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Mark 12:8

What does Mark 12:8 mean?

A plain-English look at Mark 12:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Mark 12:8 means

Ultimately, the tenants seized the beloved son, murdered him, and contemptuously cast his body outside the vineyard. This dramatic act explicitly prophesies the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, who was taken by the religious leaders, put to death, and \"cast forth\" outside the city walls of Jerusalem (Hebrews 13:12). Their brutal rejection and disposal of the son underscores the depth of their rebellion against the landowner and their complete disregard for his authority and love, culminating in the ultimate act of defiance.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And they took him, and killed him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And they took him, and killed him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And they took him and put him to death, pushing his body out of the garden.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and having taken him, they did kill, and cast <FI>him<Fi> forth without the vineyard.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And laying hold on him, they killed him and cast him out of the vineyard.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And they took him and killed him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard.

Context

This verse presents the tragic and predicted climax of the parable: the murder of the landowner’s son. It provides the fulfillment of the tenants' murderous plot and directly precedes Jesus's rhetorical question about the landowner's response. This shocking act of violence against the heir sets the stage for God's impending judgment and the transfer of the vineyard, making clear the severe consequences of rejecting God's Son.

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

v.8This passage

v.9What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.

Cross references

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

  • Matthew 21:39

    And they took him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him.

  • Luke 20:15

    And they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do unto them?

  • Hebrews 13:11

    For the bodies of those beasts whose blood is brought into the holy place by the high priest as an offering for sin, are burned without the camp.

  • Matthew 21:33

    Hear another parable: There was a man that was a householder, who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country.

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