The Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen is a parable of Jesus recounted in the Synoptic Gospels of Luke, Mark, Matthew,. It also appears in the non-canonical Gospel of Thomas which as usual for that document, provides no narrative context. However, the Synoptic Gospels state that it was one of the teachings given to the people present in the Temple during the final week before the death of Jesus. From the King James Bible, here is the parable as Matthew has written it :