AND he began to speak to them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge around it, and digged a wine-press, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went abroad. (2)And in the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard. (3)But they took him, and beat him, and sent him away empty. (4)And again he sent unto them another servant; and they cut the account short with him, by stoning him, and sent him away shamefully treated. (5)And again he sent another; and him, they slew; and many others, some of whom they beat, and others they killed. (6)Now he had yet one son, his beloved, and he sent him unto them last, saying, They will reverence my son. (7)But these husbandmen said to each other, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be our own. (8)And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard. (9)What then will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and give his vineyard to others. (10)Have ye never read this scripture? "The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: (11)this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes." (12)And they sought to seize him, and were afraid of the people: for they knew that he had spoken this parable against them: and leaving him, they departed. (13)And they sent unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, that they might entrap him in discourse. (14)And they come and say to him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest not for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to pay tribute to Caesar, or not? (15)shall we pay, or shall we not pay it? but he, perceiving their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a denarius, that I may see it. (16)And they brought it. And he said unto them, Whose figure and inscription is this? they say unto him, Caesar's. (17)And Jesus addressing them, said, Render the things which are Caesar's, to Caesar; and what belongs to God, to God. And they marvelled at him.