Mark 12:1-9

ECB(i) 1
THE PARABLE OF THE VINEYARD
And he begins to word to them in parables: A human plants a vineyard and sets a hedge around it and digs a winevat and builds a tower and leases it to cultivators and goes abroad: 2 and at the season he apostolizes a servant to the cultivators to take from the cultivators of the fruit of the vineyard: 3 and they take him and flog him and apostolize him away empty. 4 And again he apostolizes another servant to them: and they cast stones at him and strike him in the head; and apostolize him away dishonorably handled. 5 And again he apostolizes another: and they slaughter him - and many others; indeed flogging some and slaughtering some. 6 So still having one son - his wellbeloved, he finally also apostolizes him to them, wording, They respect my son. 7 But those cultivators say among themselves, This is the heir! Come! Slaughter him! And the inheritance becomes ours. 8 - and they take him and slaughter him and cast him from the vineyard. 9 So what does the adoni of the vineyard? He comes and destroys the cultivators and gives the vineyard to others.