...of the corner; this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes'? 43Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation producing the fruits of it." 45When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables,...

...prophets, and were now preparing to kill Him.2 384 Christ described the judgment on that generation: "The kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit. He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it...

...(v. 43) expressed the replacement of the old through the new covenant people: "Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation producing the fruits of it." According to the parable of the marriage feast (22:1-14), the king,...

...(27:25). In the parable of the vineyard, Matthew has expanded Mark's version: "Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation producing the fruits of it" (21:43). To the parable of the great supper, he adds the conclusion,...

...(8:5-13//Luke 7:1-10). His conclusion to the Parable of the Vineyard is even more pointed than Mark's: "The Kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation producing the fruits of it" (21:43). The Magi prefigure the ingathering of the Gentiles; they...

..."others" (cf. Mark 12:9). But Matthew insists on this point; he adds verse 43: "Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation producing the fruits of it." This attention to the rejection of Jesus by Israel and the turning...

...concerning the parable of the evil tenants of the vineyard the bitter lines: "Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation producing the fruits of it." Similarly, in Matthew's account of Jesus' passion all the Jewish...

...structure. It was the Lord who did this and we find it marvelous to behold'? For this reason, I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that will yield a rich harvest." Reflection on the Readings One of the best and most interesting ways...

...of the parable of the wicked husbandmen with a solemn declaration by Jesus: "Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation producing the fruits of it" (2 1:43). In two evidently redactional passages Jesus' ministry...

...will weep and gnash their teeth.15 On another occasion Jesus spoke to the Jews: Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation producing the fruits of it. 16 relativity. But these statements are important in that they give...