9 He went on to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it to some farmers and went away for a long time.
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At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants so they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed.
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He sent another servant, but that one also they beat and treated shamefully and sent away empty-handed.
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He sent still a third, and they wounded him and threw him out.
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“Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my son, whom I love; perhaps they will respect him.’