Mark 12:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Mark 12:4

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,¹ and at him they threw stones, wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated.

5 And again he sent another, and him they killed; and many others, ^abeating some and killing some.

6 Therefore still having one son, his beloved, he also sent him to them last, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’

7 But those vinedressers said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’

8 So they took him and ^akilled him and cast him out of the vineyard.

9 “Therefore what will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the vinedressers, and give the vineyard to others.

10 Have you not even read this Scripture:
^a‘The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone.

11 This was the Lord’s doing,
And it is marvelous in our eyes’?”

Verse Comparison: Mark 12:4

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American Standard Version
And again he sent unto them another servant; and him they wounded in the head, and handled shamefully.

Amplified® Bible
Again he sent to them another bond servant, and they {stoned him and} wounded him in the head and treated him shamefully [sending him away with insults].

Contemporary English Version
The owner sent another servant, but the renters beat him on the head and insulted him terribly.

Darby English Version
And again he sent to them another bondman; and [at] him they [threw stones, and] struck [him] on the head, and sent [him] away with insult.

Good News Bible
Then the owner sent another slave; the tenants beat him over the head and treated him shamefully.

International Standard Version
Again, the man sent another servant to them. They beat the servant over the head and treated him shamefully.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
"Again he sent them another slave, and they wounded him in the head, and treated him shamefully.

New International Version
Then he sent another servant to them; they struck this man on the head and treated him shamefully.

New King James Version
Again he sent them another servant, and at him they threw stones, wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Again he sent them another slave, and they wounded him in the head, and treated him shamefully.

Young's Literal Translation
`And again he sent unto them another servant, and at that one having cast stones, they wounded `him' in the head, and sent away -- dishonoured.

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