4the baptism of John, from heaven was it, or from men?`
5And they reasoned with themselves, saying -- `If we may say, From heaven, he will say, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?
6and if we may say, From men, all the people will stone us, for they are having been persuaded John to be a prophet.`
7And they answered, that they knew not whence [it was],
8and Jesus said to them, `Neither do I say to you by what authority I do these things.`
9And he began to speak unto the people this simile: `A certain man planted a vineyard, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad for a long time,
10and at the season he sent unto the husbandmen a servant, that from the fruit of the vineyard they may give to him, but the husbandmen having beat him, did send [him] away empty.
