Mark:12:1-12

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* Then He began to speak to them in parables : "A man planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it , dug a place for the wine vat and built a tower . And he leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country . * Now at vintage-time he sent a servant to the vinedressers , that he might receive some of the fruit of the vineyard from the vinedressers . * And they took him and beat him and sent him away empty-handed . * Again he sent them another servant , and at him they threw stones , wounded him in the head , and sent him away shamefully treated . * And again he sent another , and him they killed ; and many others , beating some and killing some . * Therefore still having one son , his beloved , he also sent him to them last , saying , "They will respect my son .' * But those vinedressers said among themselves , "This is the heir . Come , let us kill him , and the inheritance will be ours .' * So they took him and killed him and cast him out of the vineyard . * "Therefore what will the owner of the vineyard do ? He will come and destroy the vinedressers , and give the vineyard to others . * Have you not even read this Scripture : "The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone . * This was the LORD 's doing , And it is marvelous in our eyes '?" * And they sought to lay hands on Him , but feared the multitude , for they knew He had spoken the parable against them . So they left Him and went away .

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