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Simplified Cowboy Version

Mark 12:10

Have you not read God's words that say, 'The calf the cowboys culled has now become the sire bull.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Church;   Cornerstone;   Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Prophecy;   Quotations and Allusions;   Reproof;   Self-Condemnation;   Stones;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Scriptures, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Capstone;   Death of Christ;   Faith;   Kill, Killing;   Suffering;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Cornerstone;   Mark, the Gospel of;   Parables;   Patience;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Mss;   Peter, First Epistle of;   Scripture;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Allegory;   Building ;   Corner-Stone ;   Fellowship (2);   Headship;   Interpretation;   Justice (2);   Lord's Supper. (I.);   Messiah;   Mission;   Parable;   Preaching Christ;   Psalms (2);   Questions and Answers;   Quotations (2);   Reader;   Rejection;   Rejection (2);   Scripture (2);   Septuagint;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Builders;   Corner;   Head;   Stone;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Builder;   Corner-Stone;   Inspiration;   Mark, the Gospel According to;   Scripture;  

Devotionals:

- Chip Shots from the Ruff of Life - Devotion for November 29;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Haven’t you read this Scripture:
King James Version (1611)
And haue ye not read this Scripture? The stone which the builders reiected, is become the head of the corner:
King James Version
And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
English Standard Version
Have you not read this Scripture: "‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;
New American Standard Bible
"Have you not even read this Scripture: 'A STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED, THIS HAS BECOME THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE;
New Century Version
Surely you have read this Scripture: ‘The stone that the builders rejected became the cornerstone.
Amplified Bible
"Have you not even read this Scripture: 'THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REGARDED AS UNWORTHY and REJECTED, THIS [very stone] HAS BECOME THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Have you not even read this Scripture: 'THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED, THIS BECAME THE CHIEF CORNER stone;
Legacy Standard Bible
Have you not even read this Scripture:‘The stone which the builders rejected,This has become the chief corner stone;
Berean Standard Bible
Have you never read this Scripture: 'The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
Contemporary English Version
You surely know that the Scriptures say, ‘The stone that the builders tossed aside is now the most important stone of all.
Complete Jewish Bible
Haven't you read the passage in the Tanakh that says, ‘The very rock which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone!
Darby Translation
Have ye not even read this scripture, The stone which they that builded rejected, this has become the corner-stone:
Easy-to-Read Version
Surely you have read this in the Scriptures: ‘The stone that the builders refused to accept became the cornerstone.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Haue ye not read so much as this Scripture? The stone which the builders did refuse, is made the head of the corner.
George Lamsa Translation
Have you not read this scripture, The stone which the builders rejected, the same became the corner-stone?
Good News Translation
Surely you have read this scripture? ‘The stone which the builders rejected as worthless turned out to be the most important of all.
Lexham English Bible
Have you not read this scripture: ‘The stone which the builders rejected, this has become the cornerstone.
Literal Translation
Have you not even read this Scripture: The "Stone which the builders rejected, this One came to be Head of the Corner;
American Standard Version
Have ye not read even this scripture: The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner;
Bible in Basic English
Have you not seen this which is in the Writings: The stone which the builders put on one side, the same was made the chief stone of the building:
Hebrew Names Version
Haven't you even read this Scripture: 'The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner.
International Standard Version
Haven't you ever read this Scripture:Psalm 118:22;">[xr] 'The stone that the builders rejectedhas become the cornerstone.capstone
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Etheridge Translation
And also that scripture have you not read, The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner ?
Murdock Translation
And have ye not read this scripture, The stone which the builders rejected, hath become the head of the corner:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Haue ye not read this Scripture? The stone which the builders dyd refuse, is become the chiefe stone of the corner:
English Revised Version
Have ye not read even this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner:
World English Bible
Haven't you even read this Scripture: 'The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And have ye not read this scripture? The stone which the builders rejected, is become the head of the corner?
Weymouth's New Testament
"Have you not read even this passage," He added, "`The stone which the builders rejected has become the Cornerstone:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Whether ye han not red this scripture, The stoon which the bilderis han disspisid, this is maad in to the heed of the corner?
Update Bible Version
Have you not read even this scripture: The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner;
Webster's Bible Translation
And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
New English Translation
Have you not read this scripture: ‘ The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
New King James Version
Have you not even read this Scripture: "The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone.
New Living Translation
Didn't you ever read this in the Scriptures? ‘The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone.
New Life Bible
"Have you not read what the Holy Writings say? ‘The Stone that was put aside by the workmen has become the most important Stone in the corner of the building.
New Revised Standard
Have you not read this scripture: ‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Have ye not, this scripture, read - A stone which the builders rejected, the same, hath become head of the corner!
Douay-Rheims Bible
And have you not read this scripture, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is made the head of the corner:
Revised Standard Version
Have you not read this scripture: 'The very stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner;
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Have ye not redde this scripture? The stoone which ye bylders dyd refuse is made ye chefe stoone in ye corner:
Young's Literal Translation
And this Writing did ye not read: A stone that the builders rejected, it did become the head of a corner:
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Haue ye not red this scripture: The same stone which the buylders refused, is become the headstone in the corner?
Mace New Testament (1729)
have you not read, said he, this passage of scripture, "the stone which the builders rejected, is become the principal stone of the angle.

