Study Desk

And He began to speak to them in parables: "A man planted a vineyard and put a fence around it, and dug a vat under the wine press and built a tower, and leased it to vine-growers and went on a journey.

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 winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.

"And at the harvest time he sent a slave to the vine-growers, in order to receive his share of the produce of the vineyard from the vine-growers.

And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.

"And they took him, and beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.

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

"And again he sent them another slave, and they wounded him in the head, and treated him shamefully.

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.

"And he sent another, and that one they killed; and so with many others, beating some and killing others.

And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some.

"He had one more man to send, a beloved son; he sent him to them last of all, saying, 'They will respect my son.'

Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.

"But those vine-growers said to one another, 'This is the heir; come, let's kill him, and the inheritance will be ours!'

But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.'

"And they took him and killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.

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

"What will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and put the vine-growers to death, and give the vineyard to others.

What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.

"Have you not even read this Scripture: 'A STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED, THIS HAS BECOME THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE;

And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:

THIS CAME ABOUT FROM THE LORD, AND IT IS MARVELOUS IN OUR EYES'?"

This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

And they were seeking to seize Him, and yet they feared the people, for they understood that He told the parable against them. And so they left Him and went away.

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.