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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.
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And they caughthim, and cast him out of the vineyard,andslew him.
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When the lordtherefore of the vineyardcometh, what will he do unto thosehusbandmen?
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They say unto him, He will miserablydestroythose wicked men,and will let out his vineyard unto otherhusbandmen,which shall renderhim the fruitsintheirseasons.