Luke 20:8-12

And Jesus said to them, “Neither am I telling you by what authority I do these things.” Parable of the Vine-growers

But He began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and leased it to vine-growers, and went on a journey for a long time.

At the harvest time he sent a slave to the vine-growers, so that they would give him his share of the produce of the vineyard; but the vine-growers beat him and sent him away empty-handed.

And he proceeded to send another slave; but they beat him also and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed.

And he proceeded to send a third; but this one too they wounded and threw out.