20:9 Then 1 he began to tell the people this parable: “A man 2 planted a vineyard, 3 leased it to tenant farmers, 4 and went on a journey for a long time. 20:10 When harvest time came, he sent a slave 5 to the tenants so that they would give 6 him his portion of the crop. 7 However, the tenants beat his slave 8 and sent him away empty-handed. 20:11 So 9 he sent another slave. They beat this one too, treated him outrageously, and sent him away empty-handed. 10 20:12 So 11 he sent still a third. They even wounded this one, and threw him out. 20:13 Then 12 the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What should I do? I will send my one dear son; 13 perhaps they will respect him.’ 20:14 But when the tenants saw him, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir; let’s kill him so the inheritance will be ours!’ 20:15 So 14 they threw him out of the vineyard and killed 15 him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? 20:16 He will come and destroy 16 those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” 17 When the people 18 heard this, they said, “May this never happen!” 19