Today, Jesus Christ speaks directly to those that should have known Him better: the chief priests and the elders of Israel. The Master —with His usual pedagogy— makes use of a comparison, in which He already announces more clearly His destination: the Cross. Jesus, the son of God, will be cast out from the boundaries of Jerusalem —His beloved "vineyard"— and there He will be killed by the "tenants", who did not want to recognize Him.

By allowing the inference of the divine mystery of Jesus Christ, the parables give rise to apparent contradiction. When they reach a maximum transparency —as in this case— they nearly become stations of the "Path of the Cross". Even more so, they are part of the mystery of the Cross. Finally, there, from the Cross, the parables are definitely deciphered. On the Cross Jesus does not speak of comparisons: He is Himself.

—O Lord, I pray for the world, so they know You and are not afraid of You. You are the seed that has fallen to die to bear a good fruit for us.