Luke 20:9-16 ▼

9 And He began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and rented it out to vine-growers, and went on a journey for a long time.

10 “And at the harvest time he sent a slave to the vine-growers, in order that they might give him some of the produce of the vineyard; but the vine-growers beat him and sent him away empty-handed.

11 “And he proceeded to send another slave; and they beat him also and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed.

12 “And he proceeded to send a third; and this one also they wounded and cast out.

13 “And the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.’

14 “But when the vine-growers saw him, they reasoned with one another, saying, ‘This is the heir; let us kill him that the inheritance may be ours.’

15 “And they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What, therefore, will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

16 “He will come and destroy these vine-growers and will give the vineyard to others.” And when they heard it, they said, “May it never be!”