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1 Then He began to speak to them in parables: "A man planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug out a pit for a winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went away.
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Jesus then began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a pit for the winepress and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place.
2 At harvest time he sent a slave to the farmers to collect some of the fruit of the vineyard from the farmers.
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At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.
3 But they took him, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.
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But they seized him, beat him and sent him away empty-handed.
4 Again he sent another slave to them, and they hit him on the head and treated him shamefully.
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Then he sent another servant to them; they struck this man on the head and treated him shamefully.
5 Then he sent another, and they killed that one. [He] also [sent] many others; they beat some and they killed some.
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He sent still another, and that one they killed. He sent many others; some of them they beat, others they killed.
6 "He still had one to send, a beloved son. Finally he sent him to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.'
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“He had one left to send, a son, whom he loved. He sent him last of all, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
7 "But those tenant farmers said among themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him, and the inheritance will be ours!'
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“But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
8 So they seized him, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
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So they took him and killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
9 "Therefore, what will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the farmers and give the vineyard to others.
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“What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.
10 Haven't you read this Scripture: The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
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Haven’t you read this passage of Scripture: “ ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;
11 This came from the Lord and is wonderful in our eyes ?"
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the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
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