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1 One day as Jesus was teaching {didaskontos} the people in the temple courts \the temple/ and proclaiming the gospel (good news), the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, came up to Him. 2 “Tell us, they said, “by what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority? 3 “I will also ask you⁺ a question, Jesus replied. “Tell Me: 4 John’s (YHWH is gracious) baptism (submersion)—was it from heaven, or from men? 5 They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven, He will ask, ‘Why did you⁺ not believe (have faith) him? 6 But if we say, ‘From men, all the people will stone us, for they are convinced that John (YHWH is gracious) was a prophet. 7 So they answered that they did not know where it was from. 8 And Jesus (YHWH saves) replied, “Neither will I tell you⁺ by what authority I am doing these things. 9 Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants (farmers), and went away for a long time. 10 At harvest time, he sent a servant {doulon} to the tenants (farmers) to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed. 11 So he sent another servant {doulon}, but they beat him and treated him shamefully, sending him away empty-handed. 12 Then he sent a third, but they wounded him and threw him out. 13 ‘What shall I do? asked the owner {kyrios} of the vineyard. ‘I will send my beloved {agapēton} son. Perhaps they will respect him. 14 But when the tenants (farmers) saw the son, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours. 15 So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner {kyrios} of the vineyard do to them? 16 He will come and kill those tenants (farmers) and give the vineyard to others. And when the people heard this, they said, “May such a thing never happen! 17 But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone 18 Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed. Luke 20:1-18, Berean Annotated Bible. Public domain.
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