Mark 12:6-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:1-12

Parallel passages: Matthew 21:33-46 ; Luke 20:9-19 .— Parable of the vineyard. I. THE LORD 'S VINEYARD . A vineyard is often used in Scripture as an object of comparison. The heart is probably represented under this pleasing and beautiful image in the Song of Solomon, where it is written, "My mother's children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept." God's ancient people are set forth under the same figure in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:6-8

Having yet therefore one son, his well-beloved . There is strong evidence in favor of a different reading here: namely ( ἔτι ἕνα εἰχεν υἱὸν ἀγαπητὸν ), he had yet one, a beloved son. There is something very touching in this form of expression. Many messages had been sent; many means had been tried. But one other resource remained. "There is one, a beloved on. I will send him; they will, surely reverence him ( ἐντραπήσονται τὸν υἰόν μου ). They will reflect, and reflection... read more

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 12:6

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

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 12:7

said . . . This = said that (Greek. hoti) this is, &c. among = to. Gu pros. App-104 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 12:8

killed him . As the Lord had already revealed to the disciples (Mark 10:32-34 ). out = outside. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 12:6

He had yet one, a beloved son: he sent him last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.Sent him last ... The finality of God's solicitation Israel is in this. Christ, the beloved Son, is the final revelation of God to humanity. Rejection of the Son is the rejection of God himself and the bringing down of the wrath of heaven against the rejecter. The loving forbearance of God in his offering of Jesus Christ for the redemption of men prompted this final mission of love.They will reverence... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 12:7

But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.This is the heir ... These words make it mandatory to believe that the Jewish hierarchy recognized Christ as the true Messiah, the lawful head of the theocracy, and the promised holy one who would deliver them. This does not contradict Paul's statement that "if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory" (1 Corinthians 2:8). Paul was speaking of the fact... read more

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