4 The baptism of John—was it from heaven or from men?
5 And they discussed this with one another, saying, “If we say ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’
6 But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us to death, because they are convinced that John was a prophet.”
7 And they replied that they did not know where it was from.
8 And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
9 And he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, and leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey for a long time.
10 And at the proper time he sent a slave to the tenant farmers, so that they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenant farmers sent him away empty-handed after beating him.