Luke 20:13
Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him.
Cross-references
In Luke 9:35, the Father declares Jesus as 'my Son, my Chosen One'—the same 'beloved son' language that the owner sends in the parable, identifying Jesus as that son.
John 1:34 identifies Jesus as the Son of God, corresponding to the 'beloved son' sent in the parable.
1 John 4:9-15 repeatedly emphasizes God sending His only Son as Savior, expanding the theological meaning of the owner's sending.
Galatians 4:4 says God sent His Son born of a woman, reinforcing the sending motif of the parable.
Romans 8:3 explicitly states God sent His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, directly paralleling the owner sending his beloved son.
John 3:17 clarifies the purpose of sending the Son—not condemnation but salvation—paralleling the owner's hope for respect.
John 3:16 reveals God's motive for sending His only Son—love for the world—deepening the owner's sending in the parable.
Matthew 17:5 repeats 'my beloved Son' from the parable, identifying Jesus as the beloved Son in the Transfiguration.
Matthew 3:17 calls Jesus 'my beloved Son' at his baptism—the exact phrase used for the son in the parable, making the identification clear.
In Hosea 11:8, God hesitates to give up Ephraim—reflecting the owner's persistent love in sending his son despite rebellion.
Hosea 6:4 records God's lament 'What shall I do with you?' over Israel's unfaithful love—the same frustrated question as the owner in the parable.
In Isaiah 5:4, God asks what more he could have done for his vineyard—the exact same rhetorical question the owner asks before sending his son.
In Matthew 21:37, the same parable appears — the owner sends his son with identical hope, confirming the narrative across Gospels.
In John 1:11, Jesus came to his own and was not received — directly fulfilling the parable's implication of the son's rejection.
In Genesis 37:13, Jacob sends Joseph to his brothers who reject him — a clear type of the father sending the son to be killed.
In Acts 4:27, the gathering of leaders against Jesus fulfills the tenants' conspiracy to kill the son in the parable.
John 3:36 contrasts belief and rejection of the Son, illuminating the fate of the tenants who rejected the owner's son.
John 3:35 states the Father loves the Son and has given all things into His hand, echoing the beloved son's authority.