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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 12:1-12

See this parable explained in the notes at Matthew 21:33-46.See this parable explained in the notes at Matthew 21:33-46. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 12:1-11

Mark 12:1-11. He began to speak unto them by parables “Christ having showed the rulers, chief priests, and scribes, the heinousness of their sin, in rejecting John the Baptist, (Matthew 21:28-32,) judged it proper, likewise, publicly to represent the crime of the nation, in rejecting all the messengers of God from first to last, and among the rest his only-begotten Son; and in mis-improving the Mosaic dispensation, under which they lived. At the same time, he warned them plainly of their... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Mark 12:1-12

123. The wicked vineyard keepers (Matthew 21:33-46; Mark 12:1-12; Luke 20:9-18)This parable pictures Israel as a vineyard, God as the owner of the vineyard, and the Jewish religious leaders as the tenants who looked after it. Just as the tenants beat and killed the servants whom the owner sent to them, so Israel’s leaders persecuted and killed God’s messengers, from Old Testament prophets to John the Baptist. Now they were about to reject God’s Son himself (Matthew 21:33-39). By rejecting him... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 12:10

have ye not read . ? See, App-143 . not = not even. Greek. oude. Compound of ou . See App-105 . The Stone, &c. Quoted from Psalms 118:22 . Compare Acts 4:10-12 . See App-107 . is = this is. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 12:11

This was , &c. = this was from Jehovah (Greek. para. App-104 .) the LORD ' S = Jehovah's. App-98 . B. a. in. Greek. en . App-104 . Same word as in tiro. 23, -25, 26-, 35, 38, 39. Not the same as in verses: Mark 12:12 , Mark 12:14 ; Mar 12:-26 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 12:10

Have ye not read even this scripture: The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner; This was from the Lord, And it is marvelous in our eyes?Jesus here quoted Psalms 118:22,23, thus claiming for himself that he was "the head of the corner," despite the fact of his being rejected by the "builders," that is, the religious leaders. Also, by the prominence of the word "stone" in this passage, Christ called attention to the great prophecies which foretold their fall... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Mark 12:11

Mark 12:11. This, &c.— By the Lord was it so made, and it is wonderful, &c. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 12:1-12

The parable of the wicked tenant farmers 12:1-12 (cf. Matthew 21:33-46; Luke 20:9-19)"The other major example of the concentric [chiastic] pattern in Mark’s story [beside Mark 2:1 to Mark 3:6] is the series of Jesus’ conflicts with the authorities in Jerusalem [ch. 12], comprised of seven episodes: Episodes A and A1 involve Jesus’ statement of judgment against the authorities (the riddle of the wicked tenants and the warning against the scribes). Episodes B and B1 include a quotation from the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 12:10-11

Jesus carried His revelation concerning the fate of the Son further by referring to this psalm. This is the same psalm the crowds chanted at the Triumphal Entry (Mark 11:9; cf. Psalms 118:22-23). The stone in view is probably the capstone for the building that God is building. In its original use, the stone represented Israel. Here Jesus made Himself the stone (cf. Acts 4:11; 1 Peter 2:7). The Father’s reversal of the Son’s fate elicited wonder from the beholders because it was an unexpected... read more

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