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But what think ye: a man had two children, and coming to the first he said: Child, go to-day [and] work 29 in my vineyard. And he answering,

said: I will not, but afterwards repent30 ing himself he went. And coming to the second he said likewise; and he answering, said: I [go], sir, and went not. 31 Which of the two did the will of the father? They say to him: The first. Jesus says to them: Verily I say to you that the tax-gatherers and harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. 32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness and ye believed him not; but the tax-gatherers and the harlots. believed him, but ye when ye saw [it] repented not yourselves afterwards to 33 believe him. Hear another parable: There was a householder who planted a vineyard, and made a fence round it, and dug a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, 34 and went away out of the country. But when the time of fruit drew near, he sent his bondsmen to the husbandmen

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25 to receive his fruits. And the husbandmen took his bondsmen and beat one, killed another, and stoned another. Again he sent other bondsmen more than the first, and they did to them in 87 like manner. And at last he sent to them his son, saying: They will have 38 respect for my son. But the husbandmen seeing the son, said among themselves: This is the heir, come let us kill 39 him and possess his inheritance. And they took him, and cast him out of the 40 vineyard, and slew him. When, therefore, the Lord of the vineyard comes, what shall he do to those husbandmen? "They say to him: He will miserably destroy those wicked [men] and let out the vineyard to other husbandmen, who shall render him the fruits in their seasons.

There is no good English word for this; out of England it is quite general that a part of the fruit or wine is paid in kind according to agreement, instead of a fixed rent. So with all kinds of produce. But we can hardly say, pay fruits, nor give, nor indeed render; but there is nothing better than this last. The usage makes the meaning plain, and the use of anodwσel

42 Jesus saith to them: Have ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders have rejected, that has become the head of the corner. This is of the Lord, and it is wonderful in our 43 eyes! Therefore I say to you, that the kingdom of God shall be taken from you and shall be given to a nation producing 44 the fruits of it. And he that falls on this stone shall be broken, but on whomsoever it shall fall, it shall grind him to 45 powder. And the chief priests and the pharisees having heard his parables, 46 knew that he spoke about them. And seeking to lay hold of him, they were afraid of the crowds, because they held him for a prophet.

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XXII. And Jesus answering spoke to them 2 again in parables, saying: The kingdom of the heavens has been made like to a king who made a wedding feast for his son, and sent his bondsmen to call the persons invited to the wedding feast, and they would not come. Again he sent other bondsmen saying: Say to the persons invited: Lo, I have prepared my

dinner, my oxen and my fatted beasts are killed, and all things ready, come to 5 the wedding feast. But they made light

of it, and went, one to his own land, 6 and another to his commerce. And the rest laying hold of his bondsmen insulted ' and slew [them]. And when the king heard of it he was wroth, and having sent his forces, destroyed those murderers 8 and burnt their city. Then he says to his bondsmen: The wedding feast is ready, but those invited were not worthy ; go therefore into the thoroughfares of the highways, and as many as you shall 10 find invite to the wedding feast. And those bondsmen went out into the highways and brought together all whoever they found, both evil and good, and the wedding feast was furnished with guests. "And the king having gone in to see the guests, beheld there a man not clothed 12 with a wedding garment. And he says to him: [My] friend, how camest thou in here not having on a wedding garment? 13 But he was speechless. Then said the king to the servants: Bind him feet and

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hands, and cast him out into the outer darkness, there shall be weeping and 14 gnashing of teeth. For many are called 15 ones, but few chosen ones. Then went

the Pharisees and held a council how they might ensnare him in speaking. 16 And they send out to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying: Teacher, we know that thou art true and teachest the way of God in the truth, and troublest thyself about no one, for thou 17 regardest not the person of men, tell us therefore what thou thinkest; is it lawful 18 to give tribute to Cæsar or not? But Jesus knowing their wickedness said: Why do ye tempt me, hypocrites? 19 Show me the money of the tribute. And 20 they presented to him a denarius. And he says to them: Whose is this image 21 and superscription? They say to him: Cæsar's. Then he saith to them: Pay then the things of Cæsar to Cæsar, and 22 the things of God to God. And when they heard [him], they wondered and left 23 him, and went away. On that day came T. R. inserts here and take him away.'