Once again, he sent a third. And they wounded him also and drove him out.
“Then he said to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ “He said, ‘One thousand bushels of wheat.’ “He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eight hundred.’
Again, he sent another servant. But they beat him also, and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed.
“Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will respect him when they see him.’