35. and the husbandmen having taken his servants, one they scourged, and one they killed, and one they stoned.
36. `Again he sent other servants more than the first, and they did to them in the same manner.
37. `And at last he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son;
38. and the husbandmen having seen the son, said among themselves, This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and may possess his inheritance;
39. and having taken him, they cast [him] out of the vineyard, and killed him;
40. whenever therefore the lord of the vineyard may come, what will he do to these husbandmen?'
41. They say to him, `Evil men--he will evilly destroy them, and the vineyard will give out to other husbandmen, who will give back to him the fruits in their seasons.'
42. Jesus saith to them, `Did ye never read in the Writings, A stone that the builders disallowed, it became head of a corner; from the Lord hath this come to pass, and it is wonderful in our eyes.
43. `Because of this I say to you, that the reign of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth its fruit;
44. and he who is falling on this stone shall be broken, and on whomsoever it may fall it will crush him to pieces.'