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Matthew 21:37 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. "
Matthew 21:37
Verse in Context
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And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.
Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.
But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.
But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.
And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew
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Matthew 21:1
"And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,"
Matthew 21:2
"Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me."
Matthew 21:3
"And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them."
Matthew 21:4
"All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,"
Matthew 21:5
"Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass."
Matthew 21:6
"And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,"
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