Matthew 21:37

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

Finally, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.

American Standard Version (1901)

But afterward he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.

Bible in Basic English

But after that he sent his son to them, saying, They will have respect for my son.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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

Free Bible Version

So then he sent his son. ‘They will respect my son,’ he told himself.

Geneva Bible 1599

But last of all he sent vnto them his owne sonne, saying, They will reuerence my sonne.

King James (Authorized) Version

But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.

One Unity Resource Bible

But afterward he sent to them his son, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’

Translation for Translators

Later, knowing this, the landowner sent his son to the renters to get his share of the grapes. When he sent him, he said to himself, ‘They will certainly respect my son and give him some of the grapes.’

Unlocked Literal Bible

After that, the owner sent his own son to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.'

Noah Webster Bible

But last of all he sent to them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.

World English Bible

But afterward he sent to them his son, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’

Young's Literal Translation

'And at last he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son;

Context

The Parable of the Wicked Tenants

³⁶Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.³⁷Finally, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.

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Summary

In this parable shared by Jesus, the landowner represents God, the vineyard symbolizes Israel, and the tenants represent the religious leaders who rejected God's messengers, including prophets. The son sent by the landowner mirrors Jesus, whom the religious leaders would also reject and ultimately crucify. This verse foreshadows Jesus' impending death and highlights the religious leaders' failure to recognize and accept the Messiah, leading to the transfer of God's kingdom to those who would bear fruit and honor Him.

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son--In Mark (Mar 12:6) this is most touchingly expressed: "Having yet therefore one son, His well-beloved, He sent Him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence My Son." Luke's version of it too (Luk 20:13) is striking: "Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send My beloved Son: it may be they will reverence Him when they see Him." Who does not see that our Lord here severs Himself, by the sharpest line of demarcation, from all merely human messengers, and claims for Himself Sonship in its loftiest sense? (Compare Heb 3:3-6). The expression, "It may be they will reverence My Son," is designed to teach the almost unimaginable guilt of not reverentially welcoming God's Son.

Matthew 21:37

The Parable of the Wicked Tenants

³⁶Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.³⁷Finally, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.