Mark 12:1-12 THEN he began to speak to them in figures: "There was a man who planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug for a wine-vat, and built a tower and let it out to grape-growers, and then went abroad.

Riverside⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ THEN he began to speak to them in figures: "There was a man who planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug for a wine-vat, and built a tower and let it out to grape-growers, and then went abroad. ² At the proper season he sent a servant to the grape-growers to receive from them some of the fruits of the vineyard. ³ But they took him and beat him and sent him away empty-handed. ⁴ Again he sent another servant to them, and him they beat over the head and insulted. ⁵ He sent another, and him they killed. He sent many others, some of whom were beaten and some killed. ⁶ He had still one, a beloved son. He sent him last to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.' ⁷ But those grape-growers said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and the inheritance will be ours.' ⁸ Then they took him and killed him and threw him out of the vineyard. ⁹ What will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the grape-growers and will give the vineyard to others. ¹⁰ Have you never read this Scripture, 'The stone which the builders despised has become the chief stone of the corner; ¹¹ this corner stone came from the Lord and is wonderful in our eyes'?" ¹² They kept trying to seize him, but were afraid of the crowd. For they knew that he had meant the illustration for them. So they left him and went away.