Luke 20:5-13

⁵And they reasoned with themselves, saying — 'If we may say, From heaven, he will say, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?

⁶and if we may say, From men, all the people will stone us, for they are having been persuaded John to be a prophet.'

⁷And they answered, that they knew not whence it was,

⁸and Jesus said to them, 'Neither do I say to you by what authority I do these things.'

⁹And he began to speak unto the people this simile: 'A certain man planted a vineyard, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad for a long time,

¹⁰and at the season he sent unto the husbandmen a servant, that from the fruit of the vineyard they may give to him, but the husbandmen having beat him, did send him away empty.

¹¹'And he added to send another servant, and they that one also having beaten and dishonoured, did send away empty;

¹²and he added to send a third, and this one also, having wounded, they did cast out.

¹³'And the owner of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my son — the beloved, perhaps having seen this one, they will do reverence;