Matthew:21:33-44

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* "Listen to another parable . "A man who was a householder planted a vineyard , fenced it about , dug a wine vat in it , built a tower , then rented it to vine-dressers and went abroad . * "And the vine-dressers seized his slaves , flogged one , killed another , and stoned a third . * "Again he sent other slaves , a larger number than at first , and they treated them in the same way . * "And last he sent his son to them ; Surely they will respect my son , he said . * "But when the vine-dressers saw his son , they said to themselves . "This is the heir . Come , let us kill him , and take his inheritance . * "So they took him and cast him out of the vineyard , and killed him . * "When therefore the lord of the vineyard comes , what will he do to those vine-dressers ?" * "He will utterly destroy those wretches ," they answered , "and will entrust his vineyard to other vine-dressers , who will pay back the fruits to him in their season ." * "Have you never read in the Scriptures ," Jesus answered , "how The stone that the builders rejected Has been made the corner-stone ; This is the Lords doing , It is wonderful in our eyes ? * "I tell you that for this reason the kingdom of God will be taken away from you , and will be given to a nation that does produce the fruit of it . * "He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces ; but he upon whom it falls will be scattered as dust ."

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