Luke:20:1-18
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And it came to pass ,
that on one of those days ,
as he taught the people in the temple ,
and preached the gospel ,
the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders ,
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And spake unto him ,
saying ,
Tell us ,
by what authority doest thou these things ?
or who is he that gave thee this authority ?
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And he answered and said unto them ,
I will also ask you one thing ;
and answer me :
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The baptism of John ,
was it from heaven ,
or of men ?
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And they reasoned with themselves ,
saying ,
If we shall say ,
From heaven ;
he will say ,
Why then believed ye him not ?
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But and if we say ,
Of men ;
all the people will stone us :
for they be persuaded that John was a prophet .
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And they answered ,
that they could not tell whence it was .
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And Jesus said unto them ,
Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things .
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Then began he to speak to the people this parable ;
A certain man planted a vineyard ,
and let it forth to husbandmen ,
and went into a far country for a long time .
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And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen ,
that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard :
but the husbandmen beat him ,
and sent him away empty .
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And again he sent another servant :
and they beat him also ,
and entreated him shamefully ,
and sent him away empty .
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And again he sent a third :
and they wounded him also ,
and cast him out .
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Then said the lord of the vineyard ,
What shall I do ?
I will send my beloved son :
it may be they will reverence him when they see him .
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But when the husbandmen saw him ,
they reasoned among themselves ,
saying ,
This is the heir :
come ,
let us kill him ,
that the inheritance may be ours .
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So they cast him out of the vineyard ,
and killed him .
What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them ?
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He shall come and destroy these husbandmen ,
and shall give the vineyard to others .
And when they heard it ,
they said ,
God forbid .
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And he beheld them ,
and said ,
What is this then that is written ,
The stone which the builders rejected ,
the same is become the head of the corner ?
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Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken ;
but on whomsoever it shall fall ,
it will grind him to powder .