Matthew 21:33

Full Chapter

September 17, 2025

KJV

Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:

BSB

Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.

WEB

“Hear another parable. There was a man who was a master of a household, who planted a vineyard, set a hedge about it, dug a winepress in it, built a tower, leased it out to farmers, and went into another country.

YLT

‘Hear ye another simile: There was a certain man, a householder, who planted a vineyard, and did put a hedge round it, and digged in it a wine-press, and built a tower, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad.

F.O.G Original

Listen to another parable! There was a man, a head of a house, who PLANTED A VINEYARD AND PUT A WALL AROUND IT AND DUG A WINEPRESS IN IT, AND BUILT A TOWER, and rented it out to tenant farmers and went on a journey.

F.O.G

F.O.G MSG

³³Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a protective wall around it, dug a winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to tenant farmers and went away on a journey.ᵍ

Footnotes:

³³ᵍ Vineyard parable: This parable represents Israel as God’s vineyard, with the religious leaders as unfaithful tenants who reject God’s messengers (the prophets) and ultimately His Son (Jesus).