Mark 12:6

4 Then he sent them another servant, and they struck him over the head and treated him shamefully.

5 He sent still another, and this one they killed. He sent many others; some they beat and others they killed.

Finally, having one beloved son, he sent him to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.

7 But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’

8 So they seized the son, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
Finally, having one beloved son, he sent him to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
KJV
Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.
WEB
Therefore still having one, his beloved son, he sent him last to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
ASV
He had yet one, a beloved son: he sent him last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.
DARBY
Having yet therefore one beloved son, he sent also him to them the last, saying, They will have respect for my son.
BLB
Yet having one beloved son, he sent him to them last, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
ÅB
Nå hadde han bare sin eneste sønn igjen, som han elsket; ham sendte han til sist til dem, idet han sa: De vil undse seg for min sønn.
OTB
Han hadde én igjen å sende, en elsket sønn. Han sendte ham til sist, og sa: 'De vil respektere min sønn.'
B1930
Nu hadde han bare sin eneste sønn igjen, som han elsket; ham sendte han til sist til dem, idet han sa: De vil undse sig for min sønn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Hebrews 1:1–2

    On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets.

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  • Matthew 3:17

    And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”

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  • John 1:34

    I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”

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  • Psalms 2:12

    Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.

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  • 1 John 5:11–12

    And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.

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  • Matthew 11:27

    All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.

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  • Matthew 17:5

    While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”

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  • Mark 9:7

    Then a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is My beloved Son. Listen to Him!”

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