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And they took him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him.
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When therefore the lord of the vineyard shall come, what will he do unto those husbandmen?
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They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will let out the vineyard unto other husbandmen, who shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
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Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner; This was from the Lord, And it is marvelous in our eyes?
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Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken away from you, and shall be given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
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And he that falleth on this stone shall be broken to pieces: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust.
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And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.
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And when they sought to lay hold on him, they feared the multitudes, because they took him for a prophet.