10. Later, it was time for the grapes to be picked. So the man sent a servant to those farmers to get his share of the grapes. But they beat the servant and sent him away with nothing.
11. Then he sent another servant. They beat this servant too. They showed no respect for him and sent him away with nothing.
12. So the man sent a third servant. The farmers hurt this servant badly and threw him out.
13. The owner of the vineyard said, ‘What will I do now? I will send my son whom I love very much. Maybe they will respect him!’
14. When they saw the son, they said to each other, ‘This is the owner’s son. This vineyard will be his. If we kill him, then it will be ours!’
15. So the farmers threw the son out of the vineyard and killed him.“What will the owner of this vineyard do?
16. He will come and kill those farmers! Then he will give the vineyard to other farmers.”The people heard this story. They said, “No! Let this never happen!”
17. But Jesus looked at them and said, “Then what does this verse mean:‘The stone that the builders did not wantbecame the cornerstone’? Psalm 118:22
18. Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken. If that stone falls on you, it will crush you!”
19. The teachers of the law and the priests heard this story that Jesus told. They knew the story was about them. So they wanted to arrest Jesus at once. But they were afraid of what the people would do.
20. So they waited for the right time to get Jesus. They sent some spies who acted as if they were good men. They wanted to trap Jesus in what he said so they could hand him over to the authority and power of the governor.
21. So the spies asked Jesus, “Teacher, we know that what you say and teach is true. You teach the same to all people. You always teach the truth about God’s way.
22. Tell us, is it right that we pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
23. But Jesus knew that these men were trying to trick him. He said,
24. “Show me a coin. Whose name is on the coin? And whose picture is on it?”They said, “Caesar’s.”