The Wicked Husbandman
| 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: |
| 34 | And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it. |
| 35 | And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. |
| 36 | Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise. |
| 37 | But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. |
| 38 | 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. |
| 39 | And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him. |
| 40 | When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen? |
| 41 | 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. |
| 42 | 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 marvelous in our eyes? |
| 43 | Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. |
| 44 | And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. |
| 45 | And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them. |
| 46 | But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet. |
| 1 | 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 wine vat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country. |
| 2 | And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard. |
| 3 | And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty. |
| 4 | 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. |
| 5 | And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some. |
| 6 | Having yet therefore one son, his well-beloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son. |
| 7 | But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours. |
| 8 | And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard. |
| 9 | What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. |
| 10 | And have ye not read this Scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner: |
| 11 | This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes? |
| 12 | And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way. |
| 9 | Then 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. |
| 10 | And 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. |
| 11 | And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty. |
| 12 | And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out. |
| 13 | Then 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. |
| 14 | But 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. |
| 15 | So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them? |
| 16 | He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid. |
| 17 | And 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? |
| 18 | Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. |
| 19 | And 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. |
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