And they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?
Christ spoke this parable against those who were resolved not to own his authority, though the evidence of it was ever so full and convincing; and it comes very seasonably to show that by questioning his authority they forfeited their own. Their disowning the lord of their vineyard was a defeasance of their lease of the vineyard, and giving up of all their title. I.
Commenting on Luke 20:9-19
And he beheld them,.... Looked very earnestly and wistly at them, speaking as it were by his looks, signifying, that verily so it would be, as he had said; that they would reject the Messiah, and put him to death, and bring utter ruin upon themselves, and deprive their posterity of many advantages and privileges: and said, what is this then that is written; that...
cast him out of the vineyard--(Compare Heb 13:11-13; Kg1 21:13; Joh 19:17).