^20:9Then¹⁹ he began to tell the people this parable: “A man²⁰ planted a vineyard,²¹ leased it to tenant farmers,²² and went on a journey for a long time.

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Footnotes

19 Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative. The parable Jesus tells here actually addresses the question put to him by the leaders.
20 There are several variants here, most of which involve variations in word order that do not affect translation. However, the presence or absence of τις (tis) after ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos), which would be translated “a certain man,” does affect translation. The witnesses that have τις include A W Θ f13 1241 2542 sy. Those that lack it include א B C D L Ψ f1 33 𝔐 it. Externally, the evidence is significantly stronger for the omission. Internally, however, there is some pause. A feature unique to Luke-Acts in the NT is to use the construction ἄνθρωπος τις (cf. 10:30; 12:16; 14:2, 16; 15:11; 16:1; 19:12; Acts 9:33). However, scribes who were familiar with this idiom may have inserted it here. In light of the overwhelming external support for the omission of τις, the shorter reading is preferred. places τις in brackets, indicating some doubts as to its authenticity.
21 The vineyard is a figure for Israel in the OT (Isa 5:1–7). The nation and its leaders are the tenants, so the vineyard here may well refer to the promise that resides within the nation. The imagery is like that in Rom 11:11–24.
22 The leasing of land to tenant farmers was common in this period.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and let it out to tenants and went into another country for a long while.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He went on to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it to some farmers and went away for a long time.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Now he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and went away for a long time.

NLTNew Living Translation

Now Jesus turned to the people again and told them this story: “A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and moved to another country to live for several years.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, and leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey for a long time.

KJV 1900King James Version

Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.

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