Bible Verses About Land

and the husbandmen having taken his servants, one they scourged, and one they killed, and one they stoned.

`Again he sent other servants more than the first, and they did to them in the same manner.

`And at last he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son;

and the husbandmen having seen the son, said among themselves, This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and may possess his inheritance;

and having taken him, they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him;

whenever therefore the lord of the vineyard may come, what will he do to these husbandmen?'

They say to him, `Evil men--he will evilly destroy them, and the vineyard will give out to other husbandmen, who will give back to him the fruits in their seasons.'

And he began to speak unto the people this simile: `A certain man planted a vineyard, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad for a long time,

and at the season he sent unto the husbandmen a servant, that from the fruit of the vineyard they may give to him, but the husbandmen having beat him, did send him away empty.

`And he added to send another servant, and they that one also having beaten and dishonoured, did send away empty;

and he added to send a third, and this one also, having wounded, they did cast out.

`And the owner of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my son--the beloved, perhaps having seen this one, they will do reverence;

and having seen him, the husbandmen reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir; come, we may kill him, that the inheritance may become ours;

and having cast him outside of the vineyard, they killed him ; what, then, shall the owner of the vineyard do to them?

He will come, and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others.' And having heard, they said, `Let it not be!'

And a certain man, Ananias by name, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,

and did keep back of the price--his wife also knowing--and having brought a certain part, at the feet of the apostles he laid it .

And Peter said, `Ananias, wherefore did the Adversary fill thy heart, for thee to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back of the price of the place?

while it remained, did it not remain thine? and having been sold, in thy authority was it not? why is it that thou didst put in thy heart this thing? thou didst not lie to men, but to God;'

and Ananias hearing these words, having fallen down, did expire, and great fear came upon all who heard these things,

and having risen, the younger men wound him up, and having carried forth, they buried him .

And it came to pass, about three hours after, that his wife, not knowing what hath happened, came in,

and Peter answered her, `Tell me if for so much ye sold the place;' and she said, `Yes, for so much.'