Lukas 20:11-12

20:11 So ¹  he sent another slave. They beat this one too, treated him outrageously, and sent him away empty-handed. ²  20:12 So ³  he sent still a third. They even wounded this one, and threw him out.

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the tenants’ mistreatment of the first slave.

² sn The slaves being sent empty-handed suggests that the vineyard was not producing any fruit – and thus neither was the nation of Israel.

³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the tenants’ mistreatment of the first two slaves.