Luke 20

¹And it came to pass on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and announcing the glad tidings, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up,

²and spoke to him saying, Tell us by what authority thou doest these things, or who is it who has given thee this authority?

³And he answering said to them, I also will ask you [one] thing, and tell me:

⁴The baptism of John, was it of heaven or of men?

⁵And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we should say, Of heaven, he will say, Why have ye not believed him?

⁶but if we should say, Of men, the whole people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

⁷And they answered, they did not know whence.

⁸And Jesus said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

⁹And he began to speak to the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard and let it out to husbandmen, and left the country for a long time.

¹⁰And in the season he sent to the husbandmen a bondman, that they might give to him of the fruit of the vineyard; but the husbandmen, having beaten him, sent [him] away empty.

¹¹And again he sent another bondman; but they, having beaten him also, and cast insult upon him, sent [him] away empty.

¹²And again he sent a third; and they, having wounded him also, cast [him] out.

¹³And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: perhaps when they see him they will respect [him].