Luke 20:8-11
20:8 Then
Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you
by whose authority
I do these things.”
The Parable of the Tenants
20:9 Then he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey for a long time.
20:10 When harvest time came, he sent a slave to the tenants so that they would give him his portion of the crop. However, the tenants beat his slave and sent him away empty-handed.
20:11 So he sent another slave. They beat this one too, treated him outrageously, and sent him away empty-handed.