Matthew 21:33
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Isaiah 5:1-4
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The Vineyard of the Lord Destroyed
5 Let me sing for my beloved
my love song concerning his vineyard:
My beloved had (A)a vineyard
on a very fertile hill.
2 He dug it and cleared it of stones,
and planted it with (B)choice vines;
he built a watchtower in the midst of it,
and hewed out a wine vat in it;
and (C)he looked for it to yield grapes,
but it yielded wild grapes.
3 And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem
and men of Judah,
judge between me and my vineyard.
4 (D)What more was there to do for my vineyard,
that I have not done in it?
(E)When I looked for it to yield grapes,
why did it yield wild grapes?
Mark 12:1-12
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The Parable of the Tenants
12 (A)And he began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted (B)a vineyard (C)and put a fence around it and dug a pit for the winepress and built a tower, and (D)leased it to tenants and (E)went into another country. 2 When the season came, he sent a servant[a] to the tenants to get from them some of the fruit of the vineyard. 3 (F)And they took him and beat him and sent him away empty-handed. 4 (G)Again (H)he sent to them another servant, and (I)they struck him on the head and (J)treated him shamefully. 5 (K)And he sent another, and him they killed. And so with many others: some they beat, and some they killed. 6 He had still one other, (L)a beloved son. (M)Finally he sent him to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ 7 But those tenants said to one another, (N)‘This is the heir. Come, (O)let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’ 8 And they took him and killed him and (P)threw him out of the vineyard. 9 What will the owner of the vineyard do? (Q)He will (R)come and destroy the tenants and (S)give the vineyard to others. 10 (T)Have you not read (U)this Scripture:
(V)“‘The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;[b]
11 this was the Lord's doing,
and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
12 And (W)they were seeking to arrest him (X)but feared the people, for they perceived that he had told the parable against them. So they (Y)left him and went away.
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- Mark 12:2 Or bondservant; also verse 4
- Mark 12:10 Greek the head of the corner
Luke 20:9-19
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The Parable of the Wicked Tenants
9 (A)And he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted (B)a vineyard and (C)let it out to tenants and (D)went into another country for a long while. 10 When the time came, he sent a servant[a] to the tenants, so that (E)they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. (F)But the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed. 11 (G)And (H)he sent another servant. But they also beat and (I)treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed. 12 (J)And he sent yet a third. This one also they wounded and cast out. 13 Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my (K)beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.’ 14 But when the tenants saw him, they said to themselves, (L)‘This is the heir. (M)Let us kill him, so that the inheritance may be ours.’ 15 And they (N)threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? 16 (O)He will (P)come and destroy those tenants and (Q)give the vineyard to others.” When they heard this, they said, “Surely not!” 17 But he (R)looked directly at them and said, “What then is this that is written:
18 (T)Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and when it falls (U)on anyone, it will crush him.”
Paying Taxes to Caesar
19 (V)The scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him at that very hour, for they perceived that he had told this parable against them, but they feared the people.
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- Luke 20:10 Or bondservant; also verse 11
- Luke 20:17 Greek the head of the corner
John 15:1
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Jeremiah 2:21
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21 (A)Yet I planted you a choice vine,
wholly of pure seed.
(B)How then have you turned degenerate
and become a wild vine?
Malachi 2:4-9
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4 So shall you know that I have sent (A)this command to you, that (B)my covenant with Levi may stand, says the Lord of hosts. 5 My covenant with him was one of life and (C)peace, and I gave them to him. (D)It was a covenant of fear, and he feared me. He stood in awe of my name. 6 (E)True instruction[a] was in his mouth, and no wrong was found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and he (F)turned many from iniquity. 7 For (G)the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people[b] should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts. 8 But you have turned aside from the way. (H)You have caused many to stumble by your instruction. You have corrupted (I)the covenant of Levi, says the Lord of hosts, 9 and so (J)I make you despised and abased before all the people, inasmuch as you do not keep my ways but (K)show partiality in your instruction.”
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- Malachi 2:6 Or law; also verses 7, 8, 9
- Malachi 2:7 Hebrew they
Hosea 4:1
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The Lord Accuses Israel
4 (A)Hear the word of the Lord, O children of Israel,
for (B)the Lord has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land.
There is no faithfulness or steadfast love,
and (C)no knowledge of God in the land;
Luke 19:12
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12 He said therefore, (A)“A nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return.
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Mark 13:34
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34 (A)It is like a man (B)going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants[a] in charge, (C)each with his work, and commands (D)the doorkeeper to stay awake.
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- Mark 13:34 Or bondservants
Matthew 25:14-15
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The Parable of the Talents
14 (A)“For (B)it will be like a man (C)going on a journey, who called his servants[a] and entrusted to them his property. 15 To one he gave five (D)talents,[b] to another two, to another one, (E)to each according to his ability. Then he (F)went away.
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- Matthew 25:14 Or bondservants; also verse 19
- Matthew 25:15 A talent was a monetary unit worth about twenty years' wages for a laborer
Matthew 23:2
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2 (A)“The scribes and the Pharisees (B)sit on Moses' seat,
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Matthew 21:28
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The Parable of the Two Sons
28 (A)“What do you think? A man had two sons. And he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in (B)the vineyard today.’
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Matthew 13:18
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Jeremiah 19:3
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3 You shall say, (A)‘Hear the word of the Lord, (B)O kings of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I am bringing such disaster upon this place that (C)the ears of everyone who hears of it will tingle.
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Isaiah 1:10
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10 Hear the word of the Lord,
you rulers of (A)(B)Sodom!
Give ear to the teaching[a] of our God,
you people of (C)Gomorrah!
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- Isaiah 1:10 Or law
Psalm 80:8-16
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8 You brought (A)a vine out of Egypt;
you (B)drove out the nations and planted it.
9 You (C)cleared the ground for it;
it took deep root and filled the land.
10 The mountains were covered with its shade,
the mighty cedars with its branches.
11 It sent out its branches to (D)the sea
and its shoots to (E)the River.[a]
12 Why then have you (F)broken down its walls,
so that all who pass along the way pluck its fruit?
13 (G)The boar from the forest ravages it,
and all that move in the field feed on it.
14 Turn again, O God of hosts!
(H)Look down from heaven, and see;
have regard for this vine,
15 the stock that your right hand planted,
and for the son whom you made strong for yourself.
16 They have (I)burned it with fire; they have (J)cut it down;
may they perish at (K)the rebuke of your face!
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- Psalm 80:11 That is, the Euphrates
1 Kings 22:19
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19 And Micaiah said, “Therefore hear the word of the Lord: (A)I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, (B)and all the host of heaven standing beside him on his right hand and on his left;
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Deuteronomy 33:8-10
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8 And (A)of Levi he said,
“Give to Levi[a] (B)your Thummim,
and your Urim to your godly one,
(C)whom you tested at Massah,
with whom you quarreled at the waters of Meribah;
9 who said of his father and mother,
‘I regard them not’;
(D)he disowned his brothers
and ignored his children.
For (E)they observed your word
and kept your covenant.
10 (F)They shall teach Jacob your rules
and Israel your law;
(G)they shall put incense before you
and (H)whole burnt offerings on your altar.
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- Deuteronomy 33:8 Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text lacks Give to Levi
Deuteronomy 17:9-12
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9 (A)And you shall come to the Levitical priests and to the judge who is in office in those days, and you shall consult them, and (B)they shall declare to you the decision. 10 Then you shall do according to what they declare to you from that place that the Lord will choose. And you shall be careful to do according to all that they direct you. 11 According to the instructions that they give you, and according to the decision which they pronounce to you, you shall do. You shall not turn aside from the verdict that they declare to you, either to the right hand or to the left. 12 The man who (C)acts presumptuously by not obeying the priest (D)who stands to minister there before the Lord your God, or the judge, that man shall die. So (E)you shall purge the evil from Israel.
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Deuteronomy 16:18
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Justice
18 “You shall appoint (A)judges and officers in all your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.
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Deuteronomy 1:15-17
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15 So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and experienced men, (A)and set them as heads over you, commanders of thousands, commanders of hundreds, commanders of fifties, commanders of tens, and officers, throughout your tribes. 16 And I charged your judges at that time, ‘Hear the cases between your brothers, and (B)judge righteously between a man and his brother or the alien who is with him. 17 (C)You shall not be partial in judgment. You shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall not be intimidated by anyone, for (D)the judgment is God's. And the case that is too hard for you, you shall (E)bring to me, and I will hear it.’
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