NEW TESTAMENT · VERSE 13

Luke 20:13

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The lord of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. It may be that seeing him, they will respect him.’

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Luke 20:10–16

10

At the proper season, he sent a servant to the farmers to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the farmers beat him and sent him away empty.

11

He sent yet another servant, and they also beat him and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.

12

He sent yet a third, and they also wounded him and threw him out.

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The lord of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. It may be that seeing him, they will respect him.’

14

“But when the farmers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.’

15

Then they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?

16

He will come and destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.”

When they heard that, they said, “May that never be!”

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