Mark 12:4-6
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4 (A)Again (B)he sent to them another servant, and (C)they struck him on the head and (D)treated him shamefully. 5 (E)And he sent another, and him they killed. And so with many others: some they beat, and some they killed. 6 He had still one other, (F)a beloved son. (G)Finally he sent him to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
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Mark 12:4-6
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4 Then the man sent another ·servant [slave]. They ·hit [beat] him on the head and ·showed no respect for [humiliated; dishonored] him. 5 So the man sent another, whom they killed. The man sent many others; the farmers beat some of them and killed others [C the servants represent the prophets God sent to Israel].
6 “The man had one person left to send, his son whom he loved [C representing Jesus; see 1:11; 9:7]. He sent him last of all, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
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