Luke 20:14 “But when the farmhands saw him coming, they quickly put their heads together. ‘This is our chance—this is the heir! Let’s kill him and have it all to oursel...

20:14 MSG

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The Message - “But when the farmhands saw him coming, they quickly put their heads together. ‘This is our chance—this is the heir! Let’s kill him and have it all to ourselves.’ They killed him and threw him over the fence.
新标点和合本 - 不料，园户看见他，就彼此商量说：‘这是承受产业的，我们杀他吧，使产业归于我们！’
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 可是，园户看见他，彼此说：‘这是承受产业的。我们杀了他，产业就归我们了！’
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 可是，园户看见他，彼此说：‘这是承受产业的。我们杀了他，产业就归我们了！’
当代译本 - “可是那些佃户看见园主的儿子，就彼此商量说，‘这是产业继承人，我们杀掉他，产业就归我们了！’
圣经新译本 - 佃户一看他，就彼此商议说：‘这是继承产业的，让我们杀了他，那么，产业就成为我们的了。’
中文标准译本 - “可是那些农夫看见他，就彼此讨论说：‘这是继承人。我们把他杀了，那继业就成为我们的了。’
现代标点和合本 - 不料园户看见他，就彼此商量说：‘这是承受产业的。我们杀他吧，使产业归于我们！’
和合本（拼音版） - 不料，园户看见他，就彼此商量说：‘这是承受产业的，我们杀他吧，使产业归于我们！’
New International Version - “But when the tenants saw him, they talked the matter over. ‘This is the heir,’ they said. ‘Let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
New International Reader's Version - “But when the renters saw the son, they talked the matter over. ‘This is the one who will receive all the owner’s property someday,’ they said. ‘Let’s kill him. Then everything will be ours.’
English Standard Version - But when the tenants saw him, they said to themselves, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, so that the inheritance may be ours.’
New Living Translation - “But when the tenant farmers saw his son, they said to each other, ‘Here comes the heir to this estate. Let’s kill him and get the estate for ourselves!’
Christian Standard Bible - “But when the tenant farmers saw him, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let’s kill him, so that the inheritance will be ours.’
New American Standard Bible - But when the vine-growers saw him, they discussed with one another, saying, ‘This is the heir; let’s kill him so that the inheritance will be ours.’
New King James Version - But when the vinedressers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.’
Amplified Bible - But when the tenants saw him, they discussed it among themselves, saying, ‘This [man] is the heir; let us kill him so that the inheritance will be ours.’
American Standard Version - But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned one with another, saying, This is the heir; let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
King James Version - But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
New English Translation - But when the tenants saw him, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir; let’s kill him so the inheritance will be ours!’
World English Bible - “But when the farmers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.’
新標點和合本 - 不料，園戶看見他，就彼此商量說：『這是承受產業的，我們殺他吧，使產業歸於我們！』
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 可是，園戶看見他，彼此說：『這是承受產業的。我們殺了他，產業就歸我們了！』
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 可是，園戶看見他，彼此說：『這是承受產業的。我們殺了他，產業就歸我們了！』
當代譯本 - 「可是那些佃戶看見園主的兒子，就彼此商量說，『這是產業繼承人，我們殺掉他，產業就歸我們了！』
聖經新譯本 - 佃戶一看他，就彼此商議說：‘這是繼承產業的，讓我們殺了他，那麼，產業就成為我們的了。’
呂振中譯本 - 園工看見他，卻彼此議論說：「這是承繼產業的；我們殺他吧，產業好歸我們。」
中文標準譯本 - 「可是那些農夫看見他，就彼此討論說：『這是繼承人。我們把他殺了，那繼業就成為我們的了。』
現代標點和合本 - 不料園戶看見他，就彼此商量說：『這是承受產業的。我們殺他吧，使產業歸於我們！』
文理和合譯本 - 農夫見之、相議曰、此其嗣子、我且殺之、業歸我矣、
文理委辦譯本 - 農夫見其子、竊議曰、此其嗣子、且來殺之、業歸我矣、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 園夫見其子、相議曰、此乃嗣子、盍來殺之、業則歸我矣、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 詎意園戶見而互議曰：「此乃其嗣子、盍共殺之、產歸吾有矣。」
Nueva Versión Internacional - Pero, cuando lo vieron los labradores, trataron el asunto. “Este es el heredero —dijeron—. Matémoslo, y la herencia será nuestra”.
