021:024 "And I also have a question to ask *you*," replied Jesus, "and if you answer me, I in turn will tell you by what authority I do these things.
021:025 John's Baptism, whence was it?—had it a heavenly or a human origin?" So they debated the matter among themselves. "If we say `a heavenly origin,'" they argued, "he will say, `Why then did you not believe him?'
021:026 and if we say `a human origin' we have the people to fear,
for they all hold John to have been a Prophet."
021:027 So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." "Nor do I tell you,"
He replied, "by what authority I do these things."
021:028 "But give me your judgement. There was a man who had two sons. He came to the elder of them, and said, "`My son, go and work in the vineyard to-day.'
021:029 "`I will not,' he replied. "But afterwards he was sorry, and went.
021:030 He came to the second and spoke in the same manner. His answer was, "`I will go, Sir.' "But he did not go.
021:031 Which of the two did as his father desired?" "The first," they said.
"I solemnly tell you,' replied Jesus, "that the tax-gatherers
and the notorious sinners are entering the Kingdom of God
in front of you.
021:032 For John came to you observing all sorts of ritual, and you put
no faith in him: the tax-gatherers and the notorious sinners did
put faith in him, and you, though you saw this example set you,
were not even afterwards sorry so as to believe him.
021:033 "Listen to another parable. There was a householder who planted
a vineyard, made a fence round it, dug a wine-tank in it,
and built a strong lodge; then let the place to vine-dressers,
and went abroad.