The Meaning of Luke 20:15 Explained

Luke 20:15

KJV: So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?

YLT: and having cast him outside of the vineyard, they killed him; what, then, shall the owner of the vineyard do to them?

Darby: And having cast him forth out of the vineyard, they killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do to them?

ASV: And they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do unto them?

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Luke 20:15?

MEANING: What does Luke 20:15 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Luke 20:15 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Luke 20:15?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

So  they cast  him  out of  the vineyard,  and killed  [him]. What  therefore  shall  the lord  of the vineyard  do  unto them? 

What does Luke 20:15 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Matthew and Luke have the tenants casting the son out of the vineyard and then killing him whereas Mark has them doing these things in the reverse order. Probably they removed him from the vineyard, killed him, and then cast his corpse farther from the vineyard. The order of Matthew and Luke makes the killing the climax, and Mark"s point seems to be the insults that the son suffered.

Context Summary

Luke 20:9-18 - "the Stone Which The Builders Rejected"
The vineyard represents the privileges and blessings of the Hebrew race. The servants are evidently the prophets and others sent from God. Whatever our position in life, God expects a revenue from it. We are not owners, but tenants; not proprietors, but stewards. Are you sure that you are giving God the dues which He may justly claim?
Notice how our Lord severs Himself from all human messengers, as the Son. When He said my beloved Son, He anticipated John 3:16. The warm kiss of the father's love was on His cheek. He realized that He was the heir, Hebrews 1:2; Romans 8:17.
It is said that in the building of Solomon's Temple, a valuable carved stone was cast aside and neglected, till a part of the structure absolutely called for it. You may build society as you like, but there will come a time when Christ will be needed to give the finishing touch. [source]

Chapter Summary: Luke 20

1  Jesus confirms his authority by a question of John's baptism
9  The parable of the vineyard
19  Of giving tribute to Caesar
27  He instructs the Sadducees, who denied the resurrection
41  How Jesus is the Son of David
45  He warns his disciples to beware of the scribes

What do the individual words in Luke 20:15 mean?

And having cast forth him outside the vineyard they killed [him] What therefore will do to them the master of the
καὶ ἐκβαλόντες αὐτὸν ἔξω τοῦ ἀμπελῶνος ἀπέκτειναν Τί οὖν ποιήσει αὐτοῖς ὁ κύριος τοῦ

ἐκβαλόντες  having  cast  forth 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Plural
Root: ἐκβάλλω  
Sense: to cast out, drive out, to send out.
ἔξω  outside 
Parse: Preposition
Root: ἔξω  
Sense: without, out of doors.
ἀμπελῶνος  vineyard 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: ἀμπελών  
Sense: a vineyard.
ἀπέκτειναν  they  killed  [him] 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural
Root: ἀποκτείνω 
Sense: to kill in any way whatever.
ποιήσει  will  do 
Parse: Verb, Future Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: ποιέω  
Sense: to make.
αὐτοῖς  to  them 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Root: αὐτός  
Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself.
κύριος  master 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: κύριος  
Sense: he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; master, lord.
τοῦ  of  the 
Parse: Article, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: ὁ  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.

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Similar Scriptures for Luke 20:15

Hebrews 13:12 [3]
Matthew 21:37-40 [2]
Mark 12:6-9 [2]