"And he proceededto sendanotherslave;and they beathim alsoand treated him shamefullyand sent him awayempty-handed.
Israelis a luxuriantvine;He producesfruitfor himself. The morehis fruit,The morealtarshe made;The richerhis land,The betterhe madethe [sacred] pillars.
"Againhe sentthem anotherslave,and they wounded him in the head,and treatedhim shamefully.
"At the [harvest] timehe senta slaveto the vine-growers,sothat they would givehim [some] of the produceof the vineyard;but the vine-growersbeathim and sent him awayempty-handed.
"And he proceededto senda third;and this onealsothey woundedand castout.
"Which oneof the prophetsdid your fathersnot persecute?They killedthosewho had previously announcedthe comingof the Righteous One,whosebetrayersand murderersyou have nowbecome;
but after we had already sufferedand been mistreatedin Philippi,as you know,we had the boldnessin our Godto speakto you the gospelof Godamidmuchopposition.
