Bible Story 223

PARABLE
OF THE
EVIL
VINEDRESSER
Matthew 21:33-46
223. THE PARABLE OF THE EVIL VINEDRESSERS
(MATTHEW 21:33-46)

“But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will
reverence my son. But whenthe husbandmen saw the son, they said among
themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.”
MATTHEW 21:37-38
 223. THE PARABLE OF THE EVIL VINEDRESSERS
(MATTHEW 21:33-46)
MEMORY VERSE:
"Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a nation bearing the
fruits of it." MATTHEW 21:43

CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD:

1. "... There was a certain landowner who planted a (TREE, VINEYARD) and set a hedge around it, dug a winepress
in it and built a tower." MATTHEW 21:33

TRUE OR FALSE:
2. "Now when vintage-time drew near, he sent his servants to the vinedressers that they might receive its fruit."
MATTHEW 21:34
TRUE OR FALSE

CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORDS:

3. "And the (VINEDRESSERS, ROBBERS) took his servants, beat one, killed one, and stoned
another." MATTHEW 21:35

4. "Again he sent other servants, more than the first, and they did (DIFFERENTLY, LIKEWISE) to them."
MATTHEW 21:36

TRUE OR FALSE:
5. "Then last of all he sent his son to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.' " MATTHEW 21:37
TRUE OR FALSE

6. ...when the vinedressers saw the son, they said among themselves, "This is the heir. Come let us
welcome him and return his inheritance." MATTHEW 21:38
TRUE OR FALSE

CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD:

7. "... they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and (SALUTED, KILLED) him." MATTHEW 21:39

Jesus asked, "Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those
vinedressers?"

FILL IN THE BLANK:

8. "They said to Him, 'He will __________ those wicked men miserably, and lease his vineyard to
other vinedressers who will render to him the fruits in their seasons.' " MATTHEW 21:41

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(MATTHEW 21:33-46)
C H Z N V K N S C M N D A O E
T W L V G Y H Z H O C W Z L C
F V M N B I E G I D J T T S B
O V O O O N V T P G B Y H T C
U W I L L B A E O N P F U E J
N N B B A N A D N I D Z J R T
Y C F A E J T I U K J B E B H
T B D R O A E N M R P W Q Z H
F N R L O J R K E S D G K B L
U Z I O H M H I T K Q Z O T Z
Y Y T E H T D I N O A T K Y R
F O C D B G U W J G A T V O L
Z I N B W R I B B Z N T H U P
M A B Z F J L N O G A J S O J
M W R Z B V Q K J E H G T W Z
FIND THE WORDS FROM THE SCRIPTURE BELOW IN THE PUZZLE ABOVE

"The kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a nation
bearing the fruits of it." MATTHEW 21:43
START

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 223. THE PARABLE OF THE EVIL VINEDRESSERS
(MATTHEW 21:33-46)
MEMORY VERSE:
"Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a nation bearing the
fruits of it." MATTHEW 21:43

UNDERLINE THE CORRECT ANSWER:

1. "... There was a certain landowner who..." MATTHEW 21:33
a. planted a vineyard
b. set a hedge around it
c. dug a winepress in it
d. built a tower
e. all of the above

TRUE OR FALSE:
2. "Now when vintage-time drew near, he sent his servants to the vinedressers that they might receive its fruit."
MATTHEW 21:34
TRUE OR FALSE

UNDERLINE ALL OF THE CORRECT ANSWERS:

3. "And the vinedressers..." MATTHEW 21:35
a. beat one
b. welcomed the servants
c. sent the servant away
d. killed one
e. stoned another

TRUE OR FALSE:
4. "Then last of all he sent his son to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.' " MATTHEW 21:37
TRUE OR FALSE

5. ...when the vinedressers saw the son, they said among themselves, "This is the heir. Come let us
welcome him and return his inheritance." MATTHEW 21:38
TRUE OR FALSE

FILL IN THE BLANKS:

6. "... they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and ______________ him." MATTHEW 21:39

Jesus asked, "Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vinedressers?"

