Scriptures

New King James Version (NKJV)

Mark 11
³⁰ The baptism of John--was it from heaven or from men? Answer Me."
³¹ And they reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we say, ’From heaven,’ He will say, ’Why then did you not believe him?’
³² But if we say, ’From men’ "--they feared the people, for all counted John to have been a prophet indeed.
³³ So they answered and said to Jesus, "We do not know." And Jesus answered and said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."
Mark 12
¹ Then He began to speak to them in parables: "A man planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a place for the wine vat and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country.
² Now at vintage-time he sent a servant to the vinedressers, that he might receive some of the fruit of the vineyard from the vinedressers.
³ And they took him and beat him and sent him away empty-handed.
⁴ Again he sent them another servant, and at him they threw stones, wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated.
⁵ And again he sent another, and him they killed; and many others, beating some and killing some.
⁶ Therefore still having one son, his beloved, he also sent him to them last, saying, ’They will respect my son.’
⁷ But those vinedressers said among themselves, ’This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’