Matt 21:33 (NIV) ÒListen
to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a
vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and
built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some
farmers and went away on a journey. 34 When the harvest time
approached, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect
his fruit. 35 The tenants seized his servants; they beat one,
killed another, and stoned a third. 36 Then he sent other
servants 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.
ÔThey will respect my son,Õ he said. 38 But when the tenants saw
the son, they said to each other, ÔThis is the heir. Come,
let's kill him and take his inheritance.Õ 39 So they took him and
threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.Ó