Lukas 20:10
Konteks20:10 When harvest time came, he sent a slave 1 to the tenants so that they would give 2 him his portion of the crop. 3 However, the tenants beat his slave 4 and sent him away empty-handed.
Lukas 20:13
Konteks20:13 Then 5 the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What should I do? I will send my one dear son; 6 perhaps they will respect him.’
[20:10] 1 sn This slave (along with the next two) represent the prophets God sent to the nation, who were mistreated and rejected.
[20:10] 2 tc Instead of the future indicative δώσουσιν (dwsousin, “they will give”), most witnesses (C D W Θ Ψ Ë1 Ï) have the aorist subjunctive δῶσιν (dwsin, “they might give”). The aorist subjunctive is expected following ἵνα ({ina, “so that”), so it is almost surely a motivated reading. Further, early and excellent witnesses, as well as a few others (א A B Ë13 33 579 1241 2542 al), have δώσουσιν. It is thus more likely that the future indicative is authentic. For a discussion of this construction, see BDF §369.2.
[20:10] 3 tn Grk “from the fruit of the vineyard.”
[20:10] 4 tn Grk “him”; the referent (the slave sent by the owner) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[20:10] sn The image of the tenants beating up the owner’s slave pictures the nation’s rejection of the prophets and their message.
[20:13] 5 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
[20:13] 6 tn Grk “my beloved son.” See comment at Luke 3:22.
[20:13] sn The owner’s decision to send his one dear son represents God sending Jesus.