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Matthew 21:33-44 (MSG)

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³³ "Here's another story. Listen closely. There was once a man, a wealthy farmer, who planted a vineyard. He fenced it, dug a winepress, put up a watchtower, then turned it over to the farmhands and went off on a trip. ³⁴ When it was time to harvest the grapes, he sent his servants back to collect his profits. ³⁵ "The farmhands grabbed the first servant and beat him up. The next one they murdered. They threw stones at the third but he got away. ³⁶ The owner tried again, sending more servants. They got the same treatment. ³⁷ The owner was at the end of his rope. He decided to send his son. 'Surely,' he thought, 'they will respect my son.' ³⁸ "But when the farmhands saw the son arrive, they rubbed their hands in greed. 'This is the heir! Let's kill him and have it all for ourselves.' ³⁹ They grabbed him, threw him out, and killed him. ⁴⁰ "Now, when the owner of the vineyard arrives home from his trip, what do you think he will do to the farmhands?" ⁴¹ "He'll kill them--a rotten bunch, and good riddance," they answered. "Then he'll assign the vineyard to farmhands who will hand over the profits when it's time." ⁴² Jesus said, "Right--and you can read it for yourselves in your Bibles: The stone the masons threw out is now the cornerstone. This is God's work; we rub our eyes, we can hardly believe it! ⁴³ "This is the way it is with you. God's kingdom will be taken back from you and handed over to a people who will live out a kingdom life. ⁴⁴ Whoever stumbles on this Stone gets shattered; whoever the Stone falls on gets smashed."

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 35) Prayer of the Righeous - Wiping Away Tears (2012-10-15)
(v. 36) Prayer of the Righeous - Wiping Away Tears (2012-10-15)
(v. 37) Prayer of the Righeous - Wiping Away Tears (2012-10-15)
(v. 41) Names of the Church (part VI) (2011-04-30)
(v. 43) First the Kingdom - Trees (part 3) (2010-02-10)

Definition(s):
Jesus (Jeez-us): savior; deliverer