9. Jesus told the people this story:A man once planted a vineyard and let it. Then he left the country for a long time.
10. When it was time to harvest the crop, he sent a servant to ask the tenants for his share of the grapes. But they beat up the servant and sent him away without anything.
11. So the owner sent another servant. The tenants also beat him up. They insulted him terribly and sent him away without a thing.
12. The owner sent a third servant. He was also beaten terribly and thrown out of the vineyard.
13. The owner then said to himself, “What am I going to do? I know what. I'll send my son, the one I love so much. They will surely respect him!”
14. When the tenants saw the owner's son, they said to one another, “Some day he will own the vineyard. Let's kill him! Then we can have it all for ourselves.”
15. So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.Jesus asked, “What do you think the owner of the vineyard will do?
16. I'll tell you what. He will come and kill those tenants and let someone else have his vineyard.”When the people heard this, they said, “This must never happen!”