Neville Goddard on Luke 20:9-19 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

9Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.

10And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.

11And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.

12And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out.

13Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him.

14But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

15So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?

16He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.

17And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?

18Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

19And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.

Luke 20:9-19

Biblical Context

Jesus tells of a landowner who entrusts a vineyard to tenants; when he sends servants to collect fruit, they are abused and killed, and finally his son is killed too, prompting judgment and the transfer of the vineyard to others; the stone the builders rejected becomes the cornerstone.

Neville's Inner Vision

Beloved, this parable is not about distant landlords but about the state of your own consciousness. The vineyard is your life-field fashioned by belief; the husbandmen are the habitual thoughts you entrust with its fruit. The servants are the voices of truth that come to awaken you to harvest; when you resist or mistake them for enemies, you reveal the ego’s fear of losing control. Then the Father sends his beloved Son—the living idea of your higher self—into the field, inviting reverence. The tenants' plot to kill him shows how the old self resists the authority of a greater reign. Yet the Father will remove the tenants and give the vineyard to others who will bear fruit under the Son. The stone the builders rejected becomes the head of the corner—the insight that your old self is only a fallen stone in a new structure of consciousness. Whosoever falls on that stone is broken; but if the stone falls on you, it will grind you to powder. The Kingdom of God is within you, awaiting your conscious alignment.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Assume you are the owner of the vineyard within your mind and revise the scene with, 'I AM the I AM, and my higher Self now governs this field; I welcome the Son and the fruit of a new life.'