He began to tell the people this parable: “A † man planted a vineyard and rented it out to some farmers, and went into another country for a long time.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Luke 20:9 in context
Luke 20:6–12
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But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”
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They answered that they didn’t know where it was from.
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Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”
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He began to tell the people this parable: “A † man planted a vineyard and rented it out to some farmers, and went into another country for a long time.
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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.
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He sent yet another servant, and they also beat him and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
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He sent yet a third, and they also wounded him and threw him out.
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- NU (in brackets) and TR add “certain”
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