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Mark 12:11

What does Mark 12:11 mean?

A plain-English look at Mark 12:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Mark 12:11 means

This verse concludes the Old Testament citation, emphatically stating that the exaltation of the rejected stone was a work \"from the Lord,\" and therefore \"marvelous in our eyes.\" This confirms that God Himself orchestrated Jesus's rejection by the religious establishment and His subsequent position of preeminence. It emphasizes God's sovereign control over seemingly contradictory events, turning human rejection into divine accomplishment. The \"marvelous\" nature of this work refers to the miraculous and unexpected way God fulfills His purposes, often in ways defying human wisdom.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

This was from the Lord, And it is marvellous in our eyes?

KJV

King James Version · 1611

This was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

This was from the Lord, And it is marvellous in our eyes?

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

This was the Lord's doing, and it is a wonder in our eyes?

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

from the Lord was this, and it is wonderful in our eyes.'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

By the Lord has this been done, and it is wonderful in our eyes.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

this is of [the] Lord, and it is wonderful in our eyes?

Context

This verse completes Jesus's quotation of Psalm 118, reinforcing the divine authority behind His pronouncements in the preceding verse. It functions as a powerful summary statement, leaving the religious leaders to grapple with the implications of the prophecy. This bold declaration of God's marvelous plan directly precedes the leaders' reaction, showing how Jesus’s words exposed their defiance and clarified their opposition to God’s will.

v.10Have ye not read even this scripture: The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner;

v.11This passage

v.12And they sought to lay hold on him; and they feared the multitude; for they perceived that he spake the parable against them: and they left him, and went away.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Acts 13:40

    Beware therefore, lest that come upon you which is spoken in the prophets:

  • Ephesians 3:8

    Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach unto the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

  • Psalms 118:23

    This is Jehovah’s doing; It is marvellous in our eyes.

  • Colossians 1:27

    to whom God was pleased to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

  • 1 Timothy 3:16

    And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness; He who was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the spirit, Seen of angels, Preached among the nations, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.

  • Habakkuk 1:5

    Behold ye among the nations, and look, and wonder marvellously; for I am working a work in your days, which ye will not believe though it be told you.

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