¹⁴But when^* the tenant farmers saw him, they began to reason^* with one another, saying, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him so that the inheritance will become ours!’

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Footnotes

*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
*The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to reason”)

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But when the tenants saw him, they said to themselves, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, so that the inheritance may be ours.’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“But when the tenants saw him, they talked the matter over. ‘This is the heir,’ they said. ‘Let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“But when the tenant farmers saw him, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let’s kill him, so that the inheritance will be ours.’

NLTNew Living Translation

“But when the tenant farmers saw his son, they said to each other, ‘Here comes the heir to this estate. Let’s kill him and get the estate for ourselves!’

KJV 1900King James Version

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

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