Worsley(i)
28 But what think ye of this? There was a man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, Son, go, work to day in my vineyard:
29 and he answered I will not; but afterwards repenting, he went.
30 And coming to the second, he spake in like manner: and he answered, Yes, Sir; and went not.
31 Now which of the two did the will of his father? They say unto Him, The first. Jesus replied, Verily I say unto you, that publicans and prostitutes enter into the kingdom of God before you:
32 for John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye did not believe him; but publicans and harlots believed him; and though ye saw that, ye did not repent afterwards, to believe him.
33 Hear another parable, There was a certain man, a master of a family, that planted a vineyard, and made a fence about it, and put a wine-press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and travelled abroad.
34 And when the fruit-season drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, to receive the fruits of it:
35 and the husbandmen took his servants and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.
36 And he sent again other servants more than the first: and they did the like to them.
37 At last he sent unto them his Son, saying, They will reverence my Son.
38 But when the husbandmen saw the Son, they said among themselves, This is the heir, come, let us kill him, and seize on his inheritance:
39 so they took him and cast him out of the vineyard and slew him.
40 When therefore the lord of the vineyard cometh, what will he do to those husbandmen?
41 They answer, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out the vineyard to other husbandmen, who will render him the fruits in their seasons.
42 Then saith Jesus to them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, "The stone which the builders refused, is made the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?"
43 Therefore I tell you, that the kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation, that will bring forth the fruits thereof.
44 And he that stumbleth at this stone shall be bruised, but on whomsoever it falls, it will crush him to pieces.
45 And when the chief priests and pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that He spake of them:
46 and would have seized Him, but that they were afraid of the people; because they took Him for a prophet.
22 1 And Jesus resuming his discourse spake unto them again in parables,
2 saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who made a wedding-feast for his son;
3 and sent his servants to call those that were invited to the wedding: and they would not come.
4 Then he sent other servants, saying, Tell them that are invited, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready; come to the wedding.
5 But they slighted him, and went away, one to his field and another to his merchandize:
6 and others seized his servants, and shamefully abused them, and slew them.
7 And when the king heard of it, he was highly provoked, and sent his troops, and destroyed those murderers, and burnt their city.
8 Then saith he to his servants, The feast is ready, but they that were invited were not worthy of it:
9 go therefore into the public streets, and as many as ye meet with invite to the wedding.
10 And those servants went out into the high-ways, and brought in all they met with, both bad and good: and the wedding was filled with guests.
11 But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man that had not put on a wedding-garment, and saith to him,
12 Friend, how camest thou in here without a wedding-garment? and he was struck speechless.
13 Then said the king to his attendants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him up, and throw him out into the darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of the teeth:
14 for there are many called, but few approved.