1. Jesus then told them this story:A farmer once planted a vineyard. He built a wall around it and dug a pit to crush the grapes in. He also built a lookout tower. Then he let his vineyard and left the country.
2. When it was harvest time, he sent a servant to get his share of the grapes.
3. The tenants grabbed the servant. They beat him up and sent him away without a thing.
4. The owner sent another servant, but the tenants beat him on the head and insulted him terribly.
5. Then the man sent another servant, and they killed him. He kept sending servant after servant. They beat some of them and killed others.
6. The owner had a son he loved very much. Finally, he sent his son to the tenants because he thought they would respect him.
7. But they said to themselves, “Some day he will own this vineyard. Let's kill him! That way we can have it all for ourselves.”
8. So they grabbed the owner's son and killed him. Then they threw his body out of the vineyard.
9. Jesus asked, “What do you think the owner of the vineyard will do? He will come and kill those tenants and let someone else have his vineyard.