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Butwhatthinkye? A certain manhadtwosons;and he came to the first, and said , Son,gowork to dayinmyvineyard.
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He answered* and said , I willnot:butafterward he repented , and went .
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And he came to the second, and saidlikewise.And he answered and said , I go, sir:andwentnot.
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Whetherof them twaindid the will of his father? They say unto him, The first.Jesussaith unto them,Verily I say unto you,That the publicansand the harlotsgointo the kingdom of Godbeforeyou.
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ForJohncameuntoyouin the way of righteousness,and ye believedhimnot:but the publicansand the harlotsbelievedhim:andye, when ye had seen it, repentednotafterward, that ye might believehim.
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Hearanotherparable: There was a certain*householder,whichplanted a vineyard,andhedgedit round about , anddigged a winepressinit,andbuilt a tower,andletitout to husbandmen,and went into a far country :
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Andwhen the time of the fruit drew near , he senthisservantsto the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.
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And the husbandmentookhisservants, and beatone*, andkilledanother,andstonedanother.
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Again, he sentotherservantsmore than the first:and they did unto themlikewise.
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But last of all he sentuntothemhisson,saying , They will reverencemyson.
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But when the husbandmensaw the son, they saidamongthemselves,Thisis the heir;come , let us killhim,and let us seize on hisinheritance.