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And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?
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But if we say, From men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.
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And they answered, that they could not tell whence [it was].
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And Jesus said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
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Then he began to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.
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And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent [him] away empty.
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And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and treated [him] shamefully, and sent [him] away empty.
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And again he sent the third: and they wounded him also, and cast [him] out.
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Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be when they see him they will reverence him.
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But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
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So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed [him]. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?