Luke 20:9-16

9Then he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey for a long time.

10When harvest time came, he sent a slave to the tenants so that they would give him his portion of the crop. However, the tenants beat his slave and sent him away empty-handed.

11So he sent another slave. They beat this one too, treated him outrageously, and sent him away empty-handed.

12So he sent still a third. They even wounded this one, and threw him out.

13Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What should I do? I will send my one dear son; perhaps they will respect him.’

14But when the tenants saw him, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir; let’s kill him so the inheritance will be ours!’

15So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

16He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” When the people heard this, they said, “May this never happen!”