Mark 12:6-10

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Mark 12:1-12

1-12 Christ showed in parables, that he would lay aside the Jewish church. It is sad to think what base usage God's faithful ministers have met with in all ages, from those who have enjoyed the privileges of the church, but have not brought forth fruit answerable. God at length sent his Son, his Well-beloved; and it might be expected that he whom their Master loved, they also should respect and love; but instead of honouring him because he was the Son and Heir, they therefore hated him. But the... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Mark 12:1-99

Mark 12 AS WE CLOSED Mark 11.0 we heard the leaders of the Jews plead ignorance. Whether John’s baptism was from heaven or of men they could not tell, and much less could they understand the work and service of the Lord. We open this chapter to see it plainly demonstrated that He perfectly knew and understood them. He knew their motives, their thoughts and the end to which they were heading. He revealed His knowledge of them in a striking parable. The first verse speaks of “parables,” and... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Mark 12:2-8

The wicked husbandmen: v. 2. And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard. v. 3. And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty. v. 4. And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled. v. 5. And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some and killing some. v. 6. Having yet... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Mark 12:9-12

The application of the parable: v. 9. What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. v. 10. And have ye not read this Scripture: The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner; v. 11. this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes? v. 12. And they sought to lay hold on Him, but feared the people; for they knew that He had spoken the parable against them. And they left... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Mark 12:1-12

2. The Parable concerning the Counsel of the Sanhedrim against the Messiah. Mark 12:1-12.(Parallels: Matthew 21:33-46; Luke 20:9-17.)1 And he began to speak1 unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the wine-fat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country. 2And at the season he sent tothe husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of 3 the vineyard. And2 they... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Mark 12:6

Mark GOD’S LAST ARROW Mar_12:6 . Reference to Isa_5:1 - Isa_5:30 There are differences in detail here which need not trouble us. Isaiah’s parable is a review of the theocratic history of Israel, and clearly the messengers are the prophets; here Christ speaks of Himself and His own mission to Israel, and goes on to tell of His death as already accomplished. I. The Son who follows and surpasses the servants. a Our Lord here places Himself in the line of the prophets as coming for a similar... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Mark 12:1-27

Jesus Silences His Enemies Mark 12:1-27 Our Lord reviews the history of the theocracy. He recounts the long roll of God’s servants who had been persecuted and misused from the first to the last, including Himself. In doing so, He openly implied that He was the Son of God and made the Pharisees realize how clearly He foresaw the fate which they were preparing for Him. They were accustomed to apply Psalms 118:22 to the Messiah, and recognized at once what Jesus meant, when He claimed it as an... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Mark 12:1-44

In this parable of the vineyard the Lord very graphically sketched for those people their own national history, and condemned them thereby. "They perceived that He spake the parable against them." These words would seem to intimate that the rejection of the Saviour by these rulers of the people was more a sin against light than we sometimes imagine. They had a clear comprehension of what He meant, but they set their hearts and wills against Him. A coalition of religion and politics, Pharisees... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:9

THE LOST VINEYARD‘The will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.’ Mark 12:9 Palestine was a land of vineyards (especially Judæa; Deuteronomy 8:8). The slopes of the hills even now show traces of vine cultivation; on some old coins the vine is the emblem of the country.It was natural, therefore, for our Lord to allude to them in His teaching. See in this parable a picture of God’s dealings with the Jewish nation. I. God’s special kindness to the Jewish Church... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 12:1-12

Jesus Approaches Jerusalem and Enters It As A Proclamation Of Who He Is, Cleanses The Temple, Depicts Its Coming Demise By Means Of The Withering of The Fig Tree, Enters Into Dispute With His Opponents, And Reveals Them As Those Who Are Like Faithless Tenants Of A Vineyard Rejecting Even The Son (10:46-12:12). Along with the festal crowds proceeding to the Passover in Jerusalem along the Jericho Road Jesus now passes through Jericho on the way to Jerusalem, which He intends to enter as the... read more