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Book of Matthew
Chapter 21  -  Read Chapter
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 21:28 DSN -> Synopsis on 21:28 GEB -> Study Notes on 21:28 GSB -> Study Notes on 21:28 JFB -> Commentary on 21:28 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 21:28 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 21:28 PNT -> Commentary on 21:28 RWP -> Study Notes on 21:28 SRN -> Study Notes on 21:28 TFG -> Commentary on 21:28 TSK -> Commentary on 21:28 TSK -> Entry for 21:28 WEN -> Notes on 21:28 NTB -> Ecclesiasticism; Hypocrisy; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Reproof; Vineyard; Works TTT -> Parables; Vineyards WJD -> Devotional using 21:28 WJD -> Devotional using 21:28 21:28 - [In Context] "Tell me what you think about this: There was a man that had two sons. The man went to the first son and said, 'Son, go and work today in the vineyard.'
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 21:29 DSN -> Synopsis on 21:29 GEB -> Study Notes on 21:29 GSB -> Study Notes on 21:29 JFB -> Commentary on 21:29 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 21:29 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 21:29 PNT -> Commentary on 21:29 RWP -> Study Notes on 21:29 SRN -> Study Notes on 21:29 TFG -> Commentary on 21:29 TSK -> Commentary on 21:29 TSK -> Entry for 21:29 WEN -> Notes on 21:29 NTB -> Ecclesiasticism; Hypocrisy; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Repentance; Reproof; Vineyard; Works TTT -> Parables; Repentance; Vineyards WJD -> Devotional using 21:29 WJD -> Devotional using 21:29 21:29 - [In Context] "The son answered, 'I will not go.' But later the son decided he should go, and the son went.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 21:30 DSN -> Synopsis on 21:30 GEB -> Study Notes on 21:30 GSB -> Study Notes on 21:30 JFB -> Commentary on 21:30 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 21:30 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 21:30 PNT -> Commentary on 21:30 RWP -> Study Notes on 21:30 TFG -> Commentary on 21:30 TSK -> Commentary on 21:30 TSK -> Entry for 21:30 WEN -> Notes on 21:30 NTB -> Ecclesiasticism; Falsehood; Hypocrisy; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Reproof; Vineyard; Works TTT -> Parables; Vineyards WJD -> Devotional using 21:30 WJD -> Devotional using 21:30 21:30 - [In Context] "Then the father went to the other son and said, 'Son, go and work today in the vineyard.' The son answered, 'Yes, sir, I will go and work.' But the son did not go.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 21:31 DSN -> Synopsis on 21:31 GEB -> Study Notes on 21:31 GSB -> Study Notes on 21:31 JFB -> Commentary on 21:31 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 21:31 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 21:31 PNT -> Commentary on 21:31 RWP -> Study Notes on 21:31 TFG -> Commentary on 21:31 TSK -> Commentary on 21:31 TSK -> Entry for 21:31 WEN -> Notes on 21:31 NTB -> Church; Ecclesiasticism; Hypocrisy; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Publicans; Reproof; Salvation; Tax; Vineyard; Works TTT -> Parables; Publicans EBD -> Harlot WJD -> Devotional using 21:31 WJD -> Devotional using 21:31 21:31 - [In Context] "Which of the two sons obeyed his father?" The Jewish leaders answered, "The first son." Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth. {You think} the tax collectors F297 and the prostitutes F298 {are bad people. But they} will enter the kingdom of God before you enter.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 21:32 DSN -> Synopsis on 21:32 GEB -> Study Notes on 21:32 GSB -> Study Notes on 21:32 JFB -> Commentary on 21:32 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 21:32 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 21:32 PNT -> Commentary on 21:32 RWP -> Study Notes on 21:32 SRN -> Study Notes on 21:32 TFG -> Commentary on 21:32 TSK -> Commentary on 21:32 TSK -> Entry for 21:32 WEN -> Notes on 21:32 NTB -> Ecclesiasticism; Hypocrisy; Jesus, The Christ (continued); John; Publicans; Reproof; Unbelief TTT -> Parables; Publicans; Repentance EBD -> Harlot SBD -> Harlot WJD -> Devotional using 21:32 WJD -> Devotional using 21:32 21:32 - [In Context] John came showing you the right way to live. And you did not believe John. But the tax collectors and prostitutes believed John. And you saw that the tax collectors and prostitutes believed him. But you still refused to change and believe him.