1He then began to speak to them in parables: "A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a pit for the winepress and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and went away on a journey. 2At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard. 3But they seized him, beat him and sent him away empty-handed. 4Then he sent another servant to them; they struck this man on the head and treated him shamefully. 5He sent still another, and that one they killed. He sent many others; some of them they beat, others they killed.
6"He had one left to send, a son, whom he loved. He sent him last of all, saying, 'They will respect my son.'
7"But the tenants said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.' 8So they took him and killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
9"What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others. 10Haven't you read this scripture:
" 'The stone the builders rejected
has become the capstone;
11 the Lord has done this,
and it is marvelous in our eyes'?"
12Then they looked for a way to arrest him because they knew he had spoken the parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd; so they left him and went away.
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Interesting that they conspired to do exactly what Jesus said they would do, even though they heard what the consequences would be. All I can think is that the conspirators truly believed that Jesus was not the legitimate heir. I think they must have really believed he was a liar and a threat.
Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom. Please soften my heart and open my ears so that I may hear your voice, recognize it as yours and obey.
And my dear Christian brothers, thank you so much for your prayers and support last night. Thank you for reminding me to have faith in God, to turn to Him, and to remember that it is about Him not myself.
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