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they struck this man on the head and treated him shamefully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/mark/12.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The owner then sent another servant, but they insulted him and beat him over the head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/mark/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Again he sent to them another servant, and they struck him on the head and treated him shamefully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/mark/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he sent them another servant, and they struck him over the head and treated him shamefully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/12.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And again he sent to them another servant, and him they struck on the head, and treated shamefully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/mark/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded <i>him</i> in the head, and sent <i>him</i> away shamefully handled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/mark/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Again he sent them another servant, and at him they threw stones, wounded <i>him</i> in the head, and sent <i>him</i> away shamefully treated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/mark/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And again he sent them another slave, and they wounded him in the head, and treated him shamefully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/mark/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Again he sent them another slave, and they wounded him in the head, and treated him shamefully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/mark/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And again he sent them another slave, and they wounded him in the head, and treated him shamefully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/mark/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And again he sent them another slave, and they wounded him in the head, and treated him shamefully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/mark/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Again he sent them another servant, and they [threw stones and] wounded him in the head, and treated him disgracefully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/mark/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Again he sent another servant to them, and they hit him on the head and treated him shamefully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/mark/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Again he sent another slave to them, and they hit him on the head and treated him shamefully. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/mark/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And again he sent unto them another servant; and him they wounded in the head, and handled shamefully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/mark/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The owner sent another servant, but the renters beat him on the head and insulted him terribly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/mark/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And again he sent unto them another servant; and him they wounded in the head, and handled shamefully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/mark/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So the man sent another servant to them. They hit the servant on the head and treated him shamefully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/mark/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then the owner sent another slave; the tenants beat him over the head and treated him shamefully. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/mark/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Again, the man sent another servant to them. They beat the servant over the head and treated him shamefully. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/mark/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he sent them another servant, and casting stones they struck him over the head and sent him away, treating him shamefully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/mark/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So he sent another slave to them again. This one they struck on the head and treated outrageously.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/mark/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Again, he sent another servant to them; and they wounded him in the head, and treated him shamefully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/mark/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And again, he sent to them another servant: and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/12.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Again he sent to them another servant: and as for him, they wounded him in the head and treated him shamefully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/mark/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Again, he sent another servant to them; and they threw stones at him, wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/mark/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And again he sent to them another servant, and having cast stones at that one, they wounded [him] in the head, and sent [him] away—dishonored.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/12.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And again he sent to them another servant, and him they struck on the head, and treated shamefully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/mark/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And again he sent unto them another servant, and at that one having cast stones, they wounded him in the head, and sent away -- dishonoured.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/mark/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And again he sent to them another servant; and having stoned the same they treated in a summary manner, and sent away despised.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/mark/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And again he sent to them another servant; and him they wounded in the head, and used him reproachfully. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/mark/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And again, he sent another servant to them. And they wounded him on the head, and they treated him with contempt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/mark/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Again he sent them another servant. And that one they beat over the head and treated shamefully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/mark/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And again he sent another slave to them; this one they beat over the head and insulted.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/mark/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And again he sent to them another servant; they stoned him also, and wounded him, and sent him away in disgrace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/mark/12.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />“And he sent another servant to them again and they threw rocks at him and cut him, and they sent him away shamefully.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/mark/12.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And again he sent to them another servant; and at him they threw stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/mark/12.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>And again he sent to them another servant; and stoning him they wounded him in the head, and sent him away dishonored.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/mark/12.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And again he sent unto them another servant; and they cut the account short with him, by stoning him, and sent him away shamefully treated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/mark/12.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />after this he sent another servant to them, him they assaulted with stones and cudgels, and sent him back with contempt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/12.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Again he sent to them another servant: and as for him, they wounded him in the head and treated him shamefully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/mark/12.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>And again he sent to them another servant; and him they wounded in the head, and dishonored.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/mark/12.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they threw stones, and wounded <Fr><i>him</i><FR> on the head, and sent him away shamefully used.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/mark/12-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DmwDTC71zvQ?start=3904" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/mark/12.htm">The Parable of the Wicked Tenants</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>But they seized the servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">Then</a> <a href="/greek/3825.htm" title="3825: palin (Adv) -- Probably from the same as pale; anew, i.e. back, once more, or furthermore or on the other hand."></a> <a href="/greek/649.htm" title="649: apesteilen (V-AIA-3S) -- From apo and stello; set apart, i.e. to send out literally or figuratively.">he sent</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward."