41 ^aThey said to Him, ^b“He will destroy those wicked men miserably, ^cand lease his vineyard to other vinedressers who will¹ render to him the fruits in their seasons.”  ‡

42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures:
^a‘The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone.
This was the Lord’s doing,
And it is marvelous in our eyes’?  ‡

43 “Therefore I say to you, ^athe kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a nation bearing the fruits of it.  ‡

44 And ^awhoever falls on this stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, ^bit will grind him to powder.”  ‡

45 Now when the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they perceived that He was speaking of them.  ‡