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But those tenant farmers said to each other, ‘This is the heir. Let's kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'
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They grabbed him, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
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" So what will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others.
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Haven't you read this scripture, The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
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The Lord has done this, and it's amazing in our eyes?"
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They wanted to arrest Jesus because they knew that he had told the parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd, so they left him and went away.
A question about taxes
13 They sent some of the Pharisees and supporters of Herod to trap him in his words.
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They came to him and said, "Teacher, we know that you're genuine and you don't worry about what people think. You don't show favoritism but teach God's way as it really is. Does the Law allow people to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay taxes or not?"
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Since Jesus recognized their deceit, he said to them, " Why are you testing me? Bring me a coin. Show it to me."
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And they brought one. He said to them, " Whose image and inscription is this?"
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"Caesar's," they replied.Jesus said to them, " Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God." His reply left them overcome with wonder.