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Then He began to tell the people this parable : "
A certain man planted a vineyard ,
leased it to vinedressers ,
and went into a far country for a long time .
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Now at vintage-time he sent a servant to the vinedressers ,
that they might give him some of the fruit of the vineyard .
But the vinedressers beat him and sent him away empty-handed .
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Again he sent another servant ;
and they beat 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 cast him out .
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Then the owner of the vineyard said , "
What shall I do ?
I will send my beloved son .
Probably they will respect him when they see him .'
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But when the vinedressers saw him ,
they reasoned among themselves ,
saying , "
This is the heir .
Come ,
let us kill him ,
that the inheritance may be ours .'
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So they cast him out of the vineyard and killed him .
Therefore what will the owner of the vineyard do to them ?
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He will come and destroy those vinedressers and give the vineyard to others ."
And when they heard it they said , "
Certainly not !"
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Then He looked at them and said , "
What then is this that is written : "
The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone '?
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Whoever falls on that stone will be broken ;
but on whomever it falls ,
it will grind him to powder ."
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And the chief priests and the scribes that very hour sought to lay hands on Him ,
but they feared the people --
for they knew He had spoken this parable against them .