Matthew 21:28-22:14 But what do you think of this? a man had two sons, and coming to the first, he said, son, go, work to-day in my vineyard.

Mace⁽ⁱ⁾ ²⁸ But what do you think of this? a man had two sons, and coming to the first, he said, son, go, work to-day in my vineyard. ²⁹ I won't, said he: but afterward be chang'd his mind, and went. ³⁰ then he came to the other, and bid him do the same. and he answered, yes, sir; but went not. ³¹ which of the two obey'd his father? they said, the first. Jesus reply'd, I declare to you, that the publicans and licentious people enter into the gospel kingdom before you. ³² for John instructed you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the licentious believed him. and tho' you saw that, you did not yet repent, so as to believe him. ³³ Hear another parable: a certain landlord planted a vineyard, hedged it round, set up a wine-press in it, and built a tower, then lett it out to tenants, and went into a foreign country. ³⁴ and when the fruit-season came on, he sent his servants to the tenants, to receive the fruits of it. ³⁵ but they seiz'd his servants, beat some, killed one, and stoned another. ³⁶ then he sent a greater number of servants, than at first: who met with the same treatment. ³⁷ but last of all, he sent his son, saying, they will reverence my son. ³⁸ but when the tenants saw the son, they said among themselves, this is the heir, come, let us kill him, and then seize on his inheritance. ³⁹ so seizing upon him, they turn'd him out of the vineyard, and slew him. ⁴⁰ when the master therefore of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants? ⁴¹ they answered, he will give those wretches no quarter, and will let out his vineyard to such as shall duly account for the profits thereof. ⁴² Jesus reply'd, did ye never read in the scriptures, " that very stone which the builders rejected, is become the principal stone of the angle, this the Lord effected, and it is marvellous in our eyes." ⁴³ wherefore I declare to you, the gospel dispensation shall be taken from you, and given to a nation that shall make a proper use thereof. ⁴⁴ and whosoever shall stumble at this stone, shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, he shall be entirely crush'd. ⁴⁵ When the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he meant them. ⁴⁶ and they endeavoured to seize him, but were afraid of the multitude, because they took him for a prophet. ²² ¹ And Jesus continued to speak to them in parables, and said, ² the kingdom of the Messiah is such, as when a certain king made a wedding-feast for his son. ³ he sent out his servants to call those that were invited to the wedding: but they would not come. ⁴ then he sent out other servants, saying, tell those who are invited, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and every thing is ready: come to the entertainment. ⁵ but instead of showing any regard, they went their ways, one to his farm, another to his traffick. ⁶ others seiz'd his servants, outrageously abused them, and slew them. ⁷ when the king was informed of this, he was greatly incensed, and having order'd his forces to march, he put those murderers to death, and laid their city in ashes. ⁸ then he said to his servants, the feast is ready, but they who were invited were very unworthy. ⁹ go therefore into the high streets, and as many as ye find, invite to the marriage: ¹⁰ accordingly they went about the streets, and assembled all they met indifferently, both good and bad: so that the hall was furnished with guests. ¹¹ but upon the king's coming in to see the guests, he observ'd one there without a wedding garment: and he said to him, ¹² friend, how came you in hither, without a wedding garment? and he was speechless. ¹³ then said the king to the servants, bind him hand and foot, take him away, and turn him out in the dark: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. ¹⁴ thus many are called, but few are converted.