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 21:33 DSN -> Synopsis on 21:33 GEB -> Study Notes on 21:33 GSB -> Study Notes on 21:33 JFB -> Commentary on 21:33 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 21:33 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 21:33 PNT -> Commentary on 21:33 RWP -> Study Notes on 21:33 TFG -> Commentary on 21:33 TSK -> Commentary on 21:33 TSK -> Entry for 21:33 WEN -> Notes on 21:33 NTB -> Capital And Labor; Church; Ecclesiasticism; Employee; Fence; Fort; God (continued); Husbandman; Israel, Prophecies Concerning; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Judgment; Land; Lease; Pharisees; Punishment; Renting; Reproof; Self-Condemnation; Servant; Tower; Unfaithfulness; Vineyard; Wine Press TTT -> Agriculture or Husbandry; Hedges; Parables; Persecution; Towers; Vineyards EBD -> Towers; Vine; Winefat SBD -> Agriculture; Vine; Wine-press WJD -> Devotional using 21:33 WJD -> Devotional using 21:33 21:33 - [In Context] "Listen to this story: There was a man that owned a vineyard. He put a wall around the field and dug a hole for a wine press. F299 Then the man built a tower. He leased the land to some farmers. Then he left for a trip.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 21:34 DSN -> Synopsis on 21:34 GEB -> Study Notes on 21:34 GSB -> Study Notes on 21:34 JFB -> Commentary on 21:34 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 21:34 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 21:34 PNT -> Commentary on 21:34 RWP -> Study Notes on 21:34 TFG -> Commentary on 21:34 TSK -> Commentary on 21:34 TSK -> Entry for 21:34 WEN -> Notes on 21:34 NTB -> Capital And Labor; Church; Ecclesiasticism; Employee; God (continued); Husbandman; Israel, Prophecies Concerning; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Judgment; Land; Lease; Pharisees; Punishment; Renting; Reproof; Self-Condemnation; Servant; Unfaithfulness; Vineyard TTT -> Agriculture or Husbandry; Parables; Persecution; Vineyards SBD -> Agriculture WJD -> Devotional using 21:34 WJD -> Devotional using 21:34 21:34 - [In Context] Later, it was time for the grapes to be picked. So the man sent his servants to the farmers to get his share of the grapes.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 21:35 DSN -> Synopsis on 21:35 GEB -> Study Notes on 21:35 GSB -> Study Notes on 21:35 JFB -> Commentary on 21:35 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 21:35 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 21:35 PNT -> Commentary on 21:35 RWP -> Study Notes on 21:35 TFG -> Commentary on 21:35 TSK -> Commentary on 21:35 TSK -> Entry for 21:35 WEN -> Notes on 21:35 NTB -> Capital And Labor; Church; Ecclesiasticism; Employee; God (continued); Husbandman; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Judgment; Land; Lease; Persecution; Pharisees; Punishment; Renting; Reproof; Self-Condemnation; Servant; Unfaithfulness; Vineyard TTT -> Parables; Persecution WJD -> Devotional using 21:35 WJD -> Devotional using 21:35 21:35 - [In Context] "But the farmers grabbed the servants and beat one. They killed another one and then killed a third servant with rocks.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 21:36 DSN -> Synopsis on 21:36 GEB -> Study Notes on 21:36 GSB -> Study Notes on 21:36 JFB -> Commentary on 21:36 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 21:36 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 21:36 PNT -> Commentary on 21:36 RWP -> Study Notes on 21:36 WEN -> Notes on 21:36 NTB -> Capital And Labor; Church; Ecclesiasticism; Employee; God (continued); Husbandman; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Judgment; Land; Lease; Persecution; Pharisees; Punishment; Renting; Reproof; Self-Condemnation; Servant; Unfaithfulness; Vineyard TTT -> Parables; Persecution WJD -> Devotional using 21:36 WJD -> Devotional using 21:36 21:36 - [In Context] So the man sent some other servants to the farmers. The man sent more servants than he sent the first time. But the farmers did the same thing to the servants that they did the first time.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 21:37 DSN -> Synopsis on 21:37 GEB -> Study Notes on 21:37 GSB -> Study Notes on 21:37 JFB -> Commentary on 21:37 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 21:37 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 21:37 PNT -> Commentary on 21:37 RWP -> Study Notes on 21:37 TFG -> Commentary on 21:37 TSK -> Commentary on 21:37 TSK -> Entry for 21:37 WEN -> Notes on 21:37 NTB -> Capital And Labor; Church; Ecclesiasticism; Employee; God (continued); Husbandman; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Land; Lease; Pharisees; Punishment; Renting; Reproof; Self-Condemnation; Servant; Unfaithfulness; Vineyard TTT -> Jews, The; Parables; Persecution WJD -> Devotional using 21:37 WJD -> Devotional using 21:37 21:37 - [In Context] So the man decided to send his son to the farmers. The man said, 'The farmers will respect my son.'
