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Saturday, July 19th, 2025
the Week of Proper 10 / Ordinary 15
the Week of Proper 10 / Ordinary 15
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New Living Translation
Mark 12:7
"But the tenant farmers said to one another, ‘Here comes the heir to this estate. Let's kill him and get the estate for ourselves!'
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Christian Standard Bible®
But those tenant farmers said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
But those tenant farmers said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
King James Version (1611)
But those husbandmen said amongst themselues, This is the heire, come, let vs kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
But those husbandmen said amongst themselues, This is the heire, come, let vs kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
King James Version
But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.'
But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.'
English Standard Version
But those tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'
But those tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'
New American Standard Bible
"But those vine-growers said to one another, 'This is the heir; come, let's kill him, and the inheritance will be ours!'
"But those vine-growers said to one another, 'This is the heir; come, let's kill him, and the inheritance will be ours!'
New Century Version
"But the farmers said to each other, ‘This son will inherit the vineyard. If we kill him, it will be ours.'
"But the farmers said to each other, ‘This son will inherit the vineyard. If we kill him, it will be ours.'
Amplified Bible
"But those tenants said to each other, 'This man is the heir! Come on, let us kill him [and destroy the evidence], and his inheritance will be ours!'
"But those tenants said to each other, 'This man is the heir! Come on, let us kill him [and destroy the evidence], and his inheritance will be ours!'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But those vine-growers said to one another, 'This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours!'
"But those vine-growers said to one another, 'This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours!'
Legacy Standard Bible
But those vine-growers said to one another, ‘This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours!'
But those vine-growers said to one another, ‘This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours!'
Berean Standard Bible
But the tenants said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'
But the tenants said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'
Contemporary English Version
But they said to themselves, "Someday he will own this vineyard. Let's kill him! That way we can have it all for ourselves."
But they said to themselves, "Someday he will own this vineyard. Let's kill him! That way we can have it all for ourselves."
Complete Jewish Bible
But the tenants said to each other, ‘This is the heir. Come, let's kill him, and the inheritance will be ours!'
But the tenants said to each other, ‘This is the heir. Come, let's kill him, and the inheritance will be ours!'
Darby Translation
But those husbandmen said to one another, This is the heir: come, let us kill him and the inheritance will be ours.
But those husbandmen said to one another, This is the heir: come, let us kill him and the inheritance will be ours.
Easy-to-Read Version
"But the farmers said to each other, ‘This is the owner's son, and this vineyard will be his. If we kill him, it will be ours.'
"But the farmers said to each other, ‘This is the owner's son, and this vineyard will be his. If we kill him, it will be ours.'
Geneva Bible (1587)
But ye husbandmen said among themselues, This is the heire: come, let vs kill him, and the inheritance shalbe ours.
But ye husbandmen said among themselues, This is the heire: come, let vs kill him, and the inheritance shalbe ours.
George Lamsa Translation
But the laborers said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.
But the laborers said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.
Good News Translation
But those tenants said to one another, ‘This is the owner's son. Come on, let's kill him, and his property will be ours!'
But those tenants said to one another, ‘This is the owner's son. Come on, let's kill him, and his property will be ours!'
Lexham English Bible
But those tenant farmers said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and the inheritance will be ours!'
But those tenant farmers said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and the inheritance will be ours!'
Literal Translation
But these vinedressers said to themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him and the inheritance will be ours.
But these vinedressers said to themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him and the inheritance will be ours.
American Standard Version
But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
Bible in Basic English
But those workmen said among themselves, This is he who will one day be the owner of the property; come, let us put him to death, and the heritage will be ours.
But those workmen said among themselves, This is he who will one day be the owner of the property; come, let us put him to death, and the heritage will be ours.
Hebrew Names Version
But those farmers said among themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'
But those farmers said among themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'
International Standard Version
But those farmers said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come on, let's kill him, and the inheritance will be ours!'
But those farmers said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come on, let's kill him, and the inheritance will be ours!'
Etheridge Translation
But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.
But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.
Murdock Translation
But those husbandmen said among themselves: This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.
But those husbandmen said among themselves: This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But the husbandmen saide amongest them selues: this is the heyre, come, let vs kyll him, and the inheritaunce shalbe ours.
