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33 “Hear another parable: There was a certain landowner who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a winepress in it and built a tower. And he leased it to farmers and went on a journey.
34 When vintage-time drew near he sent his servants to the farmers to receive his fruits.
35 But the farmers took his servants—one they beat, one they killed, one they stoned.
36 Again he sent other servants, more than the first, and they did to them likewise.
37 So finally he sent his son to them saying, ‘They will respect my son’.
38 But when the farmers saw the son they said among themselves: ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take possession of his inheritance.’
39 And taking him they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
40 Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those farmers?”
41 They say to Him: “He will miserably destroy those miserable men! And he will lease the vineyard to other farmers who will render to him the fruits in their seasons.”
42 Jesus says to them: “Did you never read in the Scriptures: ‘A stone which the builders rejected, this one became the cornerstone. This was the LORD’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
43 Therefore I say to you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation producing the fruits of it.
44 Also, whoever falls upon this stone will be broken to pieces; but upon whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder.”
45 As the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables they knew that He was speaking about them.