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The baptism of John--where was it from? From heaven or from men?" And they reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say to us, 'Why then did you not believe him?'
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But if we say, 'From men,' we fear the multitude, for all count John as a prophet."
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So they answered Jesus and said, "We do not know." And He said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
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"But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, 'Son, go, work today in my vineyard.'
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He answered and said, 'I will not,' but afterward he regretted it and went.
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Then he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and said, 'I go, sir,' but he did not go.
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Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said to Him, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Assuredly, I say to you that tax collectors and harlots enter the kingdom of God before you.
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For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him; but tax collectors and harlots believed him; and when you saw it, you did not afterward relent and believe him.
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"Hear another parable: There was a certain landowner who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a winepress in it and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country.
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Now when vintage-time drew near, he sent his servants to the vinedressers, that they might receive its fruit.
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And the vinedressers took his servants, beat one, killed one, and stoned another.