Mark 12:2

Mark 12:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.
• New International Version (NIV)At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When the season came, he sent a servant to the tenants to get from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now at vintage-time he sent a servant to the vinedressers, that he might receive some of the fruit of the vineyard from the vinedressers.

Context of Mark 12:2

1Then Jesus began to speak again to the important Jews. He told them stories. He said, ‘There was a man who made a garden. He planted vines to grow grapes there. He built a wall around the garden. He dug a hole in the ground where he could make the grapes into wine. He also built a tall building to watch over the garden. He found some farmers who would work in the garden for him. Then he went away to another country. At the time for the harvest, the man sent a servant to speak to the farmers. He wanted them to give him some fruit from the garden. 3But the farmers took hold of the servant and they hit him with sticks. They sent him away with nothing. 4So the man sent another servant to the farmers. They also hit this servant on the head, and they did other bad things to him.

Mark 12:2 word by word

καὶ ἀπέστειλεν πρὸς τοὺς γεωργοὺς τῷ καιρῷ δοῦλον ἵνα παρὰ τῶν γεωργῶν λάβῃ ἀπὸ τῶν καρπῶν τοῦ ἀμπελῶνος.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• at the seasonὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• at the seasonκαιρόςkairos · time/right timeG2540
• he sentἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• the husbandmenγεωργόςgeōrgos · farmerG1092
• a servantδοῦλοςdoulos · slaveG1401
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• he might receiveλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• fromπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• ofἀπόapo · away fromG575
• the fruitκαρπόςkarpos · fruitG2590
• of the vineyardἀμπελώνampelōn · vineyardG290

Cross-references for Mark 12:2

• Psalms 1:3He will become like a tree that grows beside streams of water. It gives its fruit at the right season. Its leaves do not fall off. Everything that person does will have a good result.
• Matthew 21:34When it was nearly time for the harvest, the master sent his servants to speak to the farmers. He wanted them to give him the fruit that was his.
• Luke 20:10At the time for the harvest, the man sent a servant to speak to the farmers. He wanted them to give him some fruit from the garden. But the farmers hit the servant with sticks and they sent him away with nothing.
• Judges 6:8he sent a prophet to them. The prophet said to them, ‘This is what the Lord, Israel's God, says: “I brought you out of Egypt, where you were slaves.
• 2 Kings 17:13The Lord had used his prophets and his other servants to warn the people of Israel and Judah. He told them, ‘Stop living in an evil way. Obey my Law, with its commands and its rules. I gave my Law to your ancestors so that they would obey it. I also used my servants, the prophets, to teach it to you.’
• 2 Chronicles 36:15The Lord sent his servants many times to warn his people. He wanted to be kind to them. He wanted to keep his temple safe.
• Ezra 9:11Your servants the prophets told us your laws. You said, “You will go and live in a land that is unclean. The people who live there have done wicked things. The whole land has been made unclean by all the evil things that they have done.
• Jeremiah 25:4The Lord has also sent his servants, the prophets, to speak to you many times. You have refused to listen to them too.
• Jeremiah 35:15I have sent my servants the prophets to warn you many times. They told you, ‘You must all stop doing wicked things. Instead, start doing the things that are right. Do not serve other gods and worship them. Then you will continue to live in this land that I gave to you and to your ancestors.’ But you did not listen to my message. You did not obey me.
• Jeremiah 44:4Many times I sent my servants the prophets to speak to them. They warned them, ‘Do not do this disgusting thing that the Lord hates!’
• Micah 7:1I am very sad! I am like someone who comes to trees with no fruit on them. Other people have picked the fruit already. So I am like those people who can only pick the last grapes. Those are the grapes that other people leave behind. Really, there are no grapes there to eat. There are none of the first figs that I like so much.
• Zechariah 1:3Now I, the Lord Almighty, say this to you: “If you return to me, I will return to you.”
• Zechariah 7:7These are the words that I, the Lord, spoke by my prophets in past years. At that time, the people in Jerusalem lived without trouble. Many rich people lived in Jerusalem. People in the Negev region in the south and in the low hills in the west also lived safely.” ’
• Luke 12:48But another servant perhaps does not know what his master wants him to do. So he does wrong things. The master will punish him because he did those wrong things. But he will not hit him as much. If God gives a lot to somebody, he will want a lot back in return. And God will want much more from the person to whom he has given authority over much more.
• John 15:1Jesus said, ‘I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.
• Hebrews 1:1Many years ago, God spoke to our ancestors by his prophets. He spoke many times and in many different ways.

Commentaries on Mark 12:2

• 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

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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