5. And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven, he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
6. But and if we say, Of men, all the people will stone us; for they are certain that John was a prophet.
7. And they answered that they knew not from where.
8. Then Jesus said unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
9. And he began to speak this parable to the people: A certain man planted a vineyard and let it out to husbandmen and went into a far country for a long time.
10. And at the season he sent a slave to the husbandmen that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard, but the husbandmen beat him and sent him away empty.
11. And again he sent another slave, and they beat him also and treated him shamefully and sent him away empty.
12. And again he sent a third, and they wounded him also and cast him out.