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The baptism of John--was [it] from heaven or from men?
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And they discussed [this] with one another, saying, "If we say 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why did you not believe him?'
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But if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us to death, because they are convinced [that] John was a prophet."
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And they replied [that they] did not know where [it was] from.
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And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these [things]."
The Parable of the Tenant Farmers in the Vineyard
9 And he began to tell the people this parable: "A man planted a vineyard, and leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey for a long time.
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And at the proper time he sent a slave to the tenant farmers, so that they would give him [some] of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenant farmers sent him away empty-handed [after] beating [him].
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And he proceeded to send another slave, but they beat and dishonored that one also, [and] sent [him] away empty-handed.
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And he proceeded to send a third, but they wounded [and] threw out this one also.
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So the owner of the vineyard said, 'What should I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.'
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But [when] the tenant farmers saw him, they began to reason with one another, saying, 'This is the heir. Let us kill him so that the inheritance will become ours!'