8. And יהושע said to them, “Neither do I say to you by what authority I do these.”
9. And He began to speak this parable to the people, “A certain man planted a vineyard, and leased it to farmers, and went away for a long time.
10. “And at harvest time he sent a servant to the farmers, to give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the farmers beat him and sent him away empty-handed.
11. “And again he sent another servant. And they beat him too and maltreated him, and sent him away empty-handed.
12. “And again he sent a third. And they wounded him too and cast him out.