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33 Hear another parable. There was a certain housemaster who planted a vineyard and hedged it round about, and dug a winepress in it, and built a tower, and rented it to vinedressers, and went into a far country.
34 And when the season of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the vinedressers to receive its fruits.
35 And the vinedressers 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 the same to them.
37 But last of all he sent his son to them, saying, They will respect my son.
38 But when the vinedressers saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and get hold of his inheritance.
39 And taking him, they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
40 Therefore when the lord of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vinedressers?
41 They said to Him, Bad men! He will miserably destroy them and will rent out his vineyard to other vinedressers who will give him the fruits in their seasons.
42 Jesus said to them, Did you never read in the Scriptures, "The stone which the builders rejected, this One has become the head of the corner; this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes?"
43 Therefore I say to you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you and given to a nation bringing out its fruits.
44 And he who falls on this Stone shall be broken, but on whomever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
45 And when the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that He spoke of them.