The son of the master of the vineyard

Saint Matthew - Chapter 21

Vineyards with their watchtower. J-J Tissot

[33] Aliam parabolam audite : Homo erat paterfamilias, qui plantavit vineam, et sepem circumdedit ei, et fodit in ea torcular, et aedificavit turrim, et locavit eam agricolis, et peregre profectus est.
Hear ye another parable. There was a man an householder, who planted a vineyard, and made a hedge round about it, and dug in it a press, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen; and went into a strange country.

[34] Cum autem tempus fructuum appropinquasset, misit servos suos ad agricolas, ut acciperent fructus ejus.
And when the time of the fruits drew nigh, he sent his servants to the husbandmen that they might receive the fruits thereof.

[35] Et agricolae, apprehensis servis ejus, alium ceciderunt, alium occiderunt, alium vero lapidaverunt.
And the husbandmen laying hands on his servants, beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.

[36] Iterum misit alios servos plures prioribus, et fecerunt illis similiter.
Again he sent other servants more than the former; and they did to them in like manner.

[37] Novissime autem misit ad eos filium suum, dicens : Verebuntur filium meum.
And last of all he sent to them his son, saying: They will reverence my son.

The son of the master of the vineyard. J-J Tissot

[38] Agricolae autem videntes filium dixerunt intra se : Hic est haeres, venite, occidamus eum, et habebimus haereditatem ejus.
But the husbandmen seeing the son, said among themselves: This is the heir: come, let us kill him, and we shall have his inheritance.

[39] Et apprehensum eum ejecerunt extra vineam, et occiderunt.
And taking him, they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him.

[40] Cum ergo venerit dominus vineae, quid faciet agricolis illis?
When therefore the lord of the vineyard shall come, what will he do to those husbandmen?

[41] Aiunt illi : Malos male perdet : et vineam suam locabit aliis agricolis, qui reddant ei fructum temporibus suis.
They say to him: He will bring those evil men to an evil end; and will let out his vineyard to other husbandmen, that shall render him the fruit in due season.

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