^{34 Ref} And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.

^{35 Ref} And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.

^{36 Ref} Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.

^{37 Ref} But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.

^{38 Ref} 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.

^{39 Ref} And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.

^{40 Ref} When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen?

^{41 Ref} 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.