1. Jesus began to speak to the people by using stories. He said, "A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it. He dug a pit for a winepress. He also built a lookout tower. He rented the vineyard out to some farmers. Then he went away on a journey.
2. "At harvest time he sent a servant to the renters. He told the servant to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.
3. But they grabbed the servant and beat him up. Then they sent him away with nothing.