Mark 12:1-12 And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and dug a place for the winepress, and built a tower, and let it out to tenants, and went into a far country.

KJ2000⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and dug a place for the winepress, and built a tower, and let it out to tenants, and went into a far country. ² And at the season time he sent to the tenants a servant, that he might receive from the tenants of the fruit of the vineyard. ³ And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty handed. ⁴ And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled. ⁵ And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some. ⁶ Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will respect my son. ⁷ But those tenants said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours. ⁸ And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard. ⁹ What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the tenants, and will give the vineyard unto others. ¹⁰ And have you not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner: ¹¹ This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes? ¹² And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.