현대인의 성경 - 소작인들은 그를 보자 ‘이 사람은 상속자이다. 자, 죽여 버리자. 그러면 그의 유산이 우리 것이 될 것이다’ 하고 서로 의논한 후
Новый Русский Перевод - Когда же виноградари увидели сына, они решили: «Это наследник. Давайте убьем его, чтобы наследство стало нашим».
Восточный перевод - Когда же виноградари увидели сына, они решили: «Это наследник. Давайте убьём его, чтобы наследство стало нашим».
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Когда же виноградари увидели сына, они решили: «Это наследник. Давайте убьём его, чтобы наследство стало нашим».
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Когда же виноградари увидели сына, они решили: «Это наследник. Давайте убьём его, чтобы наследство стало нашим».
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Mais quand les vignerons l’aperçurent, ils raisonnèrent ainsi entre eux : « Voilà l’héritier ! Tuons-le, afin que l’héritage nous revienne ! »
リビングバイブル - ところが、当の農夫たちは、主人の息子が来るのを見て、『おい、絶好のチャンスだぞ。あれは跡取り息子だ。さあ、あいつを殺そう。そうすれば、ぶどう園はおれたちのものだ』とささやき合いました。
Nestle Aland 28 - ἰδόντες δὲ αὐτὸν οἱ γεωργοὶ διελογίζοντο πρὸς ἀλλήλους λέγοντες· οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ κληρονόμος· ἀποκτείνωμεν αὐτόν, ἵνα ἡμῶν γένηται ἡ κληρονομία.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἰδόντες δὲ αὐτὸν, οἱ γεωργοὶ διελογίζοντο πρὸς ἀλλήλους λέγοντες, οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ κληρονόμος; ἀποκτείνωμεν αὐτόν, ἵνα ἡμῶν γένηται ἡ κληρονομία.
Nova Versão Internacional - “Mas quando os lavradores o viram, combinaram uns com os outros dizendo: ‘Este é o herdeiro. Vamos matá-lo, e a herança será nossa’.
Hoffnung für alle - Als die Weinbauern aber den Sohn kommen sahen, sagten sie zueinander: ›Das ist der Erbe! Den bringen wir um, und dann gehört der Weinberg uns.‹
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Thấy con trai chủ, các đầy tớ bảo nhau: ‘Nó là con thừa tự. Giết nó đi, sản nghiệp sẽ về tay chúng ta!’
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - “แต่เมื่อผู้เช่าเห็นบุตรชายของเจ้าของสวนก็ปรึกษากันว่า ‘นี่ไงทายาท ให้เราฆ่าเขา แล้วมรดกจะตกเป็นของเรา’
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - แต่เมื่อพวกคนเช่าสวนเห็นเขาก็พูดกันว่า ‘คนนี้เป็นทายาท ช่วยกันฆ่าเขาเถิดเพื่อว่ามรดกจะได้ตกเป็นของเรา’

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Luke 19:47 - From then on he taught each day in the Temple. The high priests, religion scholars, and the leaders of the people were trying their best to find a way to get rid of him. But with the people hanging on every word he spoke, they couldn’t come up with anything.
Luke 20:19 - The religion scholars and high priests wanted to lynch him on the spot, but they were intimidated by public opinion. They knew the story was about them.
Matthew 27:21 - The governor asked, “Which of the two do you want me to pardon?” They said, “Barabbas!”
Matthew 27:22 - “Then what do I do with Jesus, the so-called Christ?” They all shouted, “Nail him to a cross!”
Matthew 27:23 - He objected, “But for what crime?” But they yelled all the louder, “Nail him to a cross!”
Matthew 27:24 - When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere and that a riot was imminent, he took a basin of water and washed his hands in full sight of the crowd, saying, “I’m washing my hands of responsibility for this man’s death. From now on, it’s in your hands. You’re judge and jury.”
Matthew 27:25 - The crowd answered, “We’ll take the blame, we and our children after us.”
Luke 20:5 - They were on the spot, and knew it. They pulled back into a huddle and whispered, “If we say ‘heaven,’ he’ll ask us why we didn’t believe him; if we say ‘humans,’ the people will tear us limb from limb, convinced as they are that John was God’s prophet.” They agreed to concede that round to Jesus and said they didn’t know.
