Luke 20:9-16

Disciples’ Literal New Testament

You Priests Are Like Farmers Who Killed The Owner’s Messengers And His Son

⁹ And He began to tell this parable to the people: “A certain man planted a vineyard and rented it to farmers, and went-on-a-journey for considerable periods-of-time. ¹⁰ And at harvest time, he sent-forth a slave to the farmers so that they would give to him from the fruit of the vineyard. But the farmers sent him out empty-handed, having beaten him. ¹¹ And he proceeded to send another slave. But the ones, having beaten and dishonored that one also, sent him out empty-handed. ¹² And he proceeded to send a third. But the ones also threw out this one, having wounded him. ¹³ And the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will have-regard-for this one’. ¹⁴ But having seen him, the farmers were reasoning with one another, saying, ‘This one is the heir. Let us kill him in order that the inheritance may become ours’. ¹⁵ And having thrown him outside of the vineyard, they killed him. Therefore, what will the owner of the vineyard do to them? ¹⁶ He will come and destroy these farmers, and give the vineyard to others”. And having heard it, they said, “May it never be!”