Luke 20:1-18

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OneG1520 dayG2250 as Jesus was teachingG1321 theG3588 peopleG2992 inG1722 theG3588 templeG2411 courts1 andG2532 proclaiming the gospelG2097, theG3588 chief priestsG749 andG2532 scribesG1122, together withG4862 theG3588 eldersG4245, came upG2186 to Him. 2“TellG2036 usG1473,” they saidG3004, “byG1722 whatG4169 authorityG1849 are You doingG4160 these thingsG3778, and whoG5101 gaveG1325 YouG4771 thisG3778 authorityG1849?”

3“I will also askG2504G2065 youG4771 a questionG3056,” Jesus repliedG2036. “TellG2036 MeG1473: 4John’sG2491 baptismG908—was itG1510 fromG1537 heavenG3772, orG2228 fromG1537 menG444?”

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They deliberatedG4817 amongG4314 themselvesG1438 and saidG3004, “IfG1437 we sayG2036, ‘FromG1537 heavenG3772,’ He will askG2046, ‘WhyG1223G5101 did you not believeG3756G4100 himG846?’ 6ButG1161 ifG1437 we sayG2036, ‘FromG1537 menG444,’ allG537 theG3588 peopleG2992 will stoneG2642 usG1473, forG1063 they areG1510 convincedG3982 that JohnG2491 wasG1510 a prophetG4396.”

7SoG2532 they answeredG611 that they did not knowG3361G1492 where it was fromG4159.

8AndG2532 JesusG2424 repliedG2036G846, “NeitherG3761 will IG1473 tellG3004 youG4771 byG1722 whatG4169 authorityG1849 I am doingG4160 these thingsG3778.”

9ThenG1161 He proceededG756 to tellG3004 theG3588 peopleG2992 thisG3778 parableG3850: “AG5100 manG444 plantedG5452 a vineyardG290, rentedG1554 it outG846 to some tenantsG1092, andG2532 went awayG589 for a longG2425 timeG5550. 10At harvest timeG2540, he sentG649 a servantG1401 toG4314 theG3588 tenantsG1092 toG2443 collectG1325G846 his share of theG3588 fruitG2590 of theG3588 vineyardG290. ButG1161 theG3588 tenantsG1092 beatG1194 the servant and sent him awayG1821G846 empty-handedG2756.

11So he sentG4369G3992 anotherG2087 servantG1401, butG1161 they beatG1194 him andG2532 treated him shamefullyG818G2548, sending him awayG1821 empty-handedG2756.

12ThenG2532 he sentG4369G3992 a thirdG5154, butG1161G2532 they woundedG5135 himG3778 and threw him outG1544.

13‘WhatG5101 shall I doG4160?’ askedG2036 theG3588 ownerG2962 of theG3588 vineyardG290. ‘I will sendG3992 myG1473 belovedG27 sonG5207. PerhapsG2481 they will respectG1788 himG3778.’

14But whenG1161 theG3588 tenantsG1092 sawG3708 the son, they discussed itG1260 amongG4314 themselvesG240 and saidG3004, ‘ThisG3778 isG1510 theG3588 heirG2818. Let us killG615 himG846, and theG3588 inheritanceG2817 will beG1096 oursG1473.’ 15SoG2532 they threwG1544 himG846 out ofG1854 theG3588 vineyardG290 and killedG615 him.

WhatG5101 thenG3767 will theG3588 ownerG2962 of theG3588 vineyardG290 doG4160 to themG846? 16He will comeG2064 andG2532 killG622 thoseG3778 tenantsG1092 andG2532 giveG1325 theG3588 vineyardG290 to othersG243.”

AndG1161 when the people heardG191 this, they saidG2036, “May such a thing never happenG3361G1096!”

17ButG1161 Jesus looked directly atG1689 themG846 and saidG2036, “ThenG3767 whatG5101 isG1510 the meaning ofG3778 that whichG3588 is writtenG1125:

18EveryoneG3956 who fallsG4098 onG1909 thisG1565 stoneG3037 will be broken to piecesG4917, butG1161 he on whomG1909G3739G302 it fallsG4098 will be crushedG3039G846.”