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32 “For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. And you, though you saw it, were not moved with repentance afterward, so that you might believe him.

33 “Hear another parable. There was a certain landowner who planted a vineyard and fenced it in. And he made a winepress therein, and built a tower, and let it out to tenant farmers, and went away to a strange country.

34 “And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the farmers to receive the fruits thereof.

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32 For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness,(A) and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors(B) and the prostitutes(C) did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent(D) and believe him.

The Parable of the Tenants(E)

33 “Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted(F) a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower.(G) Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place.(H) 34 When the harvest time approached, he sent his servants(I) to the tenants to collect his fruit.

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