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But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.
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And they took him, and 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 the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others.
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And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
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This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes?
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And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people; for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and departed.
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And they sent to him certain of the Pharisees, and of the Herodians, to catch him in [his] words.
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And when they had come, they say to him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Cesar, or not?
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Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see [it].
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And they brought [it]: and he saith to them, Whose [is] this image and superscription? And they said to him, Cesar's.
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And Jesus answering, said to them, Render to Cesar the things that are Cesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they wondered at him.