³⁹ Then the farmers took hold of the son. They threw him out of the garden and they killed him.’

⁴⁰ Jesus then said, ‘One day, the master will return to his garden. What do you think he will do then to those farmers?’

⁴¹ The Jewish leaders said to Jesus, ‘The master will completely destroy those bad people. Then he will give the garden to other farmers to take care of it. Those new farmers will give the master the fruit that he should have at the time of harvest.’