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and having seen him, the husbandmen reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir; come, we may kill him, that the inheritance may become ours;
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and having cast him outside of the vineyard, they killed [him]; what, then, shall the owner of the vineyard do to them?
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He will come, and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others.' And having heard, they said, `Let it not be!'
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and he, having looked upon them, said, `What, then, is this that hath been written: A stone that the builders rejected -- this became head of a corner?
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every one who hath fallen on that stone shall be broken, and on whom it may fall, it will crush him to pieces.'
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And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him in that hour, and they feared the people, for they knew that against them he spake this simile.
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And, having watched [him], they sent forth liers in wait, feigning themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his word, to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor,
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and they questioned him, saying, `Teacher, we have known that thou dost say and teach rightly, and dost not accept a person, but in truth the way of God dost teach;
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Is it lawful to us to give tribute to Caesar or not?'
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And he, having perceived their craftiness, said unto them, `Why me do ye tempt?
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shew me a denary; of whom hath it an image and superscription?' and they answering said, `Of Caesar:'