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Mark 12:6

What does Mark 12:6 mean?

A plain-English look at Mark 12:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Mark 12:6 means

With only one last messenger remaining, the landowner sends his beloved son, believing the tenants would surely respect him due to his unique relationship to the owner. This represents God’s ultimate act of love and final plea to His people: sending His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, into the world. The hope that \"They will reverence my son\" underscores God's desire for reconciliation and the ultimate authority and person of Christ, whom He expected to be received with honor, though tragically, He would not be.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

He had yet one, a beloved son: he sent him last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

He had yet one, a beloved son: he sent him last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

He still had one, a dearly loved son: he sent him last to them, saying, They will have respect for my son.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

`Having yet therefore one son--his beloved--he sent also him unto them last, saying--They will reverence my son;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Therefore, having yet one son, most dear to him, he also sent him unto them last of all, saying: They will reverence my son.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Having yet therefore one beloved son, he sent also him to them the last, saying, They will have respect for my son.

Context

This verse marks the pivotal moment in the parable, where the landowner’s ultimate offering is presented. It follows a relentless pattern of sending and rejecting servants, creating a sense of finality and elevated expectation. This decision to send the beloved son directly sets up the greatest act of rebellion in the parable, emphasizing the unparalleled value of this last messenger and the grave implications of his impending reception.

v.5And he sent another; and him they killed: and many others; beating some, and killing some.

v.6This passage

v.7But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.

Cross references

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

  • Matthew 3:17

    and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

  • John 1:18

    No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

  • Genesis 37:3

    Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colors.

  • Matthew 11:27

    All things have been delivered unto me of my Father: and no one knoweth the Son, save the Father; neither doth any know the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son willeth to reveal him.

  • 1 John 4:9

    Herein was the love of God manifested in us, that God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world that we might live through him.

  • John 3:16

    For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

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