3. But answering, Yeshua said to them, “I also will ask you a question, and you tell Me:
4. the immersion of John—was it from heaven or from men?”
5. They reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Why didn’t you believe him?’
6. But if we say, ‘From men,’ then all the people will stone us, because they are convinced that John is a prophet.”
7. So they answered that they didn’t know where it came from.
8. And Yeshua said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”
9. Then He began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey for a long time.
10. And at the season, he sent a servant to the tenants so that they would give him part of the vineyard’s fruit. But the tenants beat him up and sent him away empty-handed.
11. So he proceeded to send another servant. They beat him too and treated him shamefully, and they sent him away empty-handed.
12. And he proceeded to send a third one. They wounded this one too, and they threw him out.
13. “Now the master of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my son, whom I love. Probably they will show him respect.’