28. Jesus said:I will tell you a story about a man who had two sons. Then you can tell me what you think. The father went to the elder son and said, “Go and work in the vineyard today!”
29. His son told him that he would not do it, but later he changed his mind and went.
30. The man then told his younger son to go and work in the vineyard. The boy said he would, but he didn't go.
31. Which one of the sons obeyed his father?“The elder one,” the chief priests and leaders answered.Then Jesus told them:You can be sure that tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the kingdom of God before you ever will!
32. When John the Baptist showed you how to do right, you would not believe him. But these evil people did believe. And even when you saw what they did, you still would not change your minds and believe.
33. Jesus told the chief priests and leaders to listen to this story:A land owner 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.
34. When it was harvest time, the owner sent some servants to get his share of the grapes.