Mark 12:4

Mark 12:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled.
• New International Version (NIV)Then he sent another servant to them; they struck this man on the head and treated him shamefully.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Again he sent to them another servant, and they struck him on the head and treated him shamefully.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Again he sent them another servant, and at him they threw stones, wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated.

Context of Mark 12:4

2And he sent a bondman to the husbandmen at the season, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard. 3But they took him, and beat [him], and sent [him] away empty. And again he sent to them another bondman; and [at] him they [threw stones, and] struck [him] on the head, and sent [him] away with insult. 5And [again] he sent another, and him they killed; and many others, beating some and killing some. 6Having yet therefore one beloved son, he sent also him to them the last, saying, They will have respect for my son.

Mark 12:4 word by word

καὶ πάλιν ἀπέστειλεν πρὸς αὐτοὺς ἄλλον δοῦλον· κἀκεῖνον ἐκεφαλίωσαν καὶ ἠτίμασαν.Read the interlinear

• againπάλινpalin · againG3825
• sentἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649

Commentaries on Mark 12:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4At him they cast stones and wounded him in the head - Or rather, as most learned men agree, they made short work of it, . We have followed the Vulgate, illum in capite vulneraverunt, in translating the original, wounded him in the head, in which signification, I believe, the word is found in no Greek writer. signifies to sum up, to comprise, and is used in this sense by St. Paul, Romans 13:9. From the parable we learn that these people were determined to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-12Verses 1-12 See this parable explained in the notes at Matthew 21:33-46. See this parable explained in the notes at Matthew 21:33-46.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-5The grape harvest likely refers to the time when a new vineyard produces its first crop, about four years after planting. The owner would receive grapes or wine as payment for leasing the vineyard. In the Old Testament, prophets are often referred to as servants (Jeremiah 7:25–26; Amos 3:7; Zechariah 1:6). Israelite leaders frequently treated them badly and killed them (1 Kings 18:13; 19:10, 14; 2 Chronicles 24:20–27; 36:15–16; Jeremiah 26:20–23; Nehemiah…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 12:4

• Capital and Labor
• Church
• God Continued...
• Husbandman
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Lease
• Malfeasance in Office
• Reproof
• Self-Condemnation
• Servant
• Unfaithfulness
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Catch
• Empty
• Gladly
• Salutation
• Whence
• Jesus Christ
• Mark, the Gospel According to
• shame, ashamed, disgrace, humiliate, reproach

Commentaries on Mark 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings