It is clear that the Elders and the Chief Priests felt like Christ was speaking about them in this parable as those who destroyed the servants which would certainly serve a purpose. I wonder, however, if Jesus was really speaking to those who would receive the vineyard because of the actions of the tenants.

Additional Scripture References:

Luke 7:8; Mark 4:11; Luke 11:47; Matthew 23:31; Acts 7:52; Matthew 23:37; Romans 11:3; Romans 11:1-2; Genesis 20:6; Psalm 119:37; Philippians 2:12-13; Ephesians 2:10; Romans 6; Psalm 37:23; Proverbs 20:24; Jeremiah 10:23; Proverbs 16:9; Ezekiel 36:22-27