40. Jesus asked, “When the owner of that vineyard comes, what do you suppose he will do to those tenants?”
41. The chief priests and leaders answered, “He will kill them in some horrible way. Then he will let his vineyard to people who will give him his share of grapes at harvest time.”
42. Jesus replied, “Surely you know that the Scriptures say,‘The stone that the builderstossed asideis now the most importantstone of all.This is somethingthe Lord has done,and it is amazing to us.’
43. I tell you that God's kingdom will be taken from you and given to people who will do what he demands.
44. Anyone who stumbles over this stone will be crushed, and anyone it falls on will be smashed to pieces.”