The Parable of the Wicked Tenants
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Then He began to tell the people this parable: e "A certain man planted a vineyard, leased it to vinedressers, and went into a far country for a long time.
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"Now at vintage-time he f sent a servant to the vinedressers, that they might give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the vinedressers beat him and sent him away empty-handed.
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"Again he sent another servant; and they beat him also, treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed.
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"And again he sent a third; and they wounded him also and cast him out.
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"Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Probably they will respect him when they see him.'
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"But when the vinedressers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, 'This is the g heir. Come, h let us kill him, that the inheritance may be i ours.'
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"So they cast him out of the vineyard and j killed him. Therefore what will the owner of the vineyard do to them?
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"He will come and destroy those vinedressers and give the vineyard to k others." And when they heard it they said, "Certainly not!"
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Then He looked at them and said, "What then is this that is written:
l 'The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone'?
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"Whoever falls on that stone will be m broken; but n on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder."
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Cross References
Psalms 80:8
You have brought a vine out of Egypt; You have cast out the nations, and planted it.
Matthew 21:33 - 46
Hear another parable: There was a certain landowner who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a winepress in it and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country.
Mark 12:1 - 12
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.
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Cross References
2 Kings 17:13
Yet the LORD testified against Israel and again...
2 Kings 17:14
Nevertheless they would not hear, but stiffened...
2 Chronicles 36:15
And the LORD God of their fathers sent warnings...
2 Chronicles 36:16
But they mocked the messengers of God, despised...
Acts 7:52
Which of the prophets did your fathers not pers...
1 Thessalonians 2:15
Who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own pr...
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Cross References
Hebrews 1:1 - 3
God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets.
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Cross References
Matthew 27:21 - 23
The governor answered and said to them, "Which of the two do you want me to release to you?" They said, "Barabbas!
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Cross References
John 11:47
Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, "What shall we do? For this Man works many signs.
John 11:48
"If we let Him alone like this, everyone will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and nation."
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Cross References
Luke 23:33
And when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left.
Acts 2:22
Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know -
Acts 2:23
Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death.
Acts 3:15
And killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.
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Cross References
John 1:11 - 13
He came to His own, and His own did not receive...
Romans 11:1
I say then, has God cast away His people? Certa...
Romans 11:11
I say then, have they stumbled that they should...
1 Corinthians 6:15
Do you not know that your bodies are members of...
Galatians 2:17
But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ...
Galatians 3:21
Is the law then against the promises of God? Ce...
Galatians 6:14
But God forbid that I should boast except in th...
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Cross References
Psalms 118:22
The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone.
Matthew 21:42
Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the Scriptures: 'The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone. This was the LORD's doing, And it is marvelous in our eyes' ?
1 Peter 2:7
Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, "The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone.
1 Peter 2:8
And "A stone of stumbling And a rock of offense." They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed.
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Cross References
Isaiah 8:14
He will be as a sanctuary, But a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense To both the houses of Israel, As a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
Isaiah 8:15
And many among them shall stumble; They shall fall and be broken, Be snared and taken.
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Cross References
Daniel 2:34
You watched while a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces.
Daniel 2:35
Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were crushed together, and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors; the wind carried them away so that no trace of them was found. And the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.
Daniel 2:44
And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.
Daniel 2:45
"Inasmuch as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold - the great God has made known to the king what will come to pass after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation is sure."
Matthew 21:44
"And whoever falls on this stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder."
New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.