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 structure tower watchtower , and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far land place country . 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 beat struck hurt him, and sent him away empty. And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast projectiles stones rocks , and wounded him in the face head skull , 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 honor reverence respect 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 owner lord 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 writing verse scripture ; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the cornerstone foundation 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.