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 21:38 DSN -> Synopsis on 21:38 GEB -> Study Notes on 21:38 GSB -> Study Notes on 21:38 JFB -> Commentary on 21:38 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 21:38 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 21:38 PNT -> Commentary on 21:38 RWP -> Study Notes on 21:38 TFG -> Commentary on 21:38 TSK -> Commentary on 21:38 TSK -> Entry for 21:38 WEN -> Notes on 21:38 NTB -> Capital And Labor; Church; Conspiracy; Ecclesiasticism; Employee; God (continued); Husbandman; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Land; Lease; Pharisees; Punishment; Renting; Reproof; Self-Condemnation; Servant; Unfaithfulness; Vineyard TTT -> Jews, The; Parables; Persecution WJD -> Devotional using 21:38 WJD -> Devotional using 21:38 21:38 - [In Context] "But when the farmers saw the son, they said to each other, 'This is the owner's son. This vineyard will be his. If we kill him, then it will be ours!'
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 21:39 DSN -> Synopsis on 21:39 GEB -> Study Notes on 21:39 GSB -> Study Notes on 21:39 JFB -> Commentary on 21:39 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 21:39 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 21:39 PNT -> Commentary on 21:39 RWP -> Study Notes on 21:39 TFG -> Commentary on 21:39 TSK -> Commentary on 21:39 TSK -> Entry for 21:39 WEN -> Notes on 21:39 NTB -> Capital And Labor; Church; Conspiracy; Ecclesiasticism; Employee; God (continued); Husbandman; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Land; Lease; Pharisees; Punishment; Renting; Reproof; Self-Condemnation; Servant; Unfaithfulness; Vineyard TTT -> Jews, The; Parables; Persecution WJD -> Devotional using 21:39 WJD -> Devotional using 21:39 21:39 - [In Context] So the farmers took the son, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 21:40 DSN -> Synopsis on 21:40 GEB -> Study Notes on 21:40 GSB -> Study Notes on 21:40 JFB -> Commentary on 21:40 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 21:40 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 21:40 PNT -> Commentary on 21:40 RWP -> Study Notes on 21:40 TSK -> Commentary on 21:40 TSK -> Entry for 21:40 WEN -> Notes on 21:40 NTB -> Capital And Labor; Church; Conspiracy; Ecclesiasticism; Employee; God (continued); Husbandman; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Land; Lease; Pharisees; Punishment; Renting; Reproof; Self-Condemnation; Servant; Unfaithfulness; Vineyard TTT -> Jews, The; Parables WJD -> Devotional using 21:40 WJD -> Devotional using 21:40 21:40 - [In Context] "So what will the owner of the vineyard do to these farmers when he comes?"
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 21:41 DSN -> Synopsis on 21:41 GEB -> Study Notes on 21:41 GSB -> Study Notes on 21:41 JFB -> Commentary on 21:41 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 21:41 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 21:41 PNT -> Commentary on 21:41 RWP -> Study Notes on 21:41 TFG -> Commentary on 21:41 TSK -> Commentary on 21:41 TSK -> Entry for 21:41 WEN -> Notes on 21:41 NTB -> Capital And Labor; Church; Conspiracy; Ecclesiasticism; Employee; Eviction; God (continued); Husbandman; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Land; Lease; Pharisees; Punishment; Renting; Reproof; Seasons; Self-Condemnation; Servant; Tenants; Unfaithfulness; Vineyard; Wicked (People) TTT -> Fruits; Jews, The; Parables; Titles and Names of the Church EBD -> Fruit WJD -> Devotional using 21:41 WJD -> Devotional using 21:41 21:41 - [In Context] The Jewish priests and leaders said, "He will surely kill those evil men. Then he will lease the land to some other farmers. He will lease it to farmers that will give him his share of the crop at harvest time."
