021:025 John's Baptism, whence was it?--had it a heavenly or a human origin?" So they debated the matter among themselves. "If we say `a heavenly origin,'" they argued, "he will say, `Why then did you not believe him?' 021:026 and if we say `a human origin' we have the people to fear, for they all hold John to have been a Prophet." 021:027 So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." "Nor do I tell you," He replied, "by what authority I do these things." 021:028 "But give me your judgement. There was a man who had two sons. He came to the elder of them, and said, "`My son, go and work in the vineyard to-day.' 021:029 "`I will not,' he replied. "But afterwards he was sorry, and went. 021:030 He came to the second and spoke in the same manner. His answer was, "`I will go, Sir.' "But he did not go. 021:031 Which of the two did as his father desired?" "The first," they said. "I solemnly tell you,' replied Jesus, "that the tax-gatherers and the notorious sinners are entering the Kingdom of God in front of you. 021:032 For John came to you observing all sorts of ritual, and you put no faith in him: the tax-gatherers and the notorious sinners did put faith in him, and you, though you saw this example set you, were not even afterwards sorry so as to believe him. 021:033 "Listen to another parable. There was a householder who planted a vineyard, made a fence round it, dug a wine-tank in it, and built a strong lodge; then let the place to vine-dressers, and went abroad. 021:034 When vintage-time approached, he sent his servants to the vine-dressers to receive his share of the grapes; 021:035 but the vine-dressers seized the servants, and one they cruelly beat, one they killed, one they pelted with stones. 021:036 Again he sent another party of servants more numerous than the first; and these they treated in the same manner. 021:037 Later still he sent to them his son, saying, "`They will respect my son.' 021:038 "But the vine-dressers, when they saw the son, said to one another, "`Here is the heir: come, let us kill him and get his inheritance.' 021:039 "So they seized him, dragged him out of the vineyard, and killed him. 021:040 When then the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vine-dressers?" 021:041 "He will put the wretches to a wretched death," was the reply, "and will entrust the vineyard to other vine-dressers who will render the produce to him at the vintage season." 021:042 "Have you never read in the Scriptures," said Jesus, "`The Stone which the builders rejected has been made the Cornerstone: this Cornerstone came from the Lord, and is wonderful in our eyes'?