Matthew 16:7 - Thinking he was scolding them for forgetting bread, they discussed in whispers what to do. Jesus knew what they were doing and said, “Why all these worried whispers about forgetting the bread? Baby believers! Haven’t you caught on yet? Don’t you remember the five loaves of bread and the five thousand people, and how many baskets of fragments you picked up? Or the seven loaves that fed four thousand, and how many baskets of leftovers you collected? Haven’t you realized yet that bread isn’t the problem? The problem is yeast, Pharisee-Sadducee yeast.” Then they got it: that he wasn’t concerned about eating, but teaching—the Pharisee-Sadducee kind of teaching.
Matthew 21:25 - They were on the spot and knew it. They pulled back into a huddle and whispered, “If we say ‘heaven,’ he’ll ask us why we didn’t believe him; if we say ‘humans,’ we’re up against it with the people because they all hold John up as a prophet.” They decided to concede that round to Jesus. “We don’t know,” they answered. Jesus said, “Then neither will I answer your question.
Genesis 37:18 - They spotted him off in the distance. By the time he got to them they had cooked up a plot to kill him. The brothers were saying, “Here comes that dreamer. Let’s kill him and throw him into one of these old cisterns; we can say that a vicious animal ate him up. We’ll see what his dreams amount to.”
Psalms 2:1 - Why the big noise, nations? Why the mean plots, peoples? Earth-leaders push for position, Demagogues and delegates meet for summit talks, The God-deniers, the Messiah-defiers: “Let’s get free of God! Cast loose from Messiah!” Heaven-throned God breaks out laughing. At first he’s amused at their presumption; Then he gets good and angry. Furiously, he shuts them up: “Don’t you know there’s a King in Zion? A coronation banquet Is spread for him on the holy summit.”
Matthew 2:3 - When word of their inquiry got to Herod, he was terrified—and not Herod alone, but most of Jerusalem as well. Herod lost no time. He gathered all the high priests and religion scholars in the city together and asked, “Where is the Messiah supposed to be born?”
Matthew 2:5 - They told him, “Bethlehem, Judah territory. The prophet Micah wrote it plainly: It’s you, Bethlehem, in Judah’s land, no longer bringing up the rear. From you will come the leader who will shepherd-rule my people, my Israel.”
Matthew 2:7 - Herod then arranged a secret meeting with the scholars from the East. Pretending to be as devout as they were, he got them to tell him exactly when the birth-announcement star appeared. Then he told them the prophecy about Bethlehem, and said, “Go find this child. Leave no stone unturned. As soon as you find him, send word and I’ll join you at once in your worship.”
Matthew 2:9 - Instructed by the king, they set off. Then the star appeared again, the same star they had seen in the eastern skies. It led them on until it hovered over the place of the child. They could hardly contain themselves: They were in the right place! They had arrived at the right time!
Matthew 2:11 - They entered the house and saw the child in the arms of Mary, his mother. Overcome, they kneeled and worshiped him. Then they opened their luggage and presented gifts: gold, frankincense, myrrh.
Matthew 2:12 - In a dream, they were warned not to report back to Herod. So they worked out another route, left the territory without being seen, and returned to their own country. * * *
Matthew 2:13 - After the scholars were gone, God’s angel showed up again in Joseph’s dream and commanded, “Get up. Take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt. Stay until further notice. Herod is on the hunt for this child, and wants to kill him.”
Matthew 2:14 - Joseph obeyed. He got up, took the child and his mother under cover of darkness. They were out of town and well on their way by daylight. They lived in Egypt until Herod’s death. This Egyptian exile fulfilled what Hosea had preached: “I called my son out of Egypt.”
Matthew 2:16 - Herod, when he realized that the scholars had tricked him, flew into a rage. He commanded the murder of every little boy two years old and under who lived in Bethlehem and its surrounding hills. (He determined that age from information he’d gotten from the scholars.) That’s when Jeremiah’s revelation was fulfilled: A sound was heard in Ramah, weeping and much lament. Rachel weeping for her children, Rachel refusing all solace, Her children gone, dead and buried.
John 11:49 - Then one of them—it was Caiaphas, the designated Chief Priest that year—spoke up, “Don’t you know anything? Can’t you see that it’s to our advantage that one man dies for the people rather than the whole nation be destroyed?” He didn’t say this of his own accord, but as Chief Priest that year he unwittingly prophesied that Jesus was about to die sacrificially for the nation, and not only for the nation but so that all God’s exile-scattered children might be gathered together into one people.

