'Farmers' in the Bible

"Hear another parable. There was a man who was a master of a household, who planted a vineyard, set a hedge about it, dug a winepress in it, built a tower, leased it out to farmers, and went into another country.

When the season for the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the farmers, to receive his fruit.

The farmers took his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned another.

But the farmers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him, and seize his inheritance.'

When therefore the lord of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those farmers?"

They told him, "He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will lease out the vineyard to other farmers, who will give him the fruit in its season."

But those farmers said among themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'

What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.

He began to tell the people this parable. "A man planted a vineyard, and rented it out to some farmers, and went into another country for a long time.

At the proper season, he sent a servant to the farmers to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the farmers beat him, and sent him away empty.

"But when the farmers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.'

He will come and destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others." When they heard it, they said, "May it never be!"

The farmers who labor must be the first to get a share of the crops.