Hear another parable. There was a certain householder,
which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and
digged a winepress, and built a tower, and let it out to
husbandmen, and went into a far country. And when the
time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to receive
the fruits. And the husbandmen took the servants, and
beat some, and killed some, and stoned some. Again he sent
other servants more than the first: and they did unto them
likewise. But last he sent unto them his son, saying, It
may be they will reverence my son. But when the husband-
men saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the
heir, come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.
And they cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.
When the Lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what
will he do to those husbandmen? They say unto Him, He
will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out
his vineyard to other husbandmen, which shall render him
the fruits in their seasons. Jesus saith unto them, Did
ye never read in the Scriptures, "The Stone Which the
builders rejected, the Same is become the Head of the
corner; this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in
our eyes?" Therefore I say unto you, The Kingdom of
God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation
bringing forth the fruits thereof. And whosoever shall
fall on This Stone shall be broken, but on whomsoever It
shall fall, It will grind him to powder.
saying, Tell them which are bidden, I have prepared my
dinner; my oven and my fatlings are killed, and all
things are ready; come unto the marriage. But they
made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm,
another to his merchandise: and the remnant took his
servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.
But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth; and he
sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and
burned up their city. Then saith he to his servants, The
wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not
worthy. Go ye into the highways, and as many as ye
shall find, bid to the marriage. So those servants went
out into the highways, and gathered together all as many
as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was
furnished with guests. And when the king came in to
see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a
wedding garment: and he saith unto him, Friend, how
camest thou in hither, not having a wedding garment?
And he was speechless. And he said to the servants,
Bind him hand and foot, and cast him into outer darkness;
there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. For many
are called, but few chosen.
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