And he began to speak unto them by parables illustrations stories . A certain man planted a orchard garden vineyard , and set an fence wall hedge about it, and digged a place for the winepress vat winefat , and built a tower watchtower structure , and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far place country land . And at the time season harvest 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 projectiles stones rocks , and wounded him in the skull face head , and sent him away shamefully handled. And again he sent another; and him they killed slain murdered , 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 respect honor 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 slain executed 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 verse scripture writing ; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner cornerstone foundation : This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous amazing wonderful 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.