Matthew 21:33-46

33Listen toG191 anotherG243 parableG3850: There wasG1510 a landownerG444G3617 whoG3748 plantedG5452 a vineyardG290. He putG4060 a wallG5418 around itG846, dugG3736 a winepressG3025 inG1722 itG846, andG2532 builtG3618 a towerG4444. ThenG2532 he rented it outG1554G846 to some tenantsG1092 andG2532 went away on a journeyG589.

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WhenG3753 theG3588 harvest timeG2540G3588G2590 drew nearG1448, he sentG649 hisG846 servantsG1401 toG4314 theG3588 tenantsG1092 to collectG2983 hisG846 share of the fruitG2590. 35ButG2532 theG3588 tenantsG1092 seizedG2983 hisG846 servantsG1401. They beatG1194 oneG3739, killedG615 another, andG1161 stonedG3036 a thirdG3739.

36AgainG3825, he sentG649 otherG243 servantsG1401, moreG4119 than theG3588 firstG4413 group. ButG2532 the tenants didG4160 the sameG5615 to themG846.

37FinallyG1161G5305, he sentG649 hisG846 sonG5207 toG4314 themG846. ‘They will respectG1788 myG1473 sonG5207,’ he saidG3004.

38But whenG1161 theG3588 tenantsG1092 sawG3708 theG3588 sonG5207, they saidG2036 toG1722 one anotherG1438, ‘ThisG3778 isG1510 theG3588 heirG2818. ComeG1205, let us killG615 himG846 andG2532 takeG2192 hisG846 inheritanceG2817.’ 39SoG2532 they seizedG2983 himG846 and threwG1544 him out ofG1854 theG3588 vineyardG290 andG2532 killedG615 him.

40ThereforeG3767, whenG3752 theG3588 ownerG2962 of theG3588 vineyardG290 returnsG2064, whatG5101 will he doG4160 to thoseG1565 tenantsG1092?”

41“He will bringG622 thoseG846 wretchesG2556 to a wretched endG2560,” they repliedG3004, “andG2532 will rent outG1554 theG3588 vineyardG290 to otherG243 tenantsG1092 whoG3748 will giveG591 himG846 his share of the fruitG2590 atG1722 harvest timeG2540G846.”

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JesusG2424 saidG3004 to themG846, “Have you never readG3763G314 inG1722 theG3588 ScripturesG1124:

43ThereforeG1223G3778 I tellG3004 youG4771 thatG3754 theG3588 kingdomG932 of GodG2316 will be taken awayG142 fromG575 youG4771 andG2532 givenG1325 to a peopleG1484 who will produceG4160 itsG846 fruitG2590. 44He whoG3588 fallsG4098 onG1909 thisG3778 stoneG3037 will be broken to piecesG4917, butG1161 heG3739 on whomG1909 it fallsG4098 will be crushedG3039G846.2”

45WhenG2532 theG3588 chief priestsG749 andG2532 PhariseesG5330 heardG191 HisG846 parablesG3850, they knewG1097 thatG3754 Jesus was speakingG3004 aboutG4012 themG846. 46AlthoughG2532 they wantedG2212 to arrestG2902 HimG846, they were afraidG5399 of theG3588 crowdsG3793, becauseG1893 the people regardedG2192 HimG846 asG1519 a prophetG4396.