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The Message - “But when the farmhands saw him coming, they quickly put their heads together. ‘This is our chance—this is the heir! Let’s kill him and have it all to ourselves.’ They killed him and threw him over the fence.
新标点和合本 - 不料，园户看见他，就彼此商量说：‘这是承受产业的，我们杀他吧，使产业归于我们！’
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 可是，园户看见他，彼此说：‘这是承受产业的。我们杀了他，产业就归我们了！’
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 可是，园户看见他，彼此说：‘这是承受产业的。我们杀了他，产业就归我们了！’
当代译本 - “可是那些佃户看见园主的儿子，就彼此商量说，‘这是产业继承人，我们杀掉他，产业就归我们了！’
圣经新译本 - 佃户一看他，就彼此商议说：‘这是继承产业的，让我们杀了他，那么，产业就成为我们的了。’
中文标准译本 - “可是那些农夫看见他，就彼此讨论说：‘这是继承人。我们把他杀了，那继业就成为我们的了。’
现代标点和合本 - 不料园户看见他，就彼此商量说：‘这是承受产业的。我们杀他吧，使产业归于我们！’
和合本（拼音版） - 不料，园户看见他，就彼此商量说：‘这是承受产业的，我们杀他吧，使产业归于我们！’
New International Version - “But when the tenants saw him, they talked the matter over. ‘This is the heir,’ they said. ‘Let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
New International Reader's Version - “But when the renters saw the son, they talked the matter over. ‘This is the one who will receive all the owner’s property someday,’ they said. ‘Let’s kill him. Then everything will be ours.’
English Standard Version - But when the tenants saw him, they said to themselves, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, so that the inheritance may be ours.’
New Living Translation - “But when the tenant farmers saw his son, they said to each other, ‘Here comes the heir to this estate. Let’s kill him and get the estate for ourselves!’
Christian Standard Bible - “But when the tenant farmers saw him, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let’s kill him, so that the inheritance will be ours.’
New American Standard Bible - But when the vine-growers saw him, they discussed with one another, saying, ‘This is the heir; let’s kill him so that the inheritance will be ours.’
New King James Version - But when the vinedressers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.’
Amplified Bible - But when the tenants saw him, they discussed it among themselves, saying, ‘This [man] is the heir; let us kill him so that the inheritance will be ours.’
American Standard Version - But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned one with another, saying, This is the heir; let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
King James Version - But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
New English Translation - But when the tenants saw him, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir; let’s kill him so the inheritance will be ours!’
World English Bible - “But when the farmers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.’
新標點和合本 - 不料，園戶看見他，就彼此商量說：『這是承受產業的，我們殺他吧，使產業歸於我們！』
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 可是，園戶看見他，彼此說：『這是承受產業的。我們殺了他，產業就歸我們了！』
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 可是，園戶看見他，彼此說：『這是承受產業的。我們殺了他，產業就歸我們了！』
當代譯本 - 「可是那些佃戶看見園主的兒子，就彼此商量說，『這是產業繼承人，我們殺掉他，產業就歸我們了！』
聖經新譯本 - 佃戶一看他，就彼此商議說：‘這是繼承產業的，讓我們殺了他，那麼，產業就成為我們的了。’
呂振中譯本 - 園工看見他，卻彼此議論說：「這是承繼產業的；我們殺他吧，產業好歸我們。」
中文標準譯本 - 「可是那些農夫看見他，就彼此討論說：『這是繼承人。我們把他殺了，那繼業就成為我們的了。』
現代標點和合本 - 不料園戶看見他，就彼此商量說：『這是承受產業的。我們殺他吧，使產業歸於我們！』
文理和合譯本 - 農夫見之、相議曰、此其嗣子、我且殺之、業歸我矣、
文理委辦譯本 - 農夫見其子、竊議曰、此其嗣子、且來殺之、業歸我矣、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 園夫見其子、相議曰、此乃嗣子、盍來殺之、業則歸我矣、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 詎意園戶見而互議曰：「此乃其嗣子、盍共殺之、產歸吾有矣。」
Nueva Versión Internacional - Pero, cuando lo vieron los labradores, trataron el asunto. “Este es el heredero —dijeron—. Matémoslo, y la herencia será nuestra”.
