Mark 12:7
5 He sent still another, and this one they killed. He sent many others; some they beat and others they killed.
6 Finally, having one beloved son, he sent him to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
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.
9 What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants, and will give the vineyard to others.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
- KJV
- But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
- WEB
- But those farmers said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
- ASV
- But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
- DARBY
- But those husbandmen said to one another, This is the heir: come, let us kill him and the inheritance will be ours.
- BLB
- But those farmers said to themselves, ‘This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
- ÅB
- Men disse vingårdsmenn sa til hverandre: Dette er arvingen; kom, la oss slå ham ihjel, så blir arven vår!
- OTB
- Men leietakerne sa til hverandre: 'Dette er arvingen. Kom, la oss drepe ham, så blir arven vår.'
- B1930
- Men disse vingårdsmenn sa til hverandre: Dette er arvingen; kom, la oss slå ham ihjel, så blir arven vår!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 11:47–50
Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.
Read in contextActs 5:28
“We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.”
Read in contextMatthew 2:3–13
When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.
Read in contextIsaiah 49:7
Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.”
Read in contextPsalms 2:2–3
The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:
Read in contextIsaiah 53:7–8
He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
Read in contextActs 13:27–28
The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.
Read in contextPsalms 22:12–15
Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
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