But the husbandmen saide amongest them selues: this is the heyre, come, let vs kyll him, and the inheritaunce shalbe ours.
English Revised Version
But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
World English Bible
But those farmers said among themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'
But those farmers said among themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
Weymouth's New Testament
"But those men--the vine-dressers--said to one another, "`Here is the heir: come, let us kill him, and then the property will one day be ours.'
"But those men--the vine-dressers--said to one another, "`Here is the heir: come, let us kill him, and then the property will one day be ours.'
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But the erthetilieris seiden togidere, This is the eire; come ye, sle we hym, and the eritage schal be ourun.
But the erthetilieris seiden togidere, This is the eire; come ye, sle we hym, and the eritage schal be ourun.
Update Bible Version
But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
Webster's Bible Translation
But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.
But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.
New English Translation
But those tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let's kill him and the inheritance will be ours!'
But those tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let's kill him and the inheritance will be ours!'
New King James Version
But those vinedressers said among themselves, "This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'
But those vinedressers said among themselves, "This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'
New Life Bible
The farmers said to themselves, ‘This is the one who will get everything when the owner dies. Let us kill him and we will get everything.'
The farmers said to themselves, ‘This is the one who will get everything when the owner dies. Let us kill him and we will get everything.'
New Revised Standard
But those tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'
But those tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, those husbandmen, unto themselves, said - This, is the heir: Come! let us slay him, and, ours, shall be, the inheritance.
But, those husbandmen, unto themselves, said - This, is the heir: Come! let us slay him, and, ours, shall be, the inheritance.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But the husbandmen said one to another: This is the heir. Come let us kill him and the inheritance shall be ours.
But the husbandmen said one to another: This is the heir. Come let us kill him and the inheritance shall be ours.
Revised Standard Version
But those tenants said to one another, 'This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'
But those tenants said to one another, 'This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
But the tenauntes sayde amongest them selves: this is the heyre: come let vs kyll hym and ye inheritauce shalbe oures.
But the tenauntes sayde amongest them selves: this is the heyre: come let vs kyll hym and ye inheritauce shalbe oures.
Young's Literal Translation
and those husbandmen said among themselves -- This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and ours shall be the inheritance;
and those husbandmen said among themselves -- This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and ours shall be the inheritance;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But the same hussbandmen sayde amonge them selues: This is the heyre, Come, let vs kyll him, so shal the inheritaunce be ours.
But the same hussbandmen sayde amonge them selues: This is the heyre, Come, let vs kyll him, so shal the inheritaunce be ours.
Mace New Testament (1729)
but these husbandmen said to one another, this is the heir, come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be our own.
but these husbandmen said to one another, this is the heir, come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be our own.
THE MESSAGE
"But those farmhands saw their chance. They rubbed their hands together in greed and said, ‘This is the heir! Let's kill him and have it all for ourselves.' They grabbed him, killed him, and threw him over the fence.
"But those farmhands saw their chance. They rubbed their hands together in greed and said, ‘This is the heir! Let's kill him and have it all for ourselves.' They grabbed him, killed him, and threw him over the fence.
Simplified Cowboy Version
"But the evil cowboys saw the son coming and said to one another, 'Look, the rancher sends his own son. If we kill him, then the rancher will have no one to leave his ranch to and we will have the boy's inheritance.'
"But the evil cowboys saw the son coming and said to one another, 'Look, the rancher sends his own son. If we kill him, then the rancher will have no one to leave his ranch to and we will have the boy's inheritance.'
