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