Luke 20:9-16 ▼

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?

16 He will come, and destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.” And having heard, they said, “Let it not be!”