But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.

And he built towers in the wilderness, and hewed out many cisterns, for he had much cattle; in the lowland also, and in the plain: and he had husbandmen and vinedressers in the mountains and in the fruitful fields; for he loved husbandry.

And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.

But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen.

Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen; howl, O ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley; because the harvest of the field is 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.

Jesus began to speak to them [the chief priests, scribes and elders who were questioning Him] in parables: “A man planted a vineyard and put a wall around it, and dug a pit for the wine press and built a tower; and he rented it out to tenant farmers and left the country.

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 said unto the vinedresser, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why doth it also cumber the ground?

Then He began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey for a long time [to another country].

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.