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The Parable of the Wicked Tenants

Luke 20:11

In 9 translations

BSB
So he sent another servant, but they beat him and treated him shamefully, sending him away empty-handed.
KJV
And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
WEB
He sent yet another servant, and they also beat him and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
ASV
And he sent yet another servant: and him also they beat, and handled him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
LSV
And he added to send another servant, and they also having beaten and dishonored that one, sent [him] away empty;
YLT
'And he added to send another servant, and they that one also having beaten and dishonoured, did send away empty;
DBY
And again he sent another bondman; but they, having beaten him also, and cast insult upon him, sent [him] away empty.
DRC
And again he sent another servant. But they beat him also, and treating him reproachfully, sent him away empty.
GNV
Againe he sent yet another seruant: and they did beate him, and foule entreated him, and sent him away emptie.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ἕτερον elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: ἕτερον πέμψαι. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἕτερον πέμψαι; Robinson–Pierpont read πέμψαι ἕτερον.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ προσέθετο ἕτερον πέμψαι δοῦλον· οἱ δὲ κἀκεῖνον δείραντες καὶ ἀτιμάσαντες ἐξαπέστειλαν κενόν.
RP2018
Καὶ προσέθετο πέμψαι ἕτερον δοῦλον· οἱ δὲ κἀκεῖνον δείραντες καὶ ἀτιμάσαντες ἐξαπέστειλαν κενόν.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ προσέθετο πέμψαι ἕτερον δοῦλον· οἱ δὲ κἀκεῖνον δείραντες καὶ ἀτιμάσαντες ἐξαπέστειλαν κενόν.
SCR1894
και προσεθετο πεμψαι ετερον δουλον οι δε κακεινον δειραντες και ατιμασαντες εξαπεστειλαν κενον

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  • 1 Thessalonians 2:2As you are aware, we had already endured suffering and shameful treatment in Philippi. But in the face of strong opposition, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God.
  • Matthew 23:30–37And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered…
  • Acts 7:52Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—
  • Hebrews 11:36–37Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute,…
  • Hosea 10:1Israel was a luxuriant vine, yielding fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars. The better his land produced, the better he made the sacred pillars.

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