1. Jesus spoke to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a pit for the winepress, and built a tower. Then he rented it to tenant farmers and took a trip.
2. When it was time, he sent a servant to collect from the tenants his share of the fruit of the vineyard.
3. But they grabbed the servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.
4. Again the landowner sent another servant to them, but they struck him on the head and treated him disgracefully.