And when the men had come to him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?’”

“To what then shall I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like?

Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.’

And when those who were around him saw what would follow, they said, “Lord, shall we strike with the sword?”