his slaves, insolently mistreated them, and killed them.

Matthew 24:49

24:49 and he begins to beat his fellow slaves and to eat and drink with drunkards,

Matthew 25:19

25:19 After a long time, the master of those slaves came and settled his accounts with them.

sn The image of the tenants mistreating the owner’s slaves pictures the nation’s rejection of the prophets and their message.

tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.