Luke 20:1-15 ▼

1 And it came to pass, on one of those days, as He is teaching the people in the temple, and proclaiming good news, the chief priests and the scribes, with the elders, came on [Him],

2 and spoke to Him, saying, “Tell us by what authority You do these things? Or who is he that gave to You this authority?”

3 And He answering said to them, “I will question you—I also—one thing, and tell Me:

4 the immersion of John, was it from Heaven, or from men?”

5 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, “If we may say, From Heaven, He will say, Why, then, did you not believe him?

6 And if we may say, From men, all the people will stone us, for they are having been persuaded John to be a prophet.”

7 And they answered that they did not know from where [it was],

8 and Jesus said to them, “Neither do I say to you by what authority I do these things.”

9 And He began to speak to the people this allegory: “A certain man planted a vineyard, and gave it out to farmers, and went abroad for a long time,

10 and at the season he sent a servant to the farmers, that they may give to him from the fruit of the vineyard, but the farmers having beat him, sent [him] away empty.

11 And he added to send another servant, and they also having beaten and dishonored that one, sent [him] away empty;

12 and he added to send a third, and this one also, having wounded, they cast out.

13 And the owner of the vineyard said, What will I do? I will send my son, the beloved, perhaps having seen this one, they will respect [him];

14 and having seen him, the farmers reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir; come, we may kill him, that the inheritance may become ours;

15 and having cast him outside of the vineyard, they killed [him]; what, then, will the owner of the vineyard do to them?