Matthew 21
33. "Hear another parable. There was a man who was a master of a household, who planted a vineyard, set a hedge about it, dug a winepress in it, built a tower, leased it out to farmers, and went into another country.
34. When the season for the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the farmers, to receive his fruit.
35. The farmers took his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
36. Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they treated them the same way.
37. But afterward he sent to them his son, saying, 'They will respect my son.'
38. But the farmers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him, and seize his inheritance.'
39. So they took him, and threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.
40. When therefore the lord of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those farmers?"
41. They told him, "He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will lease out the vineyard to other farmers, who will give him the fruit in its season."
42. Jesus said to them, "Did you never read in the Scriptures, 'The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the head of the corner. This was from the Lord. It is marvelous in our eyes?'
43. "Therefore I tell you, the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation bringing forth its fruit.
44. He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but on whoever it will fall, it will scatter him as dust."
Notes and References
In driving out sellers of doves from the Temple Jesus is says it is not holy to kill the animal for sacrifice. That is the purpose for which doves were sold in the Temple at that time. In verse 13 , the den of robbers or thieves also translates as den of killers.
The money aspect of the doves being sold is also important as selling the souls of God's creation is not what He created life for.
Jesus was not afraid to show anger against the hypocrisy, though He knew that by doing so He also would be suffering punishment to fulfil the scriptures.Matthew 26:54-55
The parable in verse 33-44 tells us how a beautiful vineyard was again and again subjected to corruption and killing by those in charge of it. Finally a Son was sent and still the owners killed Him. This Son was Jesus and the vineyard the land of fruits God designed for people. When Jesus refers to Psalm 118 as well as saying to the Pharisees that His power will overcome, He also predicting His own binding and sacrifice on the cross as well.