^{1 Ref} And he began to speak unto them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a pit for the winepress, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country.

^{2 Ref} And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruits of the vineyard.

^{3 Ref} And they took him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.

⁴ And again he sent unto them another servant; and him they wounded in the head, and handled shamefully.

^{5 Ref} And he sent another; and him they killed: and many others; beating some, and killing some.

^{6 Ref} He had yet one, a beloved son: he sent him last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.

^{7 Ref} But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.

^{8 Ref} And they took him, and killed him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard.

^{9 Ref} What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.

^{10 Ref} Have ye not read even this scripture: The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner;

^{11 Ref} This was from the Lord, And it is marvellous in our eyes?

^{12 Ref} And they sought to lay hold on him; and they feared the multitude; for they perceived that he spake the parable against them: and they left him, and went away.

^{13 Ref} And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, that they might catch him in talk.

^{14 Ref} And when they were come, they say unto him, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and carest not for any one; for thou regardest not the person of men, but of a truth teachest the way of God: Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?

^{15 Ref} Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why make ye trial of me? bring me a denarius, that I may see it.

^{16 Ref} And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's.

^{17 Ref} And Jesus said unto them, Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's. And they marvelled greatly at him.