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.
11 And he proceeded to send another slave, but they beat and dishonored that one also, and sent him away empty-handed.
12 And he proceeded to send a third, but they wounded and threw out this one also.
13 So the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What should I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.’
14 But when the tenant farmers saw him, they began to reason with one another, saying, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him so that the inheritance will become ours!’
15 And they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?