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And hee began to speake vnto them by parables. A certaine man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the wine fat, and built a towre, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a farre countrey.

And at the season, he sent to the husbandmen a seruant, that he might receiue from the husbandmen of the fruite of the vineyard.

And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away emptie.

And againe, hee sent vnto them another seruant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled.

And againe, he sent another, and him they killed: and many others, beating some, and killing some.

Hauing yet therefore one sonne his welbeloued, he sent him also last vnto them, saying, They will reuerence my sonne.

But those husbandmen said amongst themselues, This is the heire, come, let vs kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.

And they tooke him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.

What shall therefore the Lord of the vineyard doe? He will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will giue the vineyard vnto others.

And haue ye not read this Scripture? The stone which the builders reiected, is become the head of the corner:

This was the Lords doing, and it is maruellous in our eies.

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.