현대인의 성경 - 소작인들은 그를 보자 ‘이 사람은 상속자이다. 자, 죽여 버리자. 그러면 그의 유산이 우리 것이 될 것이다’ 하고 서로 의논한 후
Новый Русский Перевод - Когда же виноградари увидели сына, они решили: «Это наследник. Давайте убьем его, чтобы наследство стало нашим».
Восточный перевод - Когда же виноградари увидели сына, они решили: «Это наследник. Давайте убьём его, чтобы наследство стало нашим».
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Когда же виноградари увидели сына, они решили: «Это наследник. Давайте убьём его, чтобы наследство стало нашим».
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Когда же виноградари увидели сына, они решили: «Это наследник. Давайте убьём его, чтобы наследство стало нашим».
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Mais quand les vignerons l’aperçurent, ils raisonnèrent ainsi entre eux : « Voilà l’héritier ! Tuons-le, afin que l’héritage nous revienne ! »
リビングバイブル - ところが、当の農夫たちは、主人の息子が来るのを見て、『おい、絶好のチャンスだぞ。あれは跡取り息子だ。さあ、あいつを殺そう。そうすれば、ぶどう園はおれたちのものだ』とささやき合いました。
Nestle Aland 28 - ἰδόντες δὲ αὐτὸν οἱ γεωργοὶ διελογίζοντο πρὸς ἀλλήλους λέγοντες· οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ κληρονόμος· ἀποκτείνωμεν αὐτόν, ἵνα ἡμῶν γένηται ἡ κληρονομία.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἰδόντες δὲ αὐτὸν, οἱ γεωργοὶ διελογίζοντο πρὸς ἀλλήλους λέγοντες, οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ κληρονόμος; ἀποκτείνωμεν αὐτόν, ἵνα ἡμῶν γένηται ἡ κληρονομία.
Nova Versão Internacional - “Mas quando os lavradores o viram, combinaram uns com os outros dizendo: ‘Este é o herdeiro. Vamos matá-lo, e a herança será nossa’.
Hoffnung für alle - Als die Weinbauern aber den Sohn kommen sahen, sagten sie zueinander: ›Das ist der Erbe! Den bringen wir um, und dann gehört der Weinberg uns.‹
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Thấy con trai chủ, các đầy tớ bảo nhau: ‘Nó là con thừa tự. Giết nó đi, sản nghiệp sẽ về tay chúng ta!’
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - “แต่เมื่อผู้เช่าเห็นบุตรชายของเจ้าของสวนก็ปรึกษากันว่า ‘นี่ไงทายาท ให้เราฆ่าเขา แล้วมรดกจะตกเป็นของเรา’
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - แต่เมื่อพวกคนเช่าสวนเห็นเขาก็พูดกันว่า ‘คนนี้เป็นทายาท ช่วยกันฆ่าเขาเถิดเพื่อว่ามรดกจะได้ตกเป็นของเรา’

Luke 19:47 - From then on he taught each day in the Temple. The high priests, religion scholars, and the leaders of the people were trying their best to find a way to get rid of him. But with the people hanging on every word he spoke, they couldn’t come up with anything.
Luke 20:19 - The religion scholars and high priests wanted to lynch him on the spot, but they were intimidated by public opinion. They knew the story was about them.
Matthew 27:21 - The governor asked, “Which of the two do you want me to pardon?” They said, “Barabbas!”
Matthew 27:22 - “Then what do I do with Jesus, the so-called Christ?” They all shouted, “Nail him to a cross!”
Matthew 27:23 - He objected, “But for what crime?” But they yelled all the louder, “Nail him to a cross!”
Matthew 27:24 - When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere and that a riot was imminent, he took a basin of water and washed his hands in full sight of the crowd, saying, “I’m washing my hands of responsibility for this man’s death. From now on, it’s in your hands. You’re judge and jury.”
Matthew 27:25 - The crowd answered, “We’ll take the blame, we and our children after us.”
Luke 20:5 - They were on the spot, and knew it. They pulled back into a huddle and whispered, “If we say ‘heaven,’ he’ll ask us why we didn’t believe him; if we say ‘humans,’ the people will tear us limb from limb, convinced as they are that John was God’s prophet.” They agreed to concede that round to Jesus and said they didn’t know.
