The Life of Jesus

And some of the Pharisees from the multitude said unto him, Teacher, rebuke thy disciples.

And he answered and said, I tell you that, if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out.

And when he drew nigh, he saw the city and wept over it,

saying, If thou hadst known in this day, even thou, the things which belong unto peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.

For the days shall come upon thee, when thine enemies shall cast up a bank about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,

and shall dash thee to the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

And he entered into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold,

saying unto them, It is written, And my house shall be a house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of robbers.

And he was teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people sought to destroy him:

and they could not find what they might do; for the people all hung upon him, listening.

And it came to pass, on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the gospel, there came upon him the chief priests and the scribes with the elders;

and they spake, saying unto him, Tell us: By what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?

And he answered and said unto them, I also will ask you a question; and tell me:

The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?

And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why did ye not believe him?

But if we shall say, From men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

And they answered, that they knew not whence it was.

And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

And he began to speak unto the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country for a long time.

And at the season he sent unto the husbandmen a servant, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.

And he sent yet another servant: and him also they beat, and handled him shamefully, and sent him away empty.

And he sent yet a third: and him also they wounded, and cast him forth.

And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; it may be they will reverence him.

But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned one with another, saying, This is the heir; let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

And they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do unto them?