King James Bible
KJVHe shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.
Explore this verse across multiple translations to discover the richness and depth of Scripture.
The verse Luke 20:16 varies across translations. For example, the KJV emphasizes certain traditional terms, while the ASV offers a more literal rendering. This page provides a side-by-side comparison of all available translations to highlight these nuances.
| Translation | Verse Text | Copy |
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King James BibleKJV | He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid. | |
American Standard VersionASV | He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid. | |
Douay Rheims BibleDRB | He will come, and will destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. Which they hearing, said to him: God forbid. | |
Darby Bible TranslationDBT | He will come and destroy those husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it they said, May it never be! | |
English Revised VersionERV | He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid. | |
Webster Bible TranslationWBT | 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 BibleWEB | He will come and destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.| When they heard it, they said, |May it never be!| | |
Young's Literal TranslationYLT | He will come, and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others.' And having heard, they said, 'Let it not be!' | |
American King James VersionAKJV | He shall come and destroy these farmers, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid. | |
Weymouth New TestamentWNT | He will come and put these vine-dressers to death, and give the vineyard to others.| |God forbid!| exclaimed the hearers. |