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9 He went on to tell the people this parable: "A man planted a vineyard, rented it to some farmers and went away for a long time.
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9 He went on to tell the people this parable: "A man planted a vineyard, rented it to some farmers and went away for a long time.
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10 At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants so they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed.
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10 At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants so they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed.
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11 He sent another servant, but that one also they beat and treated shamefully and sent away empty-handed.
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11 He sent another servant, but that one also they beat and treated shamefully and sent away empty-handed.
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12 He sent still a third, and they wounded him and threw him out.
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12 He sent still a third, and they wounded him and threw him out.
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13 "Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my son, whom I love; perhaps they will respect him.'
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13 "Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my son, whom I love; perhaps they will respect him.'
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14 "But when the tenants saw him, they talked the matter over. 'This is the heir,' they said. 'Let's kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'
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14 "But when the tenants saw him, they talked the matter over. 'This is the heir,' they said. 'Let's kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'
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15 So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. "What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?
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15 So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. "What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?
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16 He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others." When the people heard this, they said, "May this never be!"
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16 He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others." When the people heard this, they said, "May this never be!"
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17 Jesus looked directly at them and asked, "Then what is the meaning of that which is written: " 'The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone ' ?
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17 Jesus looked directly at them and asked, "Then what is the meaning of that which is written: " 'The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone ' ?
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18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed."
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18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed."
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19 The teachers of the law and the chief priests looked for a way to arrest him immediately, because they knew he had spoken this parable against them. But they were afraid of the people.
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19 The teachers of the law and the chief priests looked for a way to arrest him immediately, because they knew he had spoken this parable against them. But they were afraid of the people.
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Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
