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Matthew 21:34-36
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34 When the harvest time was near, he sent his slaves[a] to the tenants to collect his portion of the crop.[b] 35 But the tenants seized his slaves, beat one,[c] killed another, and stoned another. 36 Again he sent other slaves, more than the first, and they treated them the same way.

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  1. Matthew 21:34 tn See the note on the word “slave” in 8:9.sn These slaves represent the prophets God sent to the nation, who were mistreated and rejected.
  2. Matthew 21:34 tn Grk “to collect his fruits.”
  3. Matthew 21:35 sn The image of the tenants mistreating the owner’s slaves pictures the nation’s rejection of the prophets and their message.
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