Luke 20:8-10

Worldwide English (New Testament)

⁸ Then Jesus said to them, `Neither will I tell you what right I have to do these things.'

⁹ Then Jesus began to tell the people this story. `A man planted a farm. He let some men use the farm. They paid him money for the rent. Then he went to a country far away and stayed a long time.

¹⁰ `At harvest time the owner sent one of his servants to the men who used the farm. He wanted to have some fruit from the farm. But the men beat the servant and sent him away without any fruit.