7. "They said to Him, 'He will __________ those wicked men miserably, and lease his vineyard to
other vinedressers who will render to him the fruits in their seasons.' " MATTHEW 21:41

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(MATTHEW 21:33-46)
T Z H B K G O O D R W O O H Z B V R E J W J A O K N P I J E
G B U H B B J I Y T C A A O T M E L S D Z M N F P Q G B L J
A C G F Z V U B M A W R Z G U M I V V F S U G L H I D J B G
Z H I D B S B K D L O B H F I E K F B K W N I H I Y K R B E
B J N D O S O G B S E T Q B R O A C J V R K F B D J L I J J
E L T V R F Y L B B U F W R V Z D K P Y Z U H W D W Q Q W P
K E M D B A D O Y J O W I T B O J B A R B V Y F I J I N B O
A O L M B V A M E B U B Y F I J T D R H A W I K K B W S A B
O O N V T S U L A D E A M Q V D B C B W H E B B T K B P S P
A W T E C W Q T O R N N H P V E W E L M F M S E T F I G V D
Y J H P R A C T I Q H A W Y O B C Z E Q A Y D N A S R O I I
L A T T N O N J Y C B P N Z Y Y L K Q A D C L W H C R T Y K
G G P I P W F T W B B M E I K J N B U L K K G Q R M D Q Q G
H F N H O W L E F C F Y L N G T O V N G B S H K B F Z T F T
I F C N J Z B H R G S H I Q O W I Q H O S G C L C O P L Q M
J B B N W O C H U E G C Z V E H T W N F Q A G N I R A E B S
W V F S I B E G I C H O J A N A A M H I P C Y B J S R P Q E
E W O K L Y T J T C Q T D R U U N B E C J F Y R B B B W D K
W Q V Y L A O J S B V G Y F Z I P R J T G B U R Y E Y K J I
I T M L K A O U Y T H D K R P C I T P T Z I U Z R B I V O G
Z C T E T W W H M E K J B I H W I A L E J D V E R N G P H I
Z Y N N Z V P T F J P D F J S Q W M B A D P P E G J N S R O
T N F O D Z O R R M W O Z T P A E M C P D I S D N G G L L Z
F K W H E Z O V F H G F M N I R H Q B C P F O R E D B R Y K
Y K Y M E M Y F Z O Q W S W J R T S G G S M W R G Q B E J Z
D W F Z D M V O I P V D W E Y W F R S G V A A V I B V R J F
O I E D C M Z P D D Y U E Y V Y S S Z R D M K B B K A Y C A
W J D C C M Y U U E H I N H M M R F Z B S M B J R A J B O T
S Q R V L I S U B B W R O N T I N C L S U P S S V U A P H U
R L L E G B S R L K N T U U B D C Q C N B T V S I T O V S U
FIND THE WORDS FROM THE SCRIPTURE BELOW IN THE PUZZLE ABOVE

"Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God shall be taken from you and
given to a nation bearing the fruits of it." MATTHEW 21:43
START

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(MATTHEW 21:33-46)

4 DOWN "... There was a certain landowner who planted a _____ and set a hedge around it, dug a
winepress in it and built a tower." MATTHEW 21:33

7 ACROSS "Now when vintage-time drew near, he sent his servants to the vinedressers that they
might _____ its fruit." MATTHEW 21:34

4 ACROSS "And the _____ took his servants, beat one, killed one, and stoned another." MATTHEW 21:35

6 DOWN "Again he sent other _____, more than the first, and they did likewise to them." MATTHEW 21:36

2 DOWN "Then last of all he sent his son to them, saying, 'They will _____ my son.' " MATTHEW 21:37

3 DOWN "...when the vinedressers saw the son, they said among themselves, 'This is the heir.
Come let us kill him and seize his _____.' " MATTHEW 21:38

9 ACROSS "... they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and _____ him." MATTHEW 21:39

1 ACROSS Jesus asked, "Therefore, when the _____ of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those
vinedressers?" MATTHEW 21:39

5 DOWN "They said to Him, 'He will _____ those wicked men miserably, and lease his vineyard to
other vinedressers who will render to him the fruits in their seasons.' " MATTHEW 21:41

8 DOWN "Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be _____ from you and given to a
nation bearing the fruits of it." MATTHEW 21:43