41
"He will certainly kill those evil men," they answered, "and rent the vineyard out to other tenants, who will give him his share of the harvest at the right time."
42
Jesus said to them, "Haven't you ever read what the Scriptures say? 1 "The stone which the builders rejected as worthless turned out to be the most important of all. This was done by the Lord; what a wonderful sight it is!'
43
"And so I tell you," added Jesus, "the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce the proper fruits."
45
The chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus' parables and knew that he was talking about them,
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[Some manuscripts add verse 44:] Whoever falls on this stone will be cut to pieces; and if the stone falls on someone, it will crush him to dust [(see Lk 20.18).]
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.