Luke:20:9-18
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Then He began to tell the people this parable : "
A man planted a vineyard ,
leased it to farmers ,
and went on a journey for a long time .
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Now at vintage-time he sent a servant to the farmers ,
that they might give him some of the fruit of the vineyard .
But the farmers flogged him and sent him away empty-handed .
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And again he sent another servant ;
and they flogged him also ,
treated him shamefully ,
and sent [
him ]
away empty-handed .
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And again he sent a third ;
and they wounded him also and threw [
him ]
out .
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Then the owner of the vineyard said , '
What shall I do ?
I will send my beloved son .
Perhaps when they see him they will respect [
him ].'
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But when the farmers saw him ,
they reasoned among themselves ,
saying , '
This is the heir .
Come ,
let us kill him ,
so that the inheritance may be ours .'
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And casting him out of the vineyard ,
they killed him .
What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them ?
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He will come and destroy those farmers and give the vineyard to others ."
And when they heard it they said , "
May it never be !"
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Then He looked at them and said , "
What then is this which is written : '
The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone '?
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Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces ;
but on whomever it falls ,
it will grind him to powder ."