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They will crush you and your children among you to the ground,

At harvest time he sent a servant to the farmers so that they might give him some fruit from the vineyard. But the farmers beat him and sent him away empty-handed.

He sent yet another servant, but they beat that one too, treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed.

And he sent yet a third, but they wounded this one too and threw him out.

“But when the tenant farmers saw him, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let’s kill him, so that the inheritance will be ours.’

So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.

Then the scribes and the chief priests looked for a way to get their hands on him that very hour, because they knew he had told this parable against them, but they feared the people.

They watched closely and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, so that they could catch him in what he said, to hand him over to the governor’s rule and authority.

They questioned him, “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach correctly, and you don’t show partiality but teach truthfully the way of God.

They were not able to catch him in what he said in public, and being amazed at his answer, they became silent.

And they no longer dared to ask him anything.

They devour widows’ houses and say long prayers just for show. These will receive harsher judgment.”

“Teacher,” they asked him, “so when will these things happen? And what will be the sign when these things are about to take place?”

As soon as they put out leaves you can see for yourselves and recognize that summer is already near.

The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to put him to death, because they were afraid of the people.

They were glad and agreed to give him silver.

So they went and found it just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

They seized him, led him away, and brought him into the high priest’s house. Meanwhile Peter was following at a distance.

They lit a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, and Peter sat among them.

And they were saying many other blasphemous things to him.