Mark 12:7

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.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)But those tenants said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let us 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.’

Context of Mark 12:7

5The next servant he sent was killed. Others he sent were either beaten or killed, 6until there was only one left—his son whom he loved dearly. The owner finally sent him, thinking, ‘Surely they will respect my son.’ “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!’ 8So they grabbed him and murdered him and threw his body out of the vineyard. 9“What do you suppose the owner of the vineyard will do?” Jesus asked. “I’ll tell you—he will come and kill those farmers and lease the vineyard to others.

Mark 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 12:12The religious leaders wanted to arrest Jesus because they realized he was telling the story against them—they were the wicked farmers. But they were afraid of the crowd, so they left him and went away.
• Genesis 3:15And I will cause hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.”
• Genesis 37:20“Come on, let’s kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns. We can tell our father, ‘A wild animal has eaten him.’ Then we’ll see what becomes of his dreams!”
• Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth prepare for battle; the rulers plot together against the Lord and against his anointed one.
• Psalms 22:12My enemies surround me like a herd of bulls; fierce bulls of Bashan have hemmed me in!
• Isaiah 49:7The Lord, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, says to the one who is despised and rejected by the nations, to the one who is the servant of rulers: “Kings will stand at attention when you pass by. Princes will also bow low because of the Lord, the faithful one, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”
• Isaiah 53:7He was oppressed and treated harshly, yet he never said a word. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter. And as a sheep is silent before the shearers, he did not open his mouth.
• Matthew 2:3King Herod was deeply disturbed when he heard this, as was everyone in Jerusalem.
• John 11:47Then the leading priests and Pharisees called the high council together. “What are we going to do?” they asked each other. “This man certainly performs many miraculous signs.
• Acts 2:23But God knew what would happen, and his prearranged plan was carried out when Jesus was betrayed. With the help of lawless Gentiles, you nailed him to a cross and killed him.
• Acts 5:28“We gave you strict orders never again to teach in this man’s name!” he said. “Instead, you have filled all Jerusalem with your teaching about him, and you want to make us responsible for his death!”
• Acts 7:52Name one prophet your ancestors didn’t persecute! They even killed the ones who predicted the coming of the Righteous One—the Messiah whom you betrayed and murdered.
• Acts 13:27The people in Jerusalem and their leaders did not recognize Jesus as the one the prophets had spoken about. Instead, they condemned him, and in doing this they fulfilled the prophets’ words that are read every Sabbath.

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

Topics related to Mark 12:7

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

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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