Mark 12:1-3

International Standard Version

The Parable about the Tenant Farmers^(A)

12 Then Jesus^[a] began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a pit for the wine press, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went abroad. ² At the right time, he sent a servant to the farmers to collect from them a share of the produce from the vineyard. ³ But the farmers^[b] grabbed the servant,^[c] beat him, and sent him back empty-handed.