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And again he sent other servants, more numerous than the first; and they did the like to them.

And at last he sent to them his son: for he said, Perhaps they will respect my son.

But the cultivators, when they saw the son, said among themselves: This is the heir: Come; let us kill him, and retain his inheritance.

And they laid hold of him, thrust him out of the vineyard, and slew him.

They say to him: He will utterly destroy them; and will lease the vineyard to other cultivators, who will render him the fruits in their seasons.

And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his similitudes, they understood that he spoke in reference to them.

And they sought to apprehend him, but were afraid of the multitude, because they accounted him as a prophet.

And he sent his servants to call those that had been invited, to the feast: and they would not come.

But they showed contempt, and went away, one to his farm, and another to his merchandise;

And those servants went out into the streets, and collected all they found, both bad and good; and the place of feasting was filled with guests.

Then went the Pharisees and took counsel, how they might ensnare him in discourse.

And they sent to him their disciples, with domestics of Herod, and said to him: Teacher, we know that thou art veracious, and teachest the way of God with truth, regardless of man, for thou hast no respect of persons.

Show me a denarius of the capitation money. And they brought to him a denarius.

They say, Caesar's. He saith to them: Give then Caesar's things to Caesar, and God's things to God.

22 And when they heard [fn] they were surprised: and they left him, and went away.

The same day came Sadducees, and said to him: There is no life of the dead. And they questioned him,

33 And when the multitude heard [fn] they were astonished at his doctrine.

And when the Pharisees heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they assembled together;

and said: What say ye respecting, the Messiah? Whose son is he? They say to him; The son of David.

Whatever therefore they tell you to observe, that observe and do. But according to their deeds, practise ye not: for they say, and do not.