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

When the messengers had taken their leave, Jesus proceeded to say to the multitude concerning John, "What did you go out into the Desert to gaze at? A reed waving in the wind?

Therefore I say to you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you and given to a nation bringing out its fruits.

this may be illustrated by a comparison taken from a fig-tree: when the branches become tender, and push out their leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: