Luke
King James Version (KJV)


“And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.”
King James Version (KJV)
20:9 A long time - It was a long time from the entrance of the Israelites into Canaan to the birth of Christ. #Mt 21:33|; Mr 12:1.
And at the season, hee sent a seruant to the husbandmen, that they should giue him of the fruit of the vineyard, but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away emptie.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"At the {harvest} time he sent a slave to the vine-growers, so that they would give him {some} of the produce of the vineyard; but the vine-growers beat him and sent him away empty-handed.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And at the season he sent unto the husbandmen a servant, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And at the right time he sent a servant to the workers to get part of the fruit from the vines; but the workmen gave him blows and sent him away with nothing.
- Basic English Bible
At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible
And in the season he sent to the husbandmen a bondman, that they might give to him of the fruit of the vineyard; but the husbandmen, having beaten him, sent [him] away empty.
- Darby Bible
And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard. Who, beating him, sent him away empty.
- Douay-Rheims Bible
And at the season he sent unto the husbandmen a servant, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.
- English Revised Version
At the proper season, he sent a servant to the farmers to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the farmers beat him, and sent him away empty.
- World English Bible