Then the man sent a larger group of slaves to the renters, but they treated them the same way.
“Then he sent out some more slaves. He said, ‘Tell those who were invited that I’ve prepared my dinner. I’ve killed the oxen and the fattened cattle. Everything is ready, so come to the wedding banquet.’
“But the renters mistreated his slaves. They beat one of them, killed another, and threw stones at a third.
So finally, he sent his son to them, thinking, ‘They will respect my son.’