Mark 12 :: New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

Parable of the Vine-growers

(Mat 21:33–46; Luk 20:9–19 )

Mar 12:1And He began to speak to them in parables: “A man PLANTED A VINEYARD AND PUT A [fn]WALL AROUND IT, AND DUG A VAT UNDER THE WINE PRESS AND BUILT A TOWER, and rented it out to [fn]vine-growers and went on a journey.

Mar 12:2

Mar 12:2“At the harvest time he sent a slave to the vine-growers, in order to receive some of the produce of the vineyard from the vine-growers.

Mar 12:3

Mar 12:3“They took him, and beat him and sent him away empty-handed.

Mar 12:4

Mar 12:4“Again he sent them another slave, and they wounded him in the head, and treated him shamefully.

Mar 12:5

Mar 12:5“And he sent another, and that one they killed; and so with many others, beating some and killing others.

Mar 12:6

Mar 12:6“He had one more to send, a beloved son; he sent him last of all to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’

Mar 12:7

Mar 12:7“But those vine-growers said to one another, ‘This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours!’

Mar 12:8

Mar 12:8“They took him, and killed him and threw him out of the vineyard.

Mar 12:9

Mar 12:9“What will the [fn]owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the vine-growers, and will give the vineyard to others.

Mar 12:10

Mar 12:10“Have you not even read this Scripture:
‘THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED,
THIS BECAME THE CHIEF CORNER stone;

Mar 12:11

Mar 12:11THIS CAME ABOUT FROM THE LORD,
AND IT IS MARVELOUS IN OUR EYES’?”

Mar 12:12

Mar 12:12And they were seeking to seize Him, and yet they feared the [fn]people, for they understood that He spoke the parable against them. And so they left Him and went away.

Jesus Answers the Pharisees, Sadducees and Scribes

(Mat 22:15–22; Luk 20:20–26 )

Mar 12:13

Mar 12:13Then they *sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Him in order to trap Him in a statement.

Mar 12:14

Mar 12:14They *came and *said to Him, “Teacher, we know that You are truthful and [fn]defer to no one; for You are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it [fn]lawful to pay a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?

Mar 12:15

Mar 12:15“Shall we pay or shall we not pay?” But He, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a [fn]denarius to look at.”

Mar 12:16

Mar 12:16They brought one. And He *said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” And they said to Him, “Caesar’s.”

Mar 12:17

Mar 12:17And Jesus said to them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” And they [fn]were amazed at Him.

(Mat 22:23–33; Luk 20:27–40 )

Mar 12:18

Mar 12:18Some Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection) *came to Jesus, and began questioning Him, saying,

Mar 12:19

Mar 12:19“Teacher, Moses wrote for us that IF A MAN’S BROTHER DIES and leaves behind a wife AND LEAVES NO CHILD, HIS BROTHER SHOULD [fn]MARRY THE WIFE AND RAISE UP CHILDREN TO HIS BROTHER.

Mar 12:20

Mar 12:20“There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died leaving no children.

Mar 12:21

Mar 12:21“The second one [fn]married her, and died leaving behind no children; and the third likewise;

Mar 12:22

Mar 12:22and so [fn]all seven left no children. Last of all the woman died also.

Mar 12:23

Mar 12:23“In the resurrection, [fn]when they rise again, which one’s wife will she be? For [fn]all seven had married her.”

Mar 12:24

Mar 12:24Jesus said to them, “Is this not the reason you are mistaken, that you do not [fn]understand the Scriptures or the power of God?

Mar 12:25

Mar 12:25“For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

Mar 12:26

Mar 12:26“But [fn]regarding the fact that the dead rise again, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the burning bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘I AM THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, AND THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB’?

Mar 12:27

Mar 12:27“He is not the God [fn]of the dead, but of the living; you are greatly mistaken.”

(Mat 22:34–40; Luk 10:25–28 )

Mar 12:28

Mar 12:28One of the scribes came and heard them arguing, and recognizing that He had answered them well, asked Him, “What commandment is the [fn]foremost of all?”

Mar 12:29

Mar 12:29Jesus answered, “The foremost is, ‘HEAR, O ISRAEL! THE LORD OUR GOD IS ONE LORD;

Mar 12:30

Mar 12:30AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.’

Mar 12:31

Mar 12:31“The second is this, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

Mar 12:32

Mar 12:32The scribe said to Him, “Right, Teacher; You have truly stated that HE IS ONE, AND THERE IS NO ONE ELSE BESIDES HIM;

Mar 12:33

Mar 12:33AND TO LOVE HIM WITH ALL THE HEART AND WITH ALL THE UNDERSTANDING AND WITH ALL THE STRENGTH, AND TO LOVE ONE’S NEIGHBOR AS HIMSELF, is much more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

Mar 12:34

Mar 12:34When Jesus saw that he had answered intelligently, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” After that, no one would venture to ask Him any more questions.

(Mat 22:41–46; Luk 20:41–44 )

Mar 12:35

Mar 12:35And Jesus began to say, as He taught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that [fn]the Christ is the son of David?

Mar 12:36

Mar 12:36“David himself said [fn]in the Holy Spirit,
‘THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD,
“SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND,
UNTIL I PUT YOUR ENEMIES BENEATH YOUR FEET.”’

Mar 12:37

Mar 12:37“David himself calls Him ‘Lord’; so in what sense is He his son?” And the large crowd [fn]enjoyed listening to Him.

(Mat 23:1–7; Luk 20:45–47 )

Mar 12:38

Mar 12:38In His teaching He was saying: “Beware of the scribes who like to walk around in long robes, and like respectful greetings in the market places,

Mar 12:39

Mar 12:39and chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets,

Mar 12:40

Mar 12:40who devour widows’ houses, and for appearance’s sake offer long prayers; these will receive greater condemnation.”

The Widow's Mite

(Luk 21:1–4 )

Mar 12:41

Mar 12:41And He sat down opposite the treasury, and began observing how the people were putting [fn]money into the treasury; and many rich people were putting in large sums.

Mar 12:42

Mar 12:42A poor widow came and put in two [fn]small copper coins, which amount to a [fn]cent.

Mar 12:43

Mar 12:43Calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all [fn]the contributors to the treasury;

Mar 12:44

Mar 12:44for they all put in out of their [fn]surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she owned, [fn]all she had to live on.”

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NASB95 Footnotes

(12:1)

Or, fence

(12:1)

Or, tenant farmers, also vv 2, 7, 9

(12:9)

Literally: lord

(12:12)

Literally: crowd

(12:14)

Literally: it is not a concern to You about anyone; i.e. You do not seek anyone's favor

(12:14)

Or, permissible

(12:15)

The denarius was a day's wages

(12:17)

Or, were greatly marveling

(12:19)

Literally: take

(12:21)

Literally: took

(12:22)

Literally: the seven

(12:23)

Early mss do not contain when they rise again

(12:23)

Literally: the seven

(12:24)

Or, know

(12:26)

Literally: concerning the dead, that they rise

Or, of corpses

Or, first

I.e. the Messiah

Or, by

Literally: was gladly hearing Him

(12:41)

I.e. copper coins

(12:42)

Gr lepta

(12:42)

Gr quadrans; i.e. 1/64 of a denarius

(12:43)

Literally: those who were putting in

(12:44)

Or, abundance

(12:44)

Literally: her whole livelihood

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