32 For John came to you (A)in the way of righteousness, and (B)you did not believe him, but (C)the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. And even when you saw it, you did not afterward (D)change your minds and believe him.

The Parable of the Tenants

33 (E)“Hear another parable. There was a master of a house who planted (F)a vineyard (G)and put a fence around it and dug a winepress in it and built a tower and (H)leased it to tenants, and (I)went into another country. 34 When the season for fruit drew near, he sent his servants[a] to the tenants (J)to get his fruit.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 21:34 Or bondservants; also verses 35, 36

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