Matthew 21:43 - Exposition

Therefore I say unto you. Having denounced the sin, Christ now enunciates the punishment thereof, in continuation of his parable. Because ye slay the Son, reject the Cornerstone, the vineyard, i.e. the kingdom of God, shall be taken from you. Ye shall no longer be God's peculiar people; your special privileges shall be taken away. A nation. The Christian Church, the spiritual Israel, formed chiefly from the Gentile peoples ( Acts 15:14 ; 1 Peter 2:9 ). The fruits thereof ( αὐτῆς ); i.e. of the kingdom of God, such faith, life, good works, as become those thus favoured by Divine grace.