Matthew 21:33-35

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The parable of the tenants

³³ “Listen to another parable,” Jesus went on. “Once upon a time there was a householder who planted a vineyard, built a wall for it, dug out a wine-press in it, and built a tower. Then he let it out to tenant farmers and went away on a journey.

³⁴ “When harvest time arrived, he sent his slaves to the farmers to collect his produce. ³⁵ The farmers seized his slaves; they beat one, killed another, and stoned another.