English Standard Version
Mark 12:1
1And he began to speak to them in parables. "A man planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a pit for the winepress and built a tower, and leased it to tenants and went into another country.
Mark 12:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.
- New International Version (NIV)Jesus then began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a pit for the winepress and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then He began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a place for the wine vat and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Then Jesus began teaching them with stories: “A man planted a vineyard. He built a wall around it, dug a pit for pressing out the grape juice, and built a lookout tower. Then he leased the vineyard to tenant farmers and moved to another country.
Context of Mark 12:1
And he began to speak to them in parables. "A man planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a pit for the winepress and built a tower, and leased it to tenants and went into another country. 2When the season came, he sent a servant to the tenants to get from them some of the fruit of the vineyard. 3And they took him and beat him and sent him away empty-handed.
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Καὶ ἤρξατο αὐτοῖς ἐν παραβολαῖς λαλεῖν· ἀμπελῶνα ἄνθρωπος ἐφύτευσεν καὶ περιέθηκεν φραγμὸν καὶ ὤρυξεν ὑπολήνιον καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν πύργον καὶ ἐξέδετο αὐτὸν γεωργοῖς καὶ ἀπεδήμησενRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- he beganἄρχομαιarchomai · to rule/beginG756
- to speakλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- byἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- parablesπαραβολήparabolē · parableG3850
- manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- plantedφυτεύωphuteuō · to plantG5452
- a vineyardἀμπελώνampelōn · vineyardG290
- setπεριτίθημιperitithēmi · to put onG4060
- an hedge aboutφραγμόςphragmos · fenceG5418
- diggedὀρύσσωorussō · to digG3736
- the winefatὑπολήνιονhupolēnion · troughG5276
- builtοἰκοδομέωoikodomeō · to buildG3618
- a towerπύργοςpurgos · towerG4444
- letἐκδίδωμιekdidōmi · to leaseG1554
- to husbandmenγεωργόςgeōrgos · farmerG1092
- went into a far countryἀποδημέωapodēmeō · to go abroadG589
Cross-references for Mark 12:1
- Mark 4:2And he was teaching them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them:
- Ezekiel 20:49Then I said, "Ah, Lord God! They are saying of me, 'Is he not a maker of parables?'"
- Matthew 13:10Then the disciples came and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"
- Matthew 21:28"What do you think? A man had two sons. And he went to the first and said, 'Son, go and work in the vineyard today.'
- Matthew 22:1And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying,
- Luke 8:10he said, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that 'seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.'
- Luke 22:9They said to him, "Where will you have us prepare it?"
- Matthew 21:33"Hear another parable. There was a master of a house who planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a winepress in it and built a tower and leased it to tenants, and went into another country.
- Luke 20:9And he began to tell the people this parable: "A man planted a vineyard and let it out to tenants and went into another country for a long while.
- Psalms 80:8You brought a vine out of Egypt; you drove out the nations and planted it.
- Isaiah 5:1Let me sing for my beloved my love song concerning his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.
- Jeremiah 2:21Yet I planted you a choice vine, wholly of pure seed. How then have you turned degenerate and become a wild vine?
- Luke 13:6And he told this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.
- John 15:1"I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser.
- Romans 11:17But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, although a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing root of the olive tree,
- Nehemiah 9:13You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven and gave them right rules and true laws, good statutes and commandments,
Commentaries on Mark 12:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1A certain man planted a vineyard - See this parable explained, Matthew 21:33-41; (note).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
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The parable of the vineyard and husbandmen. (1-12) Question about tribute. (13-17) Concerning the resurrection. (18-27) The great command of the law. (28-34) Christ the Son and yet the Lord of David. (35-40) The poor widow commended. (41-44) Verses 1-12 Christ showed in parables, that he would lay aside the Jewish church. It is sad to think what base usage God's faithful ministers have met with in all ages, from those who have enjoyed the privileges of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1speak to them: This refers to the religious leaders mentioned earlier in 11:27 (also in 12:12). The beginning description of the story comes from Isaiah 5:1–7. The people Jesus was speaking to knew the book of Isaiah well. They would have quickly recognized this symbolic story, in which each part of the vineyard had a special meaning.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
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