God’s Word Translation
Mark 12:4
4So the man sent another servant to them. They hit the servant on the head and treated him shamefully.
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
2“At the right time he sent a servant to the workers to collect from them a share of the grapes from the vineyard. 3The workers took the servant, beat him, and sent him back with nothing. So the man sent another servant to them. They hit the servant on the head and treated him shamefully. 5The man sent another, and they killed that servant. Then he sent many other servants. Some of these they beat, and others they killed. 6“He had one more person to send. That person was his son, whom he loved. Finally, he sent his son to them. He thought, ‘They will respect my son.’
Read all of Mark 12Mark 12:4 word by word
καὶ πάλιν ἀπέστειλεν πρὸς αὐτοὺς ἄλλον δοῦλον· κἀκεῖνον ἐκεφαλίωσαν καὶ ἠτίμασαν.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- againπάλινpalin · againG3825
- he sentἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
- untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
- themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- anotherἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
- servantδοῦλοςdoulos · slaveG1401
- and at himκἀκεῖνοςkakeinos · and that oneG2548
- they cast stonesλιθοβολέωlithoboleō · to stoneG3036
- and woundedκεφαλαιόωkephalaioō · to strike a headG2775
- shamefully handledἀτιμόωatimoō · to disgraceG821
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
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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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