1. Then, using this illustration, Jesus spoke to them. He said, “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, made a vat for the winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to vineyard workers and went on a trip.
2. “At the right time he sent a servant to the workers to collect from them a share of the grapes from the vineyard.
3. The workers took the servant, beat him, and sent him back with nothing.
4. So the man sent another servant to them. They hit the servant on the head and treated him shamefully.
5. The man sent another, and they killed that servant. Then he sent many other servants. Some of these they beat, and others they killed.