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And he sent yet a third: and him also they wounded, and cast him forth.
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And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; it may be they will reverence him.
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But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned one with another, saying, This is the heir; let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
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And they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do unto them?
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He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.
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But he looked upon them, and said, What then is this that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner?
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Every one that falleth on that stone shall be broken to pieces; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust.
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And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him in that very hour; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he spake this parable against them.
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And they watched him, and sent forth spies, who feigned themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his speech, so as to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor.
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And they asked him, saying, Teacher, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, and acceptest not the person [of any], but of a truth teachest the way of God:
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Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?