And He began telling this parable: “A man had a fig tree which had been planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and did not find any.

And He began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and rented it out to vine-growers, and went on a journey for a long time.

At the harvest time he sent a slave to the vine-growers, so that they would give him some of the produce of the vineyard; but the vine-growers beat him and sent him away empty-handed.

The owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.’

So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

He will come and destroy these vine-growers and will give the vineyard to others.” When they heard it, they said, “May it never be!”