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New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Luke 20
⁵ They reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we say, ’From heaven,’ He will say, ’Why did you not believe him?’
⁶ But if we say, ’From men,’ all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was a prophet."
⁷ So they answered that they did not know where it came from.
⁸ And Jesus said to them, "Nor will I tell you by what authority I do these things."
⁹ And He began to tell the people this parable: "A man planted a vineyard and rented it out to vine-growers, and went on a journey for a long time.
¹⁰ At the harvest time he sent a slave to the vine-growers, so that they would give him some of the produce of the vineyard; but the vine-growers beat him and sent him away empty-handed.
¹¹ And he proceeded to send another slave; and they beat him also and treated him shamefully and sent him away empty-handed.
¹² And he proceeded to send a third; and this one also they wounded and cast out.
¹³ The owner of the vineyard said, ’What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.’
¹⁴ But when the vine-growers saw him, they reasoned with one another, saying, ’This is the heir; let us kill him so that the inheritance will be ours.’
¹⁵ So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do to them?