Matthew:21:33-44
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Hear another parable .
There was a certain housemaster who planted a vineyard and hedged it round about ,
and dug a winepress in it ,
and built a tower ,
and rented it to vinedressers ,
and went into a far country .
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And when the season of the fruits drew near ,
he sent his servants to the vinedressers to receive its fruits .
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And the vinedressers took his servants ,
and beat one ,
and killed another ,
and stoned another .
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Again he sent other servants ,
more than the first ,
and they did the same to them .
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But last of all he sent his son to them ,
saying ,
They will respect my son .
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But when the vinedressers saw the son ,
they said among themselves ,
This is the heir .
Come ,
let us kill him ,
and get hold of his inheritance .
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And taking him ,
they threw [
him ]
out of the vineyard and killed [
him ].
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Therefore when the lord of the vineyard comes ,
what will he do to those vinedressers ?
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They said to Him ,
Bad men !
He will miserably destroy them and will rent out [
his ]
vineyard to other vinedressers who will give him the fruits in their seasons .
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Jesus said to them ,
Did you never read in the Scriptures ,
The stone which the builders rejected ,
this One has become the head of [
the ]
corner ;
this is the Lord '
s doing ,
and it is marvelous in our eyes ?
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Therefore I say to you ,
The kingdom of God shall be taken from you and given to a nation bringing out its fruits .
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And he who falls on this Stone shall be broken ,
but on whomever it shall fall ,
it will grind him to powder .