Matthew Chapter 21 verse 37 Holy Bible

ASV Matthew 21:37

But afterward he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.
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BBE Matthew 21:37

But after that he sent his son to them, saying, They will have respect for my son.
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DARBY Matthew 21:37

And at last he sent to them his son, saying, They will have respect for my son.
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KJV Matthew 21:37

But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.
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WBT Matthew 21:37


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WEB Matthew 21:37

But afterward he sent to them his son, saying, 'They will respect my son.'
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YLT Matthew 21:37

`And at last he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son;
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 37. - Last of all; ὕστερον: afterwards, later on. The parable now allegorizes the near present, and future, in such a way as for the moment to conceal its bearing, and to lead the hearers to pronounce their own condemnation: His son. Even Jesus Christ, who was now among them, incarnate, teaching, and demanding of them fruits of righteousness. Here was the authorization which they had required (ver. 23). God sent his Son. They will reverence my Son. God condescends to speak in human language, as hoping for a good result from this last effort for man's salvation. He, as it were, puts aside his foreknowledge, and gives scope to man's free will. Though the sad issue is known to him, he often acts towards men as if he had hope that they would still use the occasion profitably. In the present case, whereas the immediate result of the last measure was disastrous, the expectation was ultimately realized in the conversion of many Jews to Christianity, which led to the bringing of all nations to the obedience of the faith.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(37) Last of all.--The variations in the other Gospels are noticeable as more vivid and dramatic. "He had yet one son, his beloved" (Mark 12:6). "He said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son, it may be they will reverence him" (Luke 20:13). The language of deliberation and doubt is evidently inapplicable, except by a bold anthropomorphism, to divine acts, but it sets forth (1) the gradually ascending scale of those who were sent, culminating in a difference not of degree only, but of kind, like the contrast between the prophets and the Son in Hebrews 1:1-2; and (2) the employment by God, in His long-suffering pity, of all possible means to lead His people to repentance.