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 21:42 DSN -> Synopsis on 21:42 GEB -> Study Notes on 21:42 GSB -> Study Notes on 21:42 JFB -> Commentary on 21:42 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 21:42 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 21:42 PNT -> Commentary on 21:42 RWP -> Study Notes on 21:42 SRN -> Study Notes on 21:42 TFG -> Commentary on 21:42 TSK -> Commentary on 21:42 TSK -> Entry for 21:42 WEN -> Notes on 21:42 NTB -> Builder; Church; Cornerstone; Ecclesiasticism; Husbandman; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Pharisees; Prophecy; Quotations And Allusions; Reproof; Stones; Unfaithfulness TTT -> Christ, the Head of the Church; Jews, The; Parables; Prophecies Respecting Christ EBD -> Bible; Corner; Stone SBD -> Corner-stone WJD -> Devotional using 21:42 WJD -> Devotional using 21:42 21:42 - [In Context] Jesus said to them, "Surely you have read this in the Scriptures F300 : 'The stone that the builders did not want became the cornerstone. F301 The Lord did this, and it is wonderful to us.' R18
Study Resource List DSN -> Synopsis on 21:43 GEB -> Study Notes on 21:43 GSB -> Study Notes on 21:43 JFB -> Commentary on 21:43 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 21:43 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 21:43 PNT -> Commentary on 21:43 RWP -> Study Notes on 21:43 SRN -> Study Notes on 21:43 TSK -> Commentary on 21:43 TSK -> Entry for 21:43 WEN -> Notes on 21:43 NTB -> Church; Ecclesiasticism; Husbandman; Israel, Prophecies Concerning; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Pharisees; Reproof; Stones; Unfaithfulness TTT -> Jews, The; Parables EBD -> Prophecy SBD -> Church WJD -> Devotional using 21:43 WJD -> Devotional using 21:43 21:43 - [In Context] "So I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you. God's kingdom will be given to people that do the things God wants in his kingdom.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 21:44 DSN -> Synopsis on 21:44 GEB -> Study Notes on 21:44 GSB -> Study Notes on 21:44 JFB -> Commentary on 21:44 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 21:44 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 21:44 PNT -> Commentary on 21:44 RWP -> Study Notes on 21:44 SRN -> Study Notes on 21:44 TFG -> Commentary on 21:44 TSK -> Commentary on 21:44 TSK -> Entry for 21:44 WEN -> Notes on 21:44 NTB -> Church; Ecclesiasticism; Husbandman; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Pharisees; Reproof; Stones; Wicked (People) TTT -> Parables EBD -> Prophecy WJD -> Devotional using 21:44 WJD -> Devotional using 21:44 21:44 - [In Context] The person that falls on this stone will be broken. And if the stone falls on a person, then it will crush that person." F302
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 21:45 DSN -> Synopsis on 21:45 GEB -> Study Notes on 21:45 GSB -> Study Notes on 21:45 JFB -> Commentary on 21:45 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 21:45 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 21:45 PNT -> Commentary on 21:45 RWP -> Study Notes on 21:45 TSK -> Commentary on 21:45 TSK -> Entry for 21:45 NTB -> Church; Husbandman; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Pharisees; Reproof TTT -> Parables; Pharisees, The WJD -> Devotional using 21:45 WJD -> Devotional using 21:45 21:45 - [In Context] The leading priests and the Pharisees F303 heard these stories that Jesus told. They knew that Jesus was talking about them.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 21:46 DSN -> Synopsis on 21:46 GEB -> Study Notes on 21:46 GSB -> Study Notes on 21:46 JFB -> Commentary on 21:46 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 21:46 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 21:46 PNT -> Commentary on 21:46 RWP -> Study Notes on 21:46 TFG -> Commentary on 21:46 TSK -> Commentary on 21:46 TSK -> Entry for 21:46 NTB -> Church; Husbandman; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Pharisees; Reproof TTT -> Pharisees, The WJD -> Devotional using 21:46 WJD -> Devotional using 21:46 21:46 - [In Context] They wanted to find a way to arrest Jesus. But they were afraid of the people, because the people believed that Jesus was a prophet. F304
FOOTNOTES: F297: tax collector(s)   Jews hired by the Romans to collect taxes. They often cheated, and the other Jews hated them. F298: prostitutes   Women paid by men for sexual sin. F299: wine press   A place dug in rock used to mash grapes and collect the juice for making wine. F300: Scriptures   Holy Writings--the Old Testament. F301: cornerstone   First and most important rock of a building. F302: Verse 44   Some Greek copies omit verse 44. F303: Pharisees   The Pharisees were a Jewish religious group that claimed to follow carefully all Jewish laws and customs. F304: prophet   A person that spoke for God.
CROSS REFERENCES: R18: Psalm 118:22-23

Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TFG - The Fourfold Gospel; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; WJD - What Jesus Did!; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center, Inc. and used by permission.