4. Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men?"
5. They reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say, 'Why did you not believe him?'
6. But if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was a prophet."
7. So they answered that they did not know where it came from.
8. And Jesus said to them, "Nor will I tell you by what authority I do these things."
9. And He began to tell the people this parable: "A man planted a vineyard and rented it out to vine-growers, and went on a journey for a long time.
10. At the harvest time he sent a slave to the vine-growers, so that they would give him some of the produce of the vineyard; but the vine-growers beat him and sent him away empty-handed.