9. And he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, and leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey for a long time.
10. And at the proper time he sent a slave to the tenant farmers, so that they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenant farmers sent him away empty-handed after beating him.
11. And he proceeded to send another slave, but they beat and dishonored that one also, and sent him away empty-handed.
12. And he proceeded to send a third, but they wounded and threw out this one also.
13. So the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What should I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.’