1Jesus then began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a pit for the winepress and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place.
1And He began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard and put a 12:1 Or hedgefence around it, and dug a vat under the wine press and built a tower, and leased it to 12:1 Or tenant farmers, also vv 2, 7, 9vine-growers and went on a journey.
1And He began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard and put a wall around it, and dug a vat under the wine press and built a tower, and rented it out to Or tenant farmers, also vv 2, 7, 9vine-growers and went on a journey.
1Jesus began to speak to them [the chief priests, scribes and elders who were questioning Him] in parables: “A man planted a vineyard and put a12:1 It was commonplace to pile up loose rocks to serve as a low wall around one’s property.wall around it, and dug a pit for the wine press and built a tower; and he rented it out to tenant farmers and left the country. [Is 5:1, 2; Matt 21:33-46; Luke 20:9-19]
1Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
1Jesus began to speak to the people using stories. He said, “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it. He dug a pit for a winepress. He also built a lookout tower. He rented the vineyard out to some farmers. Then he went to another place.