Discovery BoxMatthew 21:35 
Context21:35 But the tenants seized his slaves, beat one, 1 killed another, and stoned another.
Matthew 21:39
Context21:39 So 2 they seized him, 3 threw him out of the vineyard, 4 and killed him.
Matthew 22:6
Context22:6 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.
