But the chief of the executioners left a few of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.

And he built towers in the desert, and dug many wells. For he had many cattle, both in the low country and in the plains. He also had husbandmen and vinedressers in the mountains, and in Carmel. For he loved the earth.

And strangers will stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the stranger will be your plowmen and your vinedressers.

But Nebuzaradan the chief of the executioners left some of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for farmers.

Be ashamed, husbandmen; howl, vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley; because the harvest of the field has perished.

Hear another parable. There was a certain housemaster who planted a vineyard and hedged it round about, and dug a winepress in it, and built a tower, and rented it to vinedressers, and went into a far country.

And when the season of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the vinedressers to receive its fruits.

And the vinedressers took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.

But when the vinedressers saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and get hold of his inheritance.

Therefore when the lord of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vinedressers?

They said to Him, Bad men! He will miserably destroy them and will rent out his vineyard to other vinedressers who will give him the fruits in their seasons.

And He began to speak to them by parables. A man planted a vineyard, and set a fence about it, and dug a wine-vat, and built a tower, and he let it out to vinedressers, and went away.

And at the season he sent a servant to the vinedressers, so that he might receive from the vinedressers the fruit of the vineyard.

But those vinedressers said among themselves, This is the heir! Come, let us kill him and the inheritance shall be ours.

Therefore what will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the vinedressers and will give the vineyard to others.

And He began to speak to the people this parable: A certain man planted a vineyard and let it out to vinedressers. And he went into a far country for a long time.

And in season he sent a servant to the vinedressers, so that they should give him the fruit of the vineyard. But the vinedressers beat him and sent him away empty.

But when the vinedressers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir! Come, let us kill him so that the inheritance may be ours.

He shall come and destroy these vinedressers and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard this, they said, Let it not be!

I am the True Vine, and My Father is the Vinedresser.