7 So they answered that they didn’t know where it came from.
8 Jesus said to them, “Then I won’t tell you what authority I have to do these things.”
9 Then Jesus told the people this story: “A man planted a vineyard and leased it to some farmers. Then he went away for a long time.
10 When it was time for the grapes to be picked, he sent a servant to the farmers to get some of the grapes. But they beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed.
11 Then he sent another servant. They beat this servant also, and showed no respect for him, and sent him away empty-handed.
12 So the man sent a third servant. The farmers wounded him and threw him out.
13 The owner of the vineyard said, ‘What will I do now? I will send my son whom I love. Maybe they will respect him.’