And he began to speak unto them by stories illustrations parables . A certain man planted a vineyard orchard garden , and set an hedge wall fence about it, and digged a place for the winefat winepress vat , and built a tower watchtower structure , and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far place land country . And at the season time harvest he sent to the husbandmen a messenger servant worker , that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard. And they caught him, and hurt struck beat him, and sent him away empty. And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast projectiles rocks stones , and wounded him in the skull head face , and sent him away shamefully handled. And again he sent another; and him they slain killed murdered , and many others; beating some, and killing some.
Having yet therefore one child heir son , his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence respect honor my son. But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir successor inheritor ; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours. And they took him, and executed slain killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard. What shall therefore the master owner lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. And have ye not read this writing scripture verse ; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the cornerstone corner foundation : This was the Lord's doing, and it is wonderful amazing marvellous in our eyes? And they sought to lay hold on him, but avoided dreaded feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.