Matthew 21:28-33
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The Parable of the Two Sons
28 “But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go, work today in my (A)vineyard.’ 29 He answered and said, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he regretted it and went. 30 Then he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and said, ‘I go, sir,’ but he did not go. 31 Which of the two did the will of his father?”
They said to Him, “The first.”
Jesus said to them, (B)“Assuredly, I say to you that tax collectors and harlots enter the kingdom of God before you. 32 For (C)John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him; (D)but tax collectors and harlots believed him; and when you saw it, you did not afterward [a]relent and believe him.
The Parable of the Wicked Vinedressers(E)
33 “Hear another parable: There was a certain landowner (F)who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a winepress in it and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and (G)went into a far country.
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Mark 12:2-3
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2 Now at vintage-time he sent a servant to the vinedressers, that he might receive some of the fruit of the vineyard from the vinedressers. 3 And they took him and beat him and sent him away empty-handed.
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Luke 20:11
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11 Again he sent another servant; and they beat him also, treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed.
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Mark 12:5
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5 And again he sent another, and him they killed; and many others, (A)beating some and killing some.
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Luke 20:13
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13 “Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Probably they will respect him when they see him.’
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Matthew 21:38-41
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38 But when the vinedressers saw the son, they said among themselves, (A)‘This is the heir. (B)Come, let us kill him and seize his inheritance.’ 39 (C)So they took him and cast him out of the vineyard and killed him.
40 “Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vinedressers?”
41 (D)They said to Him, (E)“He will destroy those wicked men miserably, (F)and lease his vineyard to other vinedressers who will [a]render to him the fruits in their seasons.”
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Luke 20:16
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16 He will come and destroy those vinedressers and give the vineyard to (A)others.”
And when they heard it they said, “Certainly not!”
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Matthew 21:42-46
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42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures:
(A)‘The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone.
This was the Lord’s doing,
And it is marvelous in our eyes’?
43 “Therefore I say to you, (B)the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a nation bearing the fruits of it. 44 And (C)whoever falls on this stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, (D)it will grind him to powder.”
45 Now when the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they [a]perceived that He was speaking of them. 46 But when they sought to lay hands on Him, they (E)feared the multitudes, because (F)they took Him for a prophet.
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Mark 12:12
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12 (A)And they sought to lay hands on Him, but feared the multitude, for they knew He had spoken the parable against them. So they left Him and went away.
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