So finally, he sent his son to them, thinking, ‘They will respect my son.’
God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son so that anyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life.
Now I’ve seen that, and I’m a witness that this is God’s Chosen One.”
“Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What should I do? I have a son, and I love him. I’ll send him; maybe they’ll respect him.’
“The man had one person left to send. It was his son, who he loved. He finally sent him, thinking, ‘They’ll have to respect my son.’
A voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son. I’m very pleased with him.”
No one has ever seen God. But the One and Only, who is God and who is at the Father’s side, has made him known.
Then the man sent a larger group of slaves to the renters, but they treated them the same way.
“But when the renters saw the son coming, they said to one another, ‘He’s supposed to inherit all the owner’s property someday. Come on, let’s kill him, and then everything will be ours.’