Jesus parable of the vineyard owner has the Pharisees in mind who are tasked with the responsibility of bringing about true and lasting faith. Instead they have rejected the landowner and taken the produce of the vineyard for themselves. When the Son of God comes they will even kill him; an anticipation of Jesus death at their hands. But they fail to understand the nature of the landowner – he will destroy those tenants for he is angry at their treatment of him. He will instead give the farm to those who will produce the fruit. God here anticipates the responsibility for producing faith is given to the leaders of the church; and he expects fruit. Those entrusted with such responsibility must be careful not to make the same mistake.