Parable of the Vine-growers

12 (A)And He began to speak to them in parables: (B)A man (C)planted a vineyard and put a [a]fence around it, and dug a vat under the wine press and built a tower, and leased it to [b]vine-growers and went on a journey. And at the harvest time he sent a slave to the vine-growers, in order to receive his share of the produce of the vineyard from the vine-growers. And they took him, and beat him, and sent him away empty-handed. And again he sent them another slave, and they wounded him in the head, and treated him shamefully. And he sent another, and that one they killed; and so with many others, beating some and killing others. He had one more man to send, a beloved son; he sent him to them last of all, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ But those vine-growers said to one another, ‘This is the heir; come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours!’ And they took him and killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard. What will the [c]owner of the vineyard do? He will come and put the vine-growers to death, and give the vineyard to others. 10 Have you not even read this Scripture:

(D)A stone which the builders rejected,
This has become the [d]chief cornerstone;
11 (E)This came about from the Lord,
And it is marvelous in our eyes’?”

12 (F)And they were seeking to seize Him, and yet they feared the [e]people, for they understood that He told the parable against them. And so (G)they left Him and went away.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 12:1 Or hedge
  2. Mark 12:1 Or tenant farmers, also vv 2, 7, 9
  3. Mark 12:9 Lit lord
  4. Mark 12:10 Lit head of the corner
  5. Mark 12:12 Lit crowd

You Priests Are Like Farmers Who Killed The Owner’s Messengers And His Son

12 And He began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a pit [for a wine press] and built a tower. And he rented it to farmers and went-on-a-journey. And he sent forth a slave to the farmers at the harvest time in order that he might receive from the fruits of the vineyard from the farmers. And having taken him, they beat him, and sent him away empty-handed. And again he sent-forth another slave to them. And that one they struck-on-the-head, and dishonored. And he sent forth another— and that one they killed— and many others, they beating some and killing others. He was still having one to send: a beloved son. He sent him forth to them last, saying that ‘They will have-regard-for my son’. But those farmers said to themselves that ‘This one is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours’. And having taken him, they killed him and threw him outside of the vineyard. Therefore what will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the farmers, and give the vineyard to others.

But As The Psalm Says, The Stone The Builders Rejected Became The Cornerstone

10 Did you not even read this Scripture [in Ps 118:22-23]: ‘The stone which the ones building rejected, this became the head of the corner[a]. 11 This came about from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?” 12 And they were seeking to seize Him. And[b] they feared the crowd. For they[c] knew that He spoke the parable against them. And having left Him, they went away.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 12:10 That is, the cornerstone of the foundation; or, the capstone of the arch.
  2. Mark 12:12 seize Him. And. Or, seize Him, and-yet.
  3. Mark 12:12 crowd. For they knew. That is, for the chief priests and elders knew. Or, crowd, for they knew. That is, the crowd knew.