Matthew 21:32-34

Holman Christian Standard Bible

³² For John came to you in the way of righteousness,^(A) and you didn’t believe him. Tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him, but you, when you saw it, didn’t even change your minds then and believe him.

The Parable of the Vineyard Owner

³³ “Listen^(B) to another parable:^(C) There was a man, a landowner, who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower.^(D) He leased it to tenant farmers and went away.^{(E) 34} When the grape harvest^[a] drew near, he sent his slaves to the farmers to collect his fruit.