G1092–γεωργός–geōrgos

Hear another parable: There was a householder who planted a vineyard, and made a fence round it, and dug a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and left the country.

γεωργοῖς geōrgois “to farmers”

But when the time of fruit drew near, he sent his bondmen to the husbandmen to receive his fruits.

γεωργοὺς geōrgous “farmers”

And the husbandmen took his bondmen, and beat one, killed another, and stoned another.

γεωργοὶ geōrgoi “farmers”

But the husbandmen, seeing the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him and possess his inheritance.

γεωργοὶ geōrgoi “the farmers”

When therefore the lord of the vineyard comes, what shall he do to those husbandmen?

γεωργοῖς geōrgois “farmers”

They say to him, He will miserably destroy those evil [supplied: men], and let out the vineyard to other husbandmen, who shall render him the fruits in their seasons.

γεωργοῖς geōrgois “farmers”

And he began to say to them in parables, A man planted a vineyard, and made a fence round [supplied: it] and dug a wine-vat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and left the country.

γεωργοῖς geōrgois “to farmers”

And he sent a bondman to the husbandmen at the season, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.

γεωργοὺς geōrgous “farmers”γεωργῶν geōrgōn “farmers”

But those husbandmen said to one another, This is the heir: come, let us kill him and the inheritance will be ours.

γεωργοὶ geōrgoi “farmers”

What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others.

γεωργοὺς geōrgous “farmers”

And he began to speak to the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard and let it out to husbandmen, and left the country for a long time.

γεωργοῖς geōrgois “to farmers”

And in the season he sent to the husbandmen a bondman, that they might give to him of the fruit of the vineyard; but the husbandmen, having beaten him, sent [supplied: him] away empty.

γεωργοὺς geōrgous “farmers”γεωργοὶ geōrgoi “the farmers”

But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir; [supplied: come,] let us kill him, that the inheritance may become ours.

γεωργοὶ geōrgoi “farmers”

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!

γεωργοὺς geōrgous “farmers”

I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.

γεωργός geōrgos “vinedresser”

The husbandman must labour before partaking of the fruits.

γεωργὸν geōrgon “farmer”

Have patience, therefore, brethren, till the coming of the Lord. Behold, the labourer awaits the precious fruit of the earth, having patience for it until it receive [supplied: the] early and [supplied: the] latter rain.

γεωργὸς geōrgos “farmer”