And he began to speak unto them by illustrations stories parables . A certain man planted a orchard garden vineyard , and set an fence wall hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat vat winepress , and built a structure tower watchtower , and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far place land country . And at the season harvest 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 hurt struck beat 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 face head skull , and sent him away shamefully handled. And again he sent another; and him they killed murdered slain , and many others; beating some, and killing some.
Having yet therefore one son child heir , 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 successor inheritor ; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours. And they took him, and killed executed slain him, and cast him out of the vineyard. What shall therefore the master lord owner of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. And have ye not read this verse writing scripture ; 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 wonderful amazing in our eyes? And they sought to lay hold on him, but avoided feared dreaded the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.