Overview
The Bible addresses husbandman across 23 verses, drawn from the New Testament. These passages cluster most in Matthew and Mark. Closely related themes include Jesus, The Christ, Unfaithfulness, Capital and Labor and Lease. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Jesus.
Key Bible verses about husbandman
New Testament
Matthew
Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:
And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.
And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one and killed another, and stoned another.
Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.
But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.
But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.
And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.
When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen?
They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
Therefore say I unto you The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.
But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.
Mark
And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.
And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.
And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.
And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled.
And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others;3303 beating some, and killing some.
Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying They will reverence my son.
But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.
What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.
People in the Bible and husbandman
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying husbandman for yourself
- Begin with Matthew 21:33, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Matthew and Mark each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of Jesus and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Jesus, The Christ, Unfaithfulness, Capital and Labor and Lease.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about husbandman?
The Bible addresses husbandman across 23 verses, drawn from the New Testament. These passages cluster most in Matthew and Mark. Closely related themes include Jesus, The Christ, Unfaithfulness, Capital and Labor and Lease. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Jesus.
How many Bible verses are about husbandman?
The Bible references husbandman in 23 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention husbandman?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Matthew 21:33: “Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:”
Which people in the Bible are associated with husbandman?
Jesus.
Preach & teach
Outline a sermon or build a study series on husbandman.
Preach a series on Husbandman →