Tree of Life Version
Mark 12:7
7“But those tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir! Come on, let’s 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.’
- 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
5He sent another, and that one they killed; and so on with many others, beating some and killing some. 6He had yet one, a well-loved son. He sent him to them last of all, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ “But those tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir! Come on, let’s kill him and the inheritance will be ours!’ 8So grabbing the son, they killed him and threw him out of the vineyard. 9“What then will the master 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 12:12They were trying to seize Yeshua, because they realized that He spoke the parable against them. But they feared the crowd, so they left Him and went away.
- Genesis 3:15I will put animosity between you and the woman— between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will crush his heel.
- Genesis 37:20Come on now! Let’s kill him and throw him into one of those pits, so we can say that an evil animal devoured him. Then let’s see what becomes of his dreams.”
- Psalms 2:2The kings of earth set themselves up and rulers conspire together against Adonai and against His Anointed One :
- Psalms 22:12Be not far from me! For trouble is near— there is no one to help.
- Isaiah 49:7Thus says Adonai, the Redeemer of Israel, their Holy One, to the One despised, to the One the nation abhors, to a servant of rulers: “Kings will see and arise, princes will also bow down, because of Adonai who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen You.”
- Isaiah 53:7He was oppressed and He was afflicted yet He did not open His mouth. Like a lamb led to the slaughter, like a sheep before its shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
- Matthew 2:3When King Herod heard, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
- John 11:47So the ruling kohanim and Pharisees called a meeting of the Sanhedrin. “What are we doing?” they asked. “This Man is performing many signs!
- Acts 2:23this Yeshua, given over by God’s predetermined plan and foreknowledge, nailed to the cross by the hand of lawless men, you killed.
- Acts 5:28saying, “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name—and look, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring on us the blood of this Man!”
- Acts 7:52Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? They killed the ones who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. Now you have become His betrayers and murderers—
- Acts 13:27For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers—not recognizing Him or the sayings of the Prophets that are read every Shabbat—fulfilled these words 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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