Bible Verses About Unfaithfulness

And at the time, he sent to the husbandmen a seruant, that he might receiue of the husbandmen of the fruite of the vineyard.

But they tooke him, and beat him, and sent him away emptie.

And againe he sent vnto them another seruant, and at him they cast stones, and brake his head, and sent him away shamefully handled.

And againe he sent another, and him they slew, and many other, beating some, and killing some.

Yet had he one sonne, his deare beloued: him also he sent the last vnto them, saying, They will reuerence my sonne.

But ye husbandmen said among themselues, This is the heire: come, let vs kill him, and the inheritance shalbe ours.

So they tooke him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.

What shall then the Lord of the vineyard doe? He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and giue the vineyard to others.

He spake also this parable, A certaine man had a figge tree planted in his vineyard: and he came and sought fruite thereon, and found none.

Then said he to the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, this three yeeres haue I come and sought fruite of this figge tree, and finde none: cut it downe: why keepeth it also the ground barren?

And he answered, and said vnto him, Lord, let it alone this yeere also, till I digge round about it, and doung it.

And if it beare fruite, well: if not, then after thou shalt cut it downe.

He saide therefore, A certaine noble man went into a farre countrey, to receiue for himselfe a kingdome, and so to come againe.

And he called his ten seruants, and deliuered them ten pieces of money, and sayd vnto them, Occupie till I come.

Nowe his citizens hated him, and sent an ambassage after him, saying, We will not haue this man to reigne ouer vs.

And it came to passe, when hee was come againe, and had receiued his kingdome, that he commanded the seruants to be called to him, to whome he gaue his money, that he might knowe what euery man had gained.

Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy piece hath encreased ten pieces.

And he sayd vnto him, Well, good seruant: because thou hast bene faithfull in a very litle thing, take thou authoritie ouer ten cities.

And the second came, saying, Lord, thy piece hath encreased fiue pieces.

And to the same he sayd, Be thou also ruler ouer fiue cities.

So the other came, and sayd, Lord, beholde thy piece, which I haue laide vp in a napkin:

For I feared thee, because thou art a straight man: thou takest vp, that thou layedst not downe, and reapest that thou diddest not sowe.

Then he sayde vnto him, Of thine owne mouth will I iudge thee, O euill seruant. Thou knewest that I am a straight man, taking vp that I layd not downe, and reaping that I did not sowe.

Wherefore then gauest not thou my money into the banke, that at my coming I might haue required it with vantage?

And he sayd to them that stoode by, Take from him that piece, and giue it him that hath ten pieces.