Luke:20:1-26

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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 , * And spake unto him , saying , Tell us , by what authority doest thou these things ? or who is he that gave thee this authority ? * And he answered and said unto them , I will also ask you one thing ; and answer me : * The baptism of John , was it from heaven , or of men ? * And they reasoned with themselves , saying , If we shall say , From heaven ; he will say , Why then believed ye him not ? * But and if we say , Of men ; all the people will stone us : for they be persuaded that John was a prophet . * And they answered , that they could not tell whence it was . * And Jesus said unto them , Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things . * 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 . * 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 . * And again he sent another servant : and they beat him also , and entreated him shamefully , and sent him away empty . * And again he sent a third : and they wounded him also , and cast him out . * 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 . * 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 . * So they cast him out of the vineyard , and killed him . What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them ? * He shall come and destroy these husbandmen , and shall give the vineyard to others . And when they heard it , they said , God forbid . * 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 ? * Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken ; but on whomsoever it shall fall , it will grind him to powder . * And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him ; and they feared the people : for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them . * And they watched him , and sent forth spies , which should feign themselves just men , that they might take hold of his words , that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor . * And they asked him , saying , Master , we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly , neither acceptest thou the person of any , but teachest the way of God truly : * Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar , or no ? * But he perceived their craftiness , and said unto them , Why tempt ye me ? * Shew me a penny . Whose image and superscription hath it ? They answered and said , Caesar 's . * And he said unto them , Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar 's , and unto God the things which be God 's . * And they could not take hold of his words before the people : and they marvelled at his answer , and held their peace .

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