36 Then he sent other servants(A) to them, more than the first time, and the tenants treated them the same way. 37 Last of all, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.

38 “But when the tenants saw the son, they said to each other, ‘This is the heir.(B) Come, let’s kill him(C) and take his inheritance.’(D) 39 So they took him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.

40 “Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?”

41 “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,”(E) they replied, “and he will rent the vineyard to other tenants,(F) who will give him his share of the crop at harvest time.”

42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures:

“‘The stone the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone;
the Lord has done this,
    and it is marvelous in our eyes’[a]?(G)

43 “Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you(H) and given to a people who will produce its fruit.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 21:42 Psalm 118:22,23

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