Mark 12:2-4
1599 Geneva Bible
2 [a]And at the time, he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive of the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.
3 But they took him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.
4 And again he sent unto them another servant, and at him they cast stones, and brake his head, and sent him away shamefully handled.
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- Mark 12:2 When the fruits of the ground used to be gathered.
Mark 12:2-4
King James Version
2 And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.
3 And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.
4 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.
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Mark 12:2-4
New King James Version
2 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. 3 And they took him and beat him and sent him away empty-handed. 4 Again he sent them another servant, [a]and at him they threw stones, wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated.
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- Mark 12:4 NU omits and at him they threw stones
Mark 12:2-4
English Standard Version
2 When the season came, he sent a servant[a] to the tenants to get from them some of the fruit of the vineyard. 3 (A)And they took him and beat him and sent him away empty-handed. 4 (B)Again (C)he sent to them another servant, and (D)they struck him on the head and (E)treated him shamefully.
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- Mark 12:2 Or bondservant; also verse 4
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