And he began to speak unto them by illustrations stories parables . A certain man planted a vineyard garden orchard , 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 place land country . And at the harvest season time 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 beat hurt struck him, and sent him away empty. And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast rocks projectiles stones , and wounded him in the head skull 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 son heir child , his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence honor respect my son. But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir inheritor successor ; 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 owner master 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 verse scripture ; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner foundation cornerstone : This was the Lord's doing, and it is amazing marvellous wonderful in our eyes? And they sought to lay hold on him, but dreaded feared avoided the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.