1. And he began to speak to them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a place for the wine-vat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.
2. And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.
3. And they caught him, and beat him and sent him away empty.
4. And again, he sent to them another servant: and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled.
5. And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some.
6. Having yet therefore one son, his well-beloved, he sent him also last to them, saying, They will reverence my son.
7. But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.
8. And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.
9. What therefore will the Lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others.
10. And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner: