Luke 20:9-19 Then He proceeded to speak a parable to the people. "There was a man," He said, "who planted a vineyard, let it out to vine-dressers, and went abroad for a considerable time.

WNT⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁹ Then He proceeded to speak a parable to the people. "There was a man," He said, "who planted a vineyard, let it out to vine-dressers, and went abroad for a considerable time. ¹⁰ At vintage-time he sent a servant to the vine-dressers, for them to give him a share of the crop; but the vine-dressers beat him cruelly and sent him away empty-handed. ¹¹ Then he sent a second servant; and him too they beat and ill treated and sent away empty-handed. ¹² Then again he sent a third; and this one also they wounded and drove away. ¹³ Then the owner of the vineyard said, "'What am I to do? I will send my son--my dearly-loved son: they will probably respect him.' ¹⁴ "But when the vine-dressers saw him, they discussed the matter with one another, and said, "'This is the heir: let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.' ¹⁵ "So they turned him out of the vineyard and murdered him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? ¹⁶ He will come and put these vine-dressers to death, and give the vineyard to others." "God forbid!" exclaimed the hearers. ¹⁷ He looked at them and said, "What then does that mean which is written, "'THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED HAS BEEN MADE THE CORNERSTONE'? ¹⁸ Every one who falls on that stone will be severely hurt, but on whomsoever it falls, he will be utterly crushed." ¹⁹ At this the Scribes and the High Priests wanted to lay hands on Him, then and there; only they were afraid of the people. For they saw that in this parable He had referred to them.