Mark 12:12. They sought to lay hold on him. but feared the people Greek, τον οχλον , the multitude. How wonderful is the providence of God, using all things for the good of his children! Generally the multitude is restrained from tearing them in pieces, only by the fear of their rulers. And here, the rulers themselves are restrained, through fear of the multitude! read more
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
began. See note on Mark 1:1 . by = in. Greek. en App-104 . as in Mark 12:36 . man . Greek. anthropos . App-123 . set an hedge = placed a fence. winefat . Occurs only here in N.T. = a wine-vat. "Fat" is from A.S. foet = a vessel (compare Dutch vatten = to catch). Northern Eng. for vat. tower = watch-house. See note on Matthew 21:33 . let it out , &c. See note on Matthew 21:33 . huabandmen = vine-dressers. went into a far country = went abroad. See note on Matthew 21:33 . read more
at the season. The fourth year after planting it; no profit till then. See Leviticus 19:23 , Leviticus 19:24 . to. Greek. pros. App-104 . servant = bond-servant. from. Greek. para. App-104 . Not the same word as in verses: Mark 12:25 , Mark 12:34 . of = from. Greek. apo. App-104 . Same word as in Mark 12:38 ; not the same as in Mark 12:44 . This shows that part of, or the whole rent was to be paid in kind. See note on "let it out", Matthew 21:33 . read more
unto. Greek. pros. App-104 . As in verses: Mark 12:6 , Mark 12:13 , Mark 12:18 . another. Greek. allos App-124 . at him, &c. = him they stoned. This word "stoned" is omitted by all the texts. sent him away shamefully handled. L T Tr. WH R with Syriac read "insulted him". read more
many others. All these were "His servants the prophets" up to John the Baptist. Supply the Ellipsis from Mark 12:4 thus: "Many others [He sent, whom they used shamefully], beating some and killing some". beating. = scourging. read more
therefore. Omitted by [L] T Tr. A WH R with Syriac. his = his own. wellbeloved = beloved. App-135 . last. A Divine supplement, here. reverence = have respect to. read more
said . . . This = said that (Greek. hoti) this is, &c. among = to. Gu pros. App-104 . read more
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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