4The baptism of John, was it from heaven or of men?
5And they said among themselves, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why did you not have faith in him?
6But if we say, Of men; we will be stoned by the people, for they are certain that John was a prophet.
7And they made answer that they had no idea where it came from.
8And Jesus said, And I will not make clear to you by what authority I do these things.
9And he gave the people this story: A man made a vine-garden and gave the use of it to some field-workers and went into another country for a long time.
10And at the right time he sent a servant to the workers to get part of the fruit from the vines; but the workmen gave him blows and sent him away with nothing.
