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Luke 20 Summary
Authority Challenged and the Vineyard Parable
When the chief priests, scribes, and elders demand by what authority Jesus teaches and preaches in the temple, He answers by asking them whether John's baptism was from heaven or men, confounding them. He then speaks the parable of a vineyard let to husbandmen: the owner sends servants who are beaten and sent away empty, finally sending his beloved son, whom the husbandmen kill to take the inheritance. Jesus declares that the lord will destroy these husbandmen and give the vineyard to others. He teaches that the stone which builders rejected becomes the head of the corner, and warns that the chief priests and scribes sought to lay hands on Him, perceiving the parable was spoken against them.
Key themes
Key verses
Luke 20:8
“And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.”
Luke 20:16
“He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.”
Luke 20:17
“And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?”
Luke 20:19
“And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.”
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