Matthew 21:35

21:35 But the tenants seized his slaves, beat one, 1  killed another, and stoned another.

Matthew 21:39

21:39 So 2  they seized him, 3  threw him out of the vineyard, 4  and killed him.

Matthew 22:6

22:6 The 5  rest seized his slaves, insolently mistreated them, and killed them.

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

2 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the tenants’ decision to kill the son in v. 38.

3 tn Grk “seizing him.” The participle λαβόντες (labontes) has been translated as attendant circumstance.

4 sn Throwing the heir out of the vineyard pictures Jesus’ death outside of Jerusalem.

5 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.