English Standard Version
Mark 12:7
7But those tenants said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'
Mark 12:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
- New International Version (NIV)“But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
- New King James Version (NKJV)But those vinedressers said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
- New Living Translation (NLT)“But the tenant farmers said to one another, ‘Here comes the heir to this estate. Let’s kill him and get the estate for ourselves!’
Context of Mark 12:7
5And he sent another, and him they killed. And so with many others: some they beat, and some they killed. 6He had still one other, a beloved son. Finally he sent him to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.' But those tenants said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.' 8And they took him and killed him and threw him out of the vineyard. 9What will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the tenants and give the vineyard to others.
Read all of Mark 12Mark 12:7 word by word
ἐκεῖνοι δὲ οἱ γεωργοὶ πρὸς ἑαυτοὺς ὅτι οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ κληρονόμος· δεῦτε ἀποκτείνωμεν αὐτόν, καὶ ἡμῶν ἔσται ἡ κληρονομία.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Butδέde · thenG1161
- thoseἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
- husbandmenὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- husbandmenγεωργόςgeōrgos · farmerG1092
- saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- amongπρόςpros · to/withG4314
- themselvesἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
- ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- Thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- the heirκληρονόμοςklēronomos · heirG2818
- comeδεῦτεdeute · comeG1205
- let us killἀποκτείνωapokteinō · to killG615
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- the inheritanceκληρονομίαklēronomia · inheritanceG2817
- oursἐγώegō · I/weG1473
Cross-references for Mark 12:7
- Mark 12:12And they were seeking to arrest him but feared the people, for they perceived that he had told the parable against them. So they left him and went away.
- Genesis 3:15I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel."
- Genesis 37:20Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. Then we will say that a fierce animal has devoured him, and we will see what will become of his dreams."
- Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying,
- Psalms 22:12Many bulls encompass me; strong bulls of Bashan surround me;
- Isaiah 49:7Thus says the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel and his Holy One, to one deeply despised, abhorred by the nation, the servant of rulers: "Kings shall see and arise; princes, and they shall prostrate themselves; because of the Lord, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you."
- Isaiah 53:7He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth.
- Matthew 2:3When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;
- John 11:47So the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the council and said, "What are we to do? For this man performs many signs.
- Acts 2:23this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men.
- Acts 5:28saying, "We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man's blood upon us."
- Acts 7:52Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand the coming of the Righteous One, whom you have now betrayed and murdered,
- Acts 13:27For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers, because they did not recognize him nor understand the utterances of the prophets, which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him.
Commentaries on Mark 12:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7This is the heir - So they appear to have acknowledged in their consciences that this was the Messiah, the heir of all things. The inheritance shall be ours - By slaying him we shall maintain our authority, and keep possession of our revenues.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. 7The reasoning of the tenants is unclear to us, although it was apparently clear to the original hearers, requiring no further explanation (compare Matthew 21:38; Luke 20:14). Perhaps when the son arrived, the tenants thought the father had died. They may have believed that if they killed the son, no rightful owner would remain. Then the vineyard might become theirs, since they had worked it for many years.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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