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The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or from men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, if we shall say, From heaven; he will say to us, Why then did ye not believe him?
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But if we shall say, From men; we fear the people: for all hold John as a prophet.
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And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
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But what think ye? A [certain] man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go, work to-day in my vineyard.
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He answered and said, I will not; but afterward he repented, and went.
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And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I [go], sir: and went not.
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Which of the two did the will of [his] father? They say to him, The first. Jesus saith to them, Verily I say to you, that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
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For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen [it], repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.
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Hear another parable; There was a certain householder, who planted a vineyard, and hedged it around, and digged a wine-press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a remote country:
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And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.
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And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.