Luke 20:16
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
He shall come and destroy these farmers, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.
American King James Version (AKJV)
He shall come and destroy these farmers, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.
American Standard Version (ASV)
He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
He will come and put them to destruction and give the garden to others. And when he said this, they said, May it not be so.
Webster's Revision
He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, may that never be.
World English Bible
He will come and destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others." When they heard it, they said, "May it never be!"
English Revised Version (ERV)
He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.
Clarke's Luke 20:16 Bible Commentary
God forbid - Or, Let it not be, μη γενοιτο. Our phrase, God forbid, answers pretty well to the meaning of the Greek, but it is no translation.
Wesley's Luke 20:16 Bible Commentary
20:16 He will destroy these husbandmen - Probably he pointed to the scribes, chief priests, and elders: who allowed, he will miserably destroy those wicked men, Matthew 21:41 ; but could not bear that this should beapplied to themselves. They might also mean, God forbid that we should be guilty of such a crime as your parable seems to charge us with, namely, rejecting and killing the heir. Our Saviour answers, But yet will ye do it, as is prophesied of you.