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But when the husbandmensaw the son, they saidamongthemselves,Thisis the heir;come, let us killhim,and let us seize on hisinheritance.
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And they caughthim, and cast him out of the vineyard,andslew him.
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When the lordtherefore of the vineyardcometh, what will he do unto thosehusbandmen?
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They say unto him, He will miserablydestroythose wicked men,and will let out his vineyard unto otherhusbandmen,which shall renderhim the fruitsintheirseasons.
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Jesussaith unto them,Did yeneverreadin the scriptures, The stonewhich the buildersrejected, the same is become* the head of the corner:thisis the Lord'sdoing, and it ismarvellousinoureyes?
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ThereforesayI unto you*, The kingdom of God shall be takenfromyou,andgiven to a nation bringing forth the fruitsthereof.
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And whosoever shall fallonthisstone shall be broken: butonwhomsoeverit shall fall, it will grindhim to powder.
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And when the chief priestsandPharisees had heardhisparables, they perceivedthat he spakeofthem.
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But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude,because they tookhimfor a prophet.