Luke 20:1-19

11On oneG1520 of the daysG2250 while 2He was teachingG1321 the peopleG2992 in the templeG2413 and 3preachingG2097 the gospelG2097, the chiefG749 priestsG749 and the scribesG1122 with the eldersG4245 4confrontedG2186 Him, 2and they spokeG3004, sayingG3004 to Him, “TellG3004 us by whatG4169 authorityG1849 You are doingG4160 theseG3778 thingsG3778, orG2228 whoG5101 is the one who gaveG1325 You thisG3778 authorityG1849?” 3Jesus answeredG611 and saidG3004 to them, “I will alsoG2532 askG2065 you a 5questionG3056, and you tellG3004 Me: 4Was the baptismG908 of JohnG2491 from heavenG3772 orG2228 from menG444?” 5They reasonedG4817 amongG4314 themselvesG1438, sayingG3004, “IfG1437 we sayG3004, ‘From heavenG3772,’ He will sayG3004, ‘WhyG1223G5101 did you not believeG4100 him?’ 6But ifG1437 we sayG3004, ‘From menG444,’ allG537 the peopleG2992 will stoneG2642 us to deathG2642, for they are convincedG3982 that JohnG2491 was a 6prophetG4396.” 7SoG2532 they answeredG611 that they did not knowG3609 whereG4159 it came from. 8And JesusG2424 saidG3004 to them, “NorG3761 7will I tellG3004 you by whatG4169 authorityG1849 I doG4160 theseG3778 thingsG3778.”

98And He beganG757 to tellG3004 the peopleG2992 thisG3778 parableG3850: “A manG444 plantedG5452 a vineyardG290 and rentedG1554 it out to 9vine-growersG1092, and wentG589 on a journeyG589 for a longG2425 timeG5550. 10At the harvest timeG2540 he sentG649 a slaveG1401 to the vine-growersG1092, soG2443 that they would giveG1325 him some of the produceG2590 of the vineyardG290; but the vine-growersG1092 beatG1194 him and sentG1821 him awayG1821 empty-handedG2756. 11And he proceededG4369 to sendG3992 anotherG2087 slaveG1401; and they beatG1194 him alsoG2548 and treatedG818 him shamefullyG818 and sentG1821 him awayG1821 empty-handedG2756. 12And he proceededG4369 to sendG3992 a thirdG5154; and thisG3778 oneG3778 alsoG2532 they woundedG5135 and castG1544 out. 13The 10ownerG2962 of the vineyardG290 saidG3004, ‘WhatG5101 shall I doG4160? I will sendG3992 my belovedG27 sonG5207; perhapsG2481 they will 11respectG1788 him.’ 14But when the vine-growersG1092 sawG3708 him, they reasonedG1260 with oneG240 anotherG240, sayingG3004, ‘ThisG3778 is the heirG2818; let us killG615 him soG2443 that the inheritanceG2817 will be oursG1473.’ 15SoG2532 they threwG1544 him out of the vineyardG290 and killedG615 him. WhatG5101, thenG3767, will the 12ownerG2962 of the vineyardG290 doG4160 to them? 16He will comeG2064 and 13destroyG622 theseG3778 vine-growersG1092 and will giveG1325 the vineyardG290 to othersG243.” WhenG1161 they heardG191 it, they saidG3004, “14May it neverG3361 be!” 17But 15Jesus lookedG1689 at them and saidG3004, “WhatG5101 thenG3767 is thisG3778 that is writtenG1125: ‘16The stoneG3037 whichG3739 the buildersG3618 rejectedG593, ThisG3778 becameG1096 17the chiefG2776 cornerG1137 stone’? 1818EveryoneG3956 who fallsG4098 on that stoneG3037 will be brokenG4917 to piecesG4917; but on whomeverG3739G302 it fallsG4098, it will scatterG3039 him likeG3039 dustG3039.”

19The scribesG1122 and the chiefG749 priestsG749 19triedG2212 to layG1911 handsG5495 on Him that veryG846 hourG5610, and they fearedG5399 the peopleG2992; for they understoodG1097 that He spokeG3004 thisG3778 parableG3850 againstG4314 them.