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Mark 12 : 1 - 14
Chapter 12
1 | Then He began to speak to them in parables: "A man planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a place for the wine vat and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country. |
2 | Now at vintage-time he sent a servant to the vinedressers, that he might receive some of the fruit of the vineyard from the vinedressers. |
3 | And they took him and beat him and sent him away empty-handed. |
4 | Again he sent them another servant, and at him they threw stones, wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated. |
5 | And again he sent another, and him they killed; and many others, beating some and killing some. |
6 | Therefore still having one son, his beloved, he also sent him to them last, saying, "They will respect my son.' |
7 | But those vinedressers said among themselves, "This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.' |
8 | So they took him and killed him and cast him out of the vineyard. |
9 | "Therefore what will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the vinedressers, and give the vineyard to others. |
10 | Have you not even read this Scripture: "The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone. |
11 | This was the LORD's doing, And it is marvelous in our eyes'?" |
12 | And they sought to lay hands on Him, but feared the multitude, for they knew He had spoken the parable against them. So they left Him and went away. |
13 | Then they sent to Him some of the Pharisees and the Herodians, to catch Him in His words. |
14 | When they had come, they said to Him, "Teacher, we know that You are true, and care about no one; for You do not regard the person of men, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not? |