021:031 Which of the two did as his father desired?" "The first," they said.
"I solemnly tell you,' replied Jesus, "that the tax-gatherers
and the notorious sinners are entering the Kingdom of God
in front of you.
021:032 For John came to you observing all sorts of ritual, and you put
no faith in him: the tax-gatherers and the notorious sinners did
put faith in him, and you, though you saw this example set you,
were not even afterwards sorry so as to believe him.
021:033 "Listen to another parable. There was a householder who planted
a vineyard, made a fence round it, dug a wine-tank in it,
and built a strong lodge; then let the place to vine-dressers,
and went abroad.
021:034 When vintage-time approached, he sent his servants to the
vine-dressers to receive his share of the grapes;
021:035 but the vine-dressers seized the servants, and one they
cruelly beat, one they killed, one they pelted with stones.
021:036 Again he sent another party of servants more numerous than the first;
and these they treated in the same manner.
021:037 Later still he sent to them his son, saying, "`They will
respect my son.'
021:038 "But the vine-dressers, when they saw the son, said to
one another, "`Here is the heir: come, let us kill him
and get his inheritance.'
021:039 "So they seized him, dragged him out of the vineyard,
and killed him.
021:040 When then the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do
to those vine-dressers?"
021:041 "He will put the wretches to a wretched death," was the reply,
"and will entrust the vineyard to other vine-dressers who will
render the produce to him at the vintage season."