Matthew 16:7 - Thinking he was scolding them for forgetting bread, they discussed in whispers what to do. Jesus knew what they were doing and said, “Why all these worried whispers about forgetting the bread? Baby believers! Haven’t you caught on yet? Don’t you remember the five loaves of bread and the five thousand people, and how many baskets of fragments you picked up? Or the seven loaves that fed four thousand, and how many baskets of leftovers you collected? Haven’t you realized yet that bread isn’t the problem? The problem is yeast, Pharisee-Sadducee yeast.” Then they got it: that he wasn’t concerned about eating, but teaching—the Pharisee-Sadducee kind of teaching.
Matthew 21:25 - They were on the spot and knew it. They pulled back into a huddle and whispered, “If we say ‘heaven,’ he’ll ask us why we didn’t believe him; if we say ‘humans,’ we’re up against it with the people because they all hold John up as a prophet.” They decided to concede that round to Jesus. “We don’t know,” they answered. Jesus said, “Then neither will I answer your question.
Genesis 37:18 - They spotted him off in the distance. By the time he got to them they had cooked up a plot to kill him. The brothers were saying, “Here comes that dreamer. Let’s kill him and throw him into one of these old cisterns; we can say that a vicious animal ate him up. We’ll see what his dreams amount to.”
Psalms 2:1 - Why the big noise, nations? Why the mean plots, peoples? Earth-leaders push for position, Demagogues and delegates meet for summit talks, The God-deniers, the Messiah-defiers: “Let’s get free of God! Cast loose from Messiah!” Heaven-throned God breaks out laughing. At first he’s amused at their presumption; Then he gets good and angry. Furiously, he shuts them up: “Don’t you know there’s a King in Zion? A coronation banquet Is spread for him on the holy summit.”
Matthew 2:3 - When word of their inquiry got to Herod, he was terrified—and not Herod alone, but most of Jerusalem as well. Herod lost no time. He gathered all the high priests and religion scholars in the city together and asked, “Where is the Messiah supposed to be born?”
Matthew 2:5 - They told him, “Bethlehem, Judah territory. The prophet Micah wrote it plainly: It’s you, Bethlehem, in Judah’s land, no longer bringing up the rear. From you will come the leader who will shepherd-rule my people, my Israel.”
Matthew 2:7 - Herod then arranged a secret meeting with the scholars from the East. Pretending to be as devout as they were, he got them to tell him exactly when the birth-announcement star appeared. Then he told them the prophecy about Bethlehem, and said, “Go find this child. Leave no stone unturned. As soon as you find him, send word and I’ll join you at once in your worship.”
Matthew 2:9 - Instructed by the king, they set off. Then the star appeared again, the same star they had seen in the eastern skies. It led them on until it hovered over the place of the child. They could hardly contain themselves: They were in the right place! They had arrived at the right time!
Matthew 2:11 - They entered the house and saw the child in the arms of Mary, his mother. Overcome, they kneeled and worshiped him. Then they opened their luggage and presented gifts: gold, frankincense, myrrh.
Matthew 2:12 - In a dream, they were warned not to report back to Herod. So they worked out another route, left the territory without being seen, and returned to their own country. * * *
Matthew 2:13 - After the scholars were gone, God’s angel showed up again in Joseph’s dream and commanded, “Get up. Take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt. Stay until further notice. Herod is on the hunt for this child, and wants to kill him.”
Matthew 2:14 - Joseph obeyed. He got up, took the child and his mother under cover of darkness. They were out of town and well on their way by daylight. They lived in Egypt until Herod’s death. This Egyptian exile fulfilled what Hosea had preached: “I called my son out of Egypt.”
Matthew 2:16 - Herod, when he realized that the scholars had tricked him, flew into a rage. He commanded the murder of every little boy two years old and under who lived in Bethlehem and its surrounding hills. (He determined that age from information he’d gotten from the scholars.) That’s when Jeremiah’s revelation was fulfilled: A sound was heard in Ramah, weeping and much lament. Rachel weeping for her children, Rachel refusing all solace, Her children gone, dead and buried.
John 11:49 - Then one of them—it was Caiaphas, the designated Chief Priest that year—spoke up, “Don’t you know anything? Can’t you see that it’s to our advantage that one man dies for the people rather than the whole nation be destroyed?” He didn’t say this of his own accord, but as Chief Priest that year he unwittingly prophesied that Jesus was about to die sacrificially for the nation, and not only for the nation but so that all God’s exile-scattered children might be gathered together into one people.