Matthew 21:37
Matthew 21:35-37 The Message (MSG)
“The farmhands grabbed the first servant and beat him up. The next one they murdered. They threw stones at the third but he got away. The owner tried again, sending more servants. They got the same treatment. The owner was at the end of his rope. He decided to send his son. ‘Surely,’ he thought, ‘they will respect my son.’
Matthew 21:37 King James Version (KJV)
But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.
Matthew 21:37 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
But afterward he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
Matthew 21:37 New Century Version (NCV)
So the man decided to send his son to the farmers. He said, ‘They will respect my son.’
Matthew 21:37 American Standard Version (ASV)
But afterward he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.
Matthew 21:37 New International Version (NIV)
Last of all, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
Matthew 21:37 New King James Version (NKJV)
Then last of all he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
Matthew 21:37 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Finally he sent his own son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son and have regard for him.’
Matthew 21:37 New Living Translation (NLT)
“Finally, the owner sent his son, thinking, ‘Surely they will respect my son.’