9 Jesus began to tell the people this parable: ‘A man planted a vineyard and leased it to tenants and went away for a long time. 10 When the season came, He sent a slave to the tenants in order that they might give him his share of the produce of the vineyard, but the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed. 11 Next he sent another slave; that one also they beat and insulted and sent away empty-handed. 12 And he sent still a third; this one also they wounded and threw