Matthew 21:34 · Darby Translation
Matthew 21:34 in the Original Greek
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Matthew 21:34 in Other Translations
| KJV | And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it. |
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| WEB | When the season for the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the farmers, to receive his fruit. |
| ASV | And when the season of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, to receive his fruits. |
| YLT | ‘And when the season of the fruits came nigh, he sent his servants unto the husbandmen, to receive the fruits of it, |
| WBT | And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it. |
| DBY | But when the time of fruit drew near, he sent his bondmen to the husbandmen to receive his fruits. |
Commentary on Matthew 21:34
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · Matthew 21:34
And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen--By these "servants" are meant the prophets and other extraordinary messengers, raised up from time to time. See on Mat 23:37.
that they might receive the fruits of it--Again see on Luk 13:6.
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Questions about Matthew 21:34
What does Matthew 21:34 say?
Matthew 21:34 in the Darby Translation reads: “But when the time of fruit drew near, he sent his bondmen to the husbandmen to receive his fruits.” Read it in the full context of Matthew 21, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is Matthew 21:34 found in the Bible?
Matthew 21:34 is in the book of Matthew, chapter 21, verse 34, in the New Testament.
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And when the time of the fruit drew near,.... Of gathering the fruit, when it was ripe, and might be eaten, or profit made of it, according to the law in Lev 19:23. The fruit of all manner of trees, for the first three years, was uncircumcised; it was not to be eaten, nor any profit made of it, and on the fourth year it was to be holy to praise the Lord with; being either given to the priests, or eaten by the owners before the Lord at Jerusalem; and on the fifth year it might be eaten, and made use of for profit, and henceforward every year; which law regarded the fruit of the vine, as any other fruit: hence it is said (w), that "the grapes of the vineyard of the fourth year, the sanhedrim ordered that they should be brought up to Jerusalem, a day's journey on every side, so that they might crown or adorn the streets with fruits.
To this time of fruit, and the custom of bringing it up to Jerusalem, the allusion seems to be here. Thus, God after a long time, after he had waited a great while for fruit from the Jewish nation, from whom much might have been expected, by reason of the advantages they enjoyed; he sent his servants to the husbandmen: by his servants are meant, the prophets of the Old Testament; who were sent by God from time to time, to the kings, priests, and people of the Jews; to instruct them in their duty, to exhort them to the performance of it, to reprove them for their sins, to stir them up to repentance, and to bring forth fruits meet for it, signified in the next clause:
that they might receive the fruits of it; of the vineyard from the husbandmen, for the use of the owner; for fruits of justice and judgment, of righteousness and holiness, might be justly expected and demanded of such persons, to be brought forth by them, to the honour and glory of God,
(w) Maimon. Hilch. Maaser. Sheni, c. 9. 5. Misn. Maaser Sheni, c. 59. sect. 2.