Contextual Overview

1Then Jesus gathered everyone who wanted to learn around him. He taught them with stories they could understand and relate to, "A man started a ranch and strung all the wire and set every post. He even built a big nice entrance with a gate. After that, he leased the ranch on shares to some cowboys who wanted to get started in the business. The rancher moved away to another part of the country, but at the time of shipping calves, 2he sent one of his cowboys back to get the share of his calves for the lease. 3But the cowboys on the ranch grabbed the cowboy and beat the crap out of him and sent him back without a single calf. 4"The rancher sent another hand over there to get his share of the calves and they beat that fellow also and sent him back empty-handed. 5The next cowboy the rancher sent was even killed. Still, the rancher sent hand after hand to get what was owed and right. They beat or killed every single one. 6"Finally, the rancher was all out of hands and the only one left to send was his only son—the son he loved more than anything else. The rancher finally sent him, thinking, 'Surely they will respect my son.' 7 "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.' 8So they ambushed the rancher's grown son, killed him, and then left his body right outside the front gate." 9Jesus continued the story, "So what do y'all think the rancher will do? He will come back himself and kill those no-account rustlers and give the ranch to other cowboys who will be thankful for the opportunity to ride for him. 10Have you not read God's words that say, 'The calf the cowboys culled has now become the sire bull.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

have: Mark 12:26, Mark 2:25, Mark 13:14, Matthew 12:3, Matthew 19:4, Matthew 21:16, Matthew 22:31, Luke 6:3

The stone: Psalms 118:22, Psalms 118:23, Isaiah 28:16, Matthew 21:42, Luke 20:17, Luke 20:18, Acts 4:11, Acts 4:12, Romans 9:33, Ephesians 2:20-22, 1 Peter 2:7, 1 Peter 2:8

Reciprocal: Genesis 49:24 - the stone Zechariah 4:7 - headstone Mark 8:31 - rejected Luke 17:25 - rejected John 5:39 - Search John 12:48 - rejecteth Romans 4:3 - what James 2:23 - the scripture 1 Peter 2:4 - disallowed 1 Peter 2:6 - it

Cross-References

John 16:33
I've told you all of this so you will be able to be calm. While you ride for me, you'll have plenty of trouble, but keep your chin up! I have conquered this world."
Acts 7:11
"But a drought struck the area of Egypt and Canaan. A lot of people died when the food ran out.
Acts 14:22
On their way through, they stopped and checked with all the cowboys who had started riding for God. They encouraged them to be strong and faithful. They reminded them it ain't easy to cowboy for God's outfit and there would be hard times gathering remnants out of the brush.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And have ye not read this Scripture?.... In

Psalms 118:22 these are the words of Christ directed to the above persons, who were, many of them, teachers of the people, and therefore ought to have read the scriptures, and have taken notice of, and considered more especially such as respected the Messiah, as this passage did, and was very appropriate to the case in the parable Christ had respect unto:

the stone which the builders rejected, is become the head of the corner: by "the stone" is meant the same with the son and heir in the parable, even himself, the true Messiah; and by "the builders", the chief priests, Scribes, and elders, the same with the husbandmen, whose rejection of the stone, or of the Messiah, is signified by their seizing him, casting him out of the vineyard, and killing him; and yet notwithstanding all this, according to this Scripture, he was to be, and now is become, the head of the corner, exalted above angels and men, at the right hand of God;

Psalms 118:22- :.

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.


 
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