26. But if we say, 'From men,' we fear the people; for they all regard John as a prophet."
27. And answering Jesus, they said, "We do not know." He also said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
28. "But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, 'Son, go work today in the vineyard.'
29. And he answered, 'I will not'; but afterward he regretted it and went.
30. The man came to the second and said the same thing; and he answered, 'I will, sir'; but he did not go.
31. Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you that the tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the kingdom of God before you.
32. For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him; and you, seeing this, did not even feel remorse afterward so as to believe him.
33. "Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard and put a wall around it and dug a wine press in it, and built a tower, and rented it out to vine-growers and went on a journey.
34. When the harvest time approached, he sent his slaves to the vine-growers to receive his produce.
35. The vine-growers took his slaves and beat one, and killed another, and stoned a third.
36. Again he sent another group of slaves larger than the first; and they did the same thing to them.
37. But afterward he sent his son to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.'
38. But when the vine-growers saw the son, they said among themselves, 'This is the heir; come, let us kill him and seize his inheritance.'