Luke 20:9

Full Chapter

September 17, 2025

KJV

Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.

BSB

Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time.

WEB

He began to tell the people this parable. “A man planted a vineyard, and rented it out to some farmers, and went into another country for a long time.

YLT

And he began to speak unto the people this simile: ‘A certain man planted a vineyard, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad for a long time,

F.O.G Original

(9) Now He began telling the people this riddle, “A man planted a vineyard and rented it to tenant farmers and went on a journey for a considerable time.”

F.O.G

(9) Now He began telling the people this riddle, “A man planted a vineyard and rented it to tenant farmers and went on a journey for a considerable time.”

F.O.G MSG

⁹Then He began telling the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyardᶜ, leased it to tenant farmers, and traveled to a distant country for a long time.

Footnotes:

⁹ᶜ Vineyard: A common metaphor in Jewish Scripture for Israel as God’s chosen people, making this parable’s meaning clear to the audience.