Mark 12:6 - Forerunner Commentary

Mark 12:6

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.

Verse Comparison: Mark 12:6

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American Standard Version
He had yet one, a beloved son: he sent him last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.

Amplified® Bible
He had still one left [to send], a beloved son; last of all he sent him to them, saying, They will respect my son.

Contemporary English Version
The owner had a son he loved very much. Finally, he sent his son to the renters because he thought they would respect him.

Darby English Version
Having yet therefore one beloved son, he sent also him to them the last, saying, They will have respect for my son.

Good News Bible
The only one left to send was the man's own dear son. Last of all, then, he sent his son to the tenants. 'I am sure they will respect my son,' he said.

International Standard Version
He still had one more person to send, a son whom he loved. Finally, he sent him to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.'

King James Version
Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.

New American Standard Bible
"He had one more {to send,} a beloved son; he sent him last {of all} to them, saying, `They will respect my son.'

New International Version
"He had one left to send, a son, whom he loved. He sent him last of all, saying, 'They will respect my son.'

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

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"He had one more to send, a beloved son; he sent him last of all to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.'

Young's Literal Translation
`Having yet therefore one son -- his beloved -- he sent also him unto them last, saying -- They will reverence my son;

New English Translation
He had one left, his one dear son.¹ Finally he sent him to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’

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