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Mark 12:1-12
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The Parable of the Tenants

1And he began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a pit for the winepress and built a tower, and leased it to tenants and went into another country. 2When the season came, he sent a servant1 to the tenants to get from them some of the fruit of the vineyard. 3And they took him and beat him and sent him away empty-handed. 4Again he sent to them another servant, and they struck him on the head and treated him shamefully. 5And he sent another, and him they killed. And so with many others: some they beat, and some they killed. 6He had still one other, a beloved son. Finally he sent him to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ 7But those tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’ 8And they took him and killed him and threw him out of the vineyard. 9What will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the tenants and give the vineyard to others. 10Have you not read this Scripture:

“‘The stone that the builders rejected

has become the cornerstone;2

11this was the Lord's doing,

and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”

12And they were seeking to arrest him but feared the people, for they perceived that he had told the parable against them. So they left him and went away.

Footnotes

  • 1 12:2 Greek bondservant; also verse 4
  • 2 12:10 Greek the head of the corner
Displaying 1-10 of 10 sermons for this passage.

Beware and Be Aware!

Mark 12:38-44 Sermon Includes Transcript 29:32 ID: 2850

David’s Son, David’s Lord

Mark 12:35-37 Sermon Includes Transcript 40:13 ID: 2848

Not Far from the Kingdom

Mark 12:28-34 Sermon Includes Transcript 39:14 ID: 2845

The Sadducees’ Question — Part One

Mark 12:18-27 Sermon Includes Transcript 34:47 ID: 2843

The Sadducees’ Question — Part Two

Mark 12:18-27 Sermon Includes Transcript 36:53 ID: 2844

“Render to Caesar…”

Mark 12:13-17 Sermon Includes Transcript 41:13 ID: 2841

“This Is about Us!”

Mark 12:1-12 Sermon Includes Transcript 36:41 ID: 2840

The Widow’s Offering

Mark 12:41-44 Sermon 35:30 ID: 2804

Close, but Not Close Enough

Mark 12:28-34 Sermon 26:57 ID: 0549

Close, but Not Close Enough

Mark 12:34 Sermon 36:48 ID: 1388

Displaying 1-1 of 1 series for this passage.

The Gospel According to Mark, Volume 6

Mark 12:1-44, Mark 13:1-37 Series ID: 14106