Contextual Overview
1 Then Jesus began teaching them with stories: "A man planted a vineyard. He built a wall around it, dug a pit for pressing out the grape juice, and built a lookout tower. Then he leased the vineyard to tenant farmers and moved to another country. 2 At the time of the grape harvest, he sent one of his servants to collect his share of the crop. 3 But the farmers grabbed the servant, beat him up, and sent him back empty-handed. 4 The owner then sent another servant, but they insulted him and beat him over the head. 5 The next servant he sent was killed. Others he sent were either beaten or killed, 6 until there was only one left—his son whom he loved dearly. The owner finally sent him, thinking, ‘Surely they will respect my son.' 7 "But the tenant farmers said to one another, ‘Here comes the heir to this estate. Let's kill him and get the estate for ourselves!' 8 So they grabbed him and murdered him and threw his body out of the vineyard. 9 "What do you suppose the owner of the vineyard will do?" Jesus asked. "I'll tell you—he will come and kill those farmers and lease the vineyard to others. 10 Didn't you ever read this in the Scriptures? ‘The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
This: Mark 12:12, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 37:20, Psalms 2:2, Psalms 2:3, Psalms 22:12-15, Isaiah 49:7, Isaiah 53:7, Isaiah 53:8, Matthew 2:3-13, Matthew 2:16, John 11:47-50, Acts 2:23, Acts 5:28, Acts 7:52, Acts 13:27, Acts 13:28
Reciprocal: Genesis 37:18 - conspired Matthew 21:38 - This
Cross-References
Genesis 8:20
Then Noah built an altar to the Lord , and there he sacrificed as burnt offerings the animals and birds that had been approved for that purpose.
Then Noah built an altar to the Lord , and there he sacrificed as burnt offerings the animals and birds that had been approved for that purpose.
Genesis 12:8
After that, Abram traveled south and set up camp in the hill country, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built another altar and dedicated it to the Lord , and he worshiped the Lord .
After that, Abram traveled south and set up camp in the hill country, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built another altar and dedicated it to the Lord , and he worshiped the Lord .
Genesis 12:9
Then Abram continued traveling south by stages toward the Negev.
Then Abram continued traveling south by stages toward the Negev.
Genesis 12:12
When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife. Let's kill him; then we can have her!'
When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife. Let's kill him; then we can have her!'
Genesis 13:4
This was the same place where Abram had built the altar, and there he worshiped the Lord again.
This was the same place where Abram had built the altar, and there he worshiped the Lord again.
Genesis 13:15
I am giving all this land, as far as you can see, to you and your descendants as a permanent possession.
I am giving all this land, as far as you can see, to you and your descendants as a permanent possession.
Genesis 13:18
So Abram moved his camp to Hebron and settled near the oak grove belonging to Mamre. There he built another altar to the Lord .
So Abram moved his camp to Hebron and settled near the oak grove belonging to Mamre. There he built another altar to the Lord .
Genesis 15:18
So the Lord made a covenant with Abram that day and said, "I have given this land to your descendants, all the way from the border of Egypt to the great Euphrates River—
So the Lord made a covenant with Abram that day and said, "I have given this land to your descendants, all the way from the border of Egypt to the great Euphrates River—
Genesis 17:1
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, "I am El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty.' Serve me faithfully and live a blameless life.
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, "I am El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty.' Serve me faithfully and live a blameless life.
Genesis 17:3
At this, Abram fell face down on the ground. Then God said to him,
At this, Abram fell face down on the ground. Then God said to him,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But those husbandmen said among themselves,.... This, in the Persic version, is introduced thus, "when the vine dressers saw the son of the lord of the vineyard": agreeably to Matthew 21:38. The Ethiopic version renders it, "and the servants said"; not the servants that had been sent, but the workmen in the vineyard:
this is the heir; that is, "of the vineyard", as the Persic version expresses it they knew him by the prophecies of the Old Testament which had described him, and by the miracles which were wrought by him; and they could not deny but that the vineyard of the house of Judah belonged to him, and he was right heir to the throne of Israel; though they refused to embrace him, confess him, and declare for him: but, on the other hand, said,
come let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours; that is, "the vineyard", and the Persic version again read. The priests, Scribes, and elders of the people consulted together to take away his life, with this view: that they might continue in the quiet possession of their nation, temple, and worship, in the office they bore, and in the privileges they partook of; and that the Romans might not come, and take away their place and nation, John 11:47;
John 11:47- :.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See this parable explained in the notes at Matthew 21:33-46.
See this parable explained in the notes at Matthew 21:33-46.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Mark 12:7. This is the heir — So they appear to have acknowledged in their consciences that this was the Messiah, the heir of all things.
The inheritance shall be ours. — By slaying him we shall maintain our authority, and keep possession of our revenues.
