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

1And he began to speak to them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and dug a place for the winepress, and built a tower, and let it out to vinedressers, and went into a far country. And at the season he sent to the vinedressers a servant, that he might receive from the vinedressers of the fruit of the vineyard. 3And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty. 4And again he sent to them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled.

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

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• seasonκαιρόςkairos · time/right timeG2540
• sentἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• vinedressersγεωργόςgeōrgos · farmerG1092
• servantδοῦλοςdoulos · slaveG1401
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• receiveλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• fromπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• ofἀπόapo · away fromG575
• fruitκαρπόςkarpos · fruitG2590
• vineyardἀμπελώνampelōn · vineyardG290

Cross-references for Mark 12:2

• Psalms 1:3And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth its fruit in its season; its leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he doeth shall prosper.
• Matthew 21:34And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the vinedressers, that they might receive its fruits.
• Luke 20:10And at the season he sent a servant to the vinedressers, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the vinedressers beat him, and sent him away empty.
• Judges 6:8That the LORD sent a prophet to the children of Israel, who said to them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth from the house of bondage;
• 2 Kings 17:13Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.
• 2 Chronicles 36:15And the LORD God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up early, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place:
• Ezra 9:11Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, where ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness.
• Jeremiah 25:4And the LORD hath sent to you all his servants the prophets, rising early and sending them ; but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear.
• Jeremiah 35:15I have sent also to you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened to me.
• Jeremiah 44:4Yet I sent to you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, O, do not this abominable thing that I hate.
• Micah 7:1Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit.
• Zechariah 1:3Therefore say thou to them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye to me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will turn to you, saith the LORD of hosts.
• Zechariah 7:7Should ye not hear the words which the LORD hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and its cities around it, when men inhabited the south and the plain?
• Luke 12:48But he that knew not, and committed things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes . For to whomever much is given, of him shall much be required: and to whom men have committed much, from him they will ask the more.
• John 15:1I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser.
• Hebrews 1:1God, who at many times and in many ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets,

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