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And he began to tell the people this parable : "
A man planted a vineyard ,
and let it out to tenants ,
and went into another country for a long while .
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When the time came ,
he sent a servant to the tenants ,
that they should give him some of the fruit of the vineyard ;
but the tenants beat him ,
and sent him away empty-handed .
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And he sent another servant ;
him also they beat and treated shamefully ,
and sent him away empty-handed .
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And he sent yet a third ;
this one they wounded and cast out .
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Then the owner of the vineyard said , `
What shall I do ?
I will send my beloved son ;
it may be they will respect him .'
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But when the tenants saw him ,
they said to themselves , `
This is the heir ;
let us kill him ,
that the inheritance may be ours .'
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And they cast him out of the vineyard and killed him .
What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them ?
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He will come and destroy those tenants ,
and give the vineyard to others ."
When they heard this ,
they said , "
God forbid !"
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But he looked at them and said , "
What then is this that is written : `
The very stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner '?
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Every one who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces ;
but when it falls on any one it will crush him ."
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The scribes and the chief priests tried to lay hands on him at that very hour ,
but they feared the people ;
for they perceived that he had told this parable against them .