Luke 20:19 reveals the religious leaders recognized the parable was against them and sought to arrest Jesus — they are the tenants.

Luke 19:47 records the leaders already sought to destroy Jesus before the parable, which then exposes their murderous intent.

Luke 22:2 continues the plot: the leaders seek to kill Jesus, directly acting out the tenants' decision to murder the son.

Genesis 37:18-20 shows Joseph's brothers plotting to kill him — a type of the tenants' conspiracy against the heir, prefiguring Jesus.

In Psalm 2:1, the nations conspire against the Lord's anointed — directly prefiguring the tenants' plot to kill the heir.

Matthew 27:21-22 shows the crowd demanding Jesus' crucifixion — the direct fulfillment of the tenants' murder of the heir.

In John 11:47-50, the Sanhedrin plots to kill Jesus for political gain, mirroring the tenants' reasoning in the parable.

Acts 2:23 reveals that the killing of the heir was part of God's predetermined plan, connecting the parable to divine sovereignty.

Acts 3:15 identifies the killed heir as the Author of life, linking the parable to the crucifixion and resurrection.

Hebrews 1:2 declares that God's Son is appointed heir of all things — exactly the status the tenants reject by killing the son.

Matthew 21:38 is the synoptic parallel, recording the same parable with identical wording about killing the heir.

Psalm 2:8 declares the Son as heir of the nations — the same status the tenants reject by killing the son to seize the inheritance.

Psalm 89:27 calls the Davidic king God's firstborn and highest — the heir the tenants plot to kill in the parable.

Romans 8:17 says believers are joint heirs with Christ through suffering — opposite of the tenants' scheme to seize the inheritance by murder.