7. So they answered, “We don’t know the answer.”
8. So Jesus said to them, “Then I will not tell you who gave me the authority to do these things.”
9. Then Jesus told the people this story: “A man planted a vineyard. He leased the land to some farmers. Then he went away for a long time.
10. Later, it was time for the grapes to be picked. So the man sent a servant to those farmers so that they would give him his share of the grapes. But they beat the servant and sent him away with nothing.
11. So the man sent another servant. They beat this servant too and showed no respect for him. They sent the servant away with nothing.