Matthew 21:38 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

But when the workers saw the son coming, they said to each other, 'This is the one who's going to inherit everything. Come on, let's kill him and take what should be his.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes people will try to destroy you to steal what's meant for you.

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Luke 20:14

But when the workers saw him coming, they huddled up and were like, 'Wait, that's the heir! If we take him out, we can claim everything for ourselves.'

Mark 12:7

But the workers running the vineyard looked at each other and said, 'Wait, this is the owner's son who's going to inherit everything. If we kill him, we can take it all for ourselves.'

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