Listen to another parable," Jesus said. "There was once a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a hole for the wine press, and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to tenants and left home on a trip.
(Mat 21:33 GNB)
When the time came to gather the grapes, he sent his slaves to the tenants to receive his share of the harvest.
(Mat 21:34 GNB)
The tenants grabbed his slaves, beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
(Mat 21:35 GNB)
Again the man sent other slaves, more than the first time, and the tenants treated them the same way.
(Mat 21:36 GNB)
Last of all he sent his son to them. 'Surely they will respect my son,' he said.
(Mat 21:37 GNB)
But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, 'This is the owner's son. Come on, let's kill him, and we will get his property!'
(Mat 21:38 GNB)
So they grabbed him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.
(Mat 21:39 GNB)
"Now, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?" Jesus asked.
(Mat 21:40 GNB)
"He will certainly kill those evil men," they answered, "and rent the vineyard out to other tenants, who will give him his share of the harvest at the right time."
(Mat 21:41 GNB)
Jesus said to them, "Haven't you ever read what the Scriptures say? 'The stone which the builders rejected as worthless turned out to be the most important of all. This was done by the Lord; what a wonderful sight it is!'
(Mat 21:42 GNB)
"And so I tell you," added Jesus, "the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce the proper fruits."
(Mat 21:43 GNB)
He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but on whoever it will fall, it will scatter him as dust."
(Mat 21:44 WEB)
The chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus' parables and knew that he was talking about them,
(Mat 21:45 GNB)
so they tried to arrest him. But they were afraid of the crowds, who considered Jesus to be a prophet.
(Mat 21:46 GNB)
Then Jesus spoke to them in parables: "Once there was a man who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a hole for the wine press, and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to tenants and left home on a trip.
(Mar 12:1 GNB)
When the time came to gather the grapes, he sent a slave to the tenants to receive from them his share of the harvest.
(Mar 12:2 GNB)
The tenants grabbed the slave, beat him, and sent him back without a thing.
(Mar 12:3 GNB)
Then the owner sent another slave; the tenants beat him over the head and treated him shamefully.
(Mar 12:4 GNB)
The owner sent another slave, and they killed him; and they treated many others the same way, beating some and killing others.
(Mar 12:5 GNB)
The only one left to send was the man's own dear son. Last of all, then, he sent his son to the tenants. 'I am sure they will respect my son,' he said.
(Mar 12:6 GNB)
But those tenants said to one another, 'This is the owner's son. Come on, let's kill him, and his property will be ours!'
(Mar 12:7 GNB)
So they grabbed the son and killed him and threw his body out of the vineyard.
(Mar 12:8 GNB)
"What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do?" asked Jesus. "He will come and kill those tenants and turn the vineyard over to others.
(Mar 12:9 GNB)
Surely you have read this scripture? 'The stone which the builders rejected as worthless turned out to be the most important of all.
(Mar 12:10 GNB)
This was done by the Lord; what a wonderful sight it is!' "
(Mar 12:11 GNB)
The Jewish leaders tried to arrest Jesus, because they knew that he had told this parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd, so they left him and went away.
(Mar 12:12 GNB)
Then Jesus told the people this parable: "There was once a man who planted a vineyard, rented it out to tenants, and then left home for a long time.
(Luk 20:9 GNB)
When the time came to gather the grapes, he sent a slave to the tenants to receive from them his share of the harvest. But the tenants beat the slave and sent him back without a thing.
(Luk 20:10 GNB)
So he sent another slave; but the tenants beat him also, treated him shamefully, and sent him back without a thing.
(Luk 20:11 GNB)
Then he sent a third slave; the tenants wounded him, too, and threw him out.
(Luk 20:12 GNB)
Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my own dear son; surely they will respect him!'
(Luk 20:13 GNB)
But when the tenants saw him, they said to one another, 'This is the owner's son. Let's kill him, and his property will be ours!'
(Luk 20:14 GNB)
So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. "What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do to the tenants?" Jesus asked.
(Luk 20:15 GNB)
"He will come and kill those men, and turn the vineyard over to other tenants." When the people heard this, they said, "Surely not!"
(Luk 20:16 GNB)
Jesus looked at them and asked, "What, then, does this scripture mean? 'The stone which the builders rejected as worthless turned out to be the most important of all.'
(Luk 20:17 GNB)
Everyone who falls on that stone will be cut to pieces; and if that stone falls on someone, that person will be crushed to dust."
(Luk 20:18 GNB)
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