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And he began to speak to them in parables: A certain man planted a vineyard and made a hedge about it and dug a place for the winefat and built a tower and let it to husbandmen: and went into a far country.
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And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant to receive of the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.
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Who, having laid hands on him, beat and sent him away empty.
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And again he sent to them another servant: and him they wounded in the head and used him reproachfully.
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And again he sent another, and him they killed: and many others, of whom some they beat, and others they killed.
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Therefore, having yet one son, most dear to him, he also sent him unto them last of all, saying: They will reverence my son.
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But the husbandmen said one to another: This is the heir. Come let us kill him and the inheritance shall be ours.
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And laying hold on him, they killed him and cast him out of the vineyard.
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What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those husbandmen and will give the vineyard to others.
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And have you not read this scripture, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is made the head of the corner:
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By the Lord has this been done, and it is wonderful in our eyes.
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And they sought to lay hands on him: but they feared the people. For they knew that he spoke this parable to them. And leaving him, they went their way.
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And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians: that they should catch him in his words.
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Who coming, say to him: Master, we know that thou art a true speaker and carest not for any man; for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar? Or shall we not give it?
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Who knowing their wiliness, saith to them: Why tempt you me? Bring me a penny that I may see it.
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And they brought it him. And he saith to them: Whose is this image and inscription? They say to him, Caesar’s.