The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him? (21:25)

But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet (21:26)

And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. (21:27) com1

But what think ye? A [certain] man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard (21:28)

He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went (21:29)

And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I [go], sir: and went not (21:30)

Whether of them twain did the will of [his] father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you (21:31)

For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen [it], repented not afterward, that ye might believe him (21:32)

Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country: (21:33)

And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it (21:34)

And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another (21:35)

Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise (21:36)

But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son (21:37)

But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance. (21:38) com2

And they caught him, and cast [him] out of the vineyard, and slew [him]. (21:39) com3

When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen? (21:40) com4

They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out [his] vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons (21:41)

Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? (21:42) com5

Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof (21:43)

And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder (21:44)

And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them (21:45)

But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet (21:46)

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