Lukas 20:16

20:16 He will come and destroy ¹  those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” ²  When the people ³  heard this, they said, “May this never happen!” ⁴ 

Lukas 21:24

21:24 They ⁵  will fall by the edge ⁶  of the sword and be led away as captives ⁷  among all nations. Jerusalem ⁸  will be trampled down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. ⁹ 

[20:16]  ¹ sn The statement that the owner will come and destroy those tenants is a promise of judgment; see Luke 13:34-35; 19:41-44.

[20:16]  ² sn The warning that the owner would give the vineyard to others suggests that the care of the promise and the nation’s hope would be passed to others. This eventually looks to Gentile inclusion; see Eph 2:11-22.

[20:16]  ³ tn Grk “they”; the referent (the people addressed in v. 9) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:16]  ⁴ sn May this never happen! Jesus’ audience got the point and did not want to consider a story where the nation would suffer judgment.

[21:24]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[21:24]  ⁶ tn Grk “by the mouth of the sword” (an idiom for the edge of a sword).

[21:24]  ⁷ sn Here is the predicted judgment against the nation until the time of Gentile rule has passed: Its people will be led away as captives.

[21:24]  ⁸ tn Grk “And Jerusalem.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[21:24]  ⁹ sn Until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled implies a time when Israel again has a central role in God’s plan.