Matthew 21:36-38

Expanded Bible

³⁶ So the man sent some other ·servants [slaves] to the farmers, even more than he sent the first time. But the farmers did the same thing to them that they had done before [^Cthe servants represent the prophets God sent to Israel]. ³⁷ ·So [^LFinally; Last of all] the man sent his son to the farmers [^Cthe son represents Jesus]. He said, ‘They will respect my son.’ ³⁸ But when the farmers saw the son, they said to each other, ‘This son will inherit the vineyard. Let’s kill him, and we will get his inheritance!’