></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autous (PPro-AM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them</a> <a href="/greek/243.htm" title="243: allon (Adj-AMS) -- Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; else, i.e. Different.">another</a> <a href="/greek/1401.htm" title="1401: doulon (N-AMS) -- (a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave. From deo; a slave.">servant,</a> <a href="/greek/2548.htm" title="2548: kakeinon (DPro-AMS) -- And he, she, it, and that. From kai and ekeinos; likewise that.">and</a> <a href="/greek/2775.htm" title="2775: ekephaliōsan (V-AIA-3P) -- To wound in the head. From the same as kephalaion; to strike on the head.">they struck him over the head</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/818.htm" title="818: ētimasan (V-AIA-3P) -- To disgrace, treat disgracefully, dishonor, insult; I despise. From atimos; to render infamous, i.e. contemn or maltreat.">treated him shamefully.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">5</span>He sent still another, and this one they killed. He sent many others; some they beat and others they killed.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-35.htm">Matthew 21:35-36</a></span><br />But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. / Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/20-10.htm">Luke 20:10-12</a></span><br />At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed. / So he sent another servant, but they beat him and treated him shamefully, sending him away empty-handed. / Then he sent a third, but they wounded him and threw him out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a></span><br />I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. / He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour! / “And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-25.htm">Jeremiah 7:25-26</a></span><br />From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again. / Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15-16</a></span><br />Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Nehemiah 9:26</a></span><br />But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-52.htm">Acts 7:52</a></span><br />Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-36.htm">Hebrews 11:36-37</a></span><br />Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. / They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-13.htm">1 Kings 18:13</a></span><br />Was it not reported to my lord what I did when Jezebel slaughtered the prophets of the LORD? I hid a hundred prophets of the LORD, fifty men per cave, and I provided them with food and water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-13.htm">2 Kings 17:13-14</a></span><br />Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.” / But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-7.htm">2 Kings 9:7</a></span><br />And you are to strike down the house of your master Ahab, so that I may avenge the blood of My servants the prophets and the blood of all the servants of the LORD shed by the hand of Jezebel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-19.htm">2 Chronicles 24:19-21</a></span><br />Nevertheless, the LORD sent prophets to bring the people back to Him and to testify against them, but they would not listen. / Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has forsaken you.’” / But they conspired against Zechariah, and by order of the king, they stoned him in the courtyard of the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Jeremiah 25:4</a></span><br />And the LORD has sent all His servants the prophets to you again and again, but you have not listened or inclined your ear to hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/38-17.htm">Ezekiel 38:17</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: Are you the one of whom I have spoken in former days through My servants, the prophets of Israel, who in those times prophesied for years that I would bring you against them?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/1-4.htm">Zechariah 1:4-6</a></span><br />Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Turn now from your evil ways and deeds.’ But they did not listen or pay attention to Me, declares the LORD. / Where are your fathers now? And the prophets, do they live forever? / But did not My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, overtake your fathers? They repented and said, ‘Just as the LORD of Hosts purposed to do to us according to our ways and deeds, so He has done to us.’”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And again he sent to them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/mark/12-2.htm">Bondman</a> <a href="/mark/11-23.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/mark/10-34.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/nahum/3-6.htm">Dishonoured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-29.htm">Handled</a> <a href="/mark/6-28.htm">Head</a> <a href="/mark/10-34.htm">Insult</a> <a href="/mark/12-2.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/matthew/22-6.htm">Shamefully</a> <a href="/mark/12-2.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/mark/5-5.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/matthew/27-30.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/mark/11-7.htm">Threw</a> <a href="/matthew/22-6.htm">Treated</a> <a href="/matthew/15-30.htm">Wounded</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-6.htm">Wounds</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/14-47.htm">Bondman</a> <a href="/mark/12-8.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/luke/6-28.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/luke/20-11.htm">Dishonoured</a> <a href="/luke/20-11.htm">Handled</a> <a href="/mark/12-10.htm">Head</a> <a href="/luke/6-22.htm">Insult</a> <a href="/mark/14-47.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/luke/18-32.htm">Shamefully</a> <a href="/mark/14-47.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/mark/13-1.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/mark/14-47.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/mark/12-8.htm">Threw</a> <a href="/luke/2-48.htm">Treated</a> <a href="/luke/10-30.htm">Wounded</a> <a href="/luke/10-34.htm">Wounds</a><div class="vheading2">Mark 12</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/12-1.htm">Jesus tells the parable of the tenants</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/12-13.htm">He avoids the snare of the Pharisees and Herodians about paying tribute to Caesar;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/12-18.htm">convicts the Sadducees, who denied the resurrection;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/12-28.htm">resolves the scribe, who questioned of the first commandment;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/12-35.htm">refutes the opinion that the scribes held of the Christ;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">38. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/12-38.htm">bidding the people to beware of their ambition and hypocrisy;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/12-41.htm">and commends the poor widow for her two mites, above all.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/12.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/mark/12.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then he sent them another servant</b><br>This phrase continues the parable of the tenants, where the landowner represents God, and the servants symbolize the prophets sent to Israel. The sending of another servant indicates God's persistent attempts to reach His people despite their previous rejections. This reflects God's patience and long-suffering nature, as seen throughout the Old Testament, where He repeatedly sent prophets to call Israel back to faithfulness (e.g., <a href="/jeremiah/7-25.htm">Jeremiah 7:25-26</a>).<p><b>and they struck him over the head</b><br>The act of striking the servant over the head signifies a violent rejection and disrespect for the messenger. This mirrors the historical treatment of prophets in Israel, such as the persecution of Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/20-2.htm">Jeremiah 20:2</a>) and the stoning of Zechariah (<a href="/2_chronicles/24-20.htm">2 Chronicles 24:20-21</a>). The physical violence underscores the severity of Israel's rebellion against God's messengers.<p><b>and treated him shamefully</b><br>Treating the servant shamefully highlights the contempt and dishonor shown towards God's representatives. This behavior reflects the broader cultural context of honor and shame in the ancient Near East, where such treatment would be considered a grave insult. The shameful treatment of prophets is echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus Himself is mocked and scorned (<a href="/matthew/27-28.htm">Matthew 27:28-31</a>). This foreshadows the ultimate rejection and crucifixion of Christ, the final and greatest messenger.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_landowner.htm">The Landowner</a></b><br>Represents God, who owns the vineyard and sends servants to collect what is due.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_servants.htm">The Servants</a></b><br>Symbolize the prophets sent by God to the people of Israel, calling them to repentance and righteousness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tenants.htm">The Tenants</a></b><br>Represent the religious leaders of Israel who reject and mistreat the prophets.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_vineyard.htm">The Vineyard</a></b><br>Symbolizes Israel, God's chosen people, who are expected to produce fruit in keeping with God's covenant.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_event.htm">The Event</a></b><br>The sending of another servant, who is mistreated, reflects the continued rejection of God's messengers by the leaders of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/rejection_of_god's_messengers.htm">Rejection of God's Messengers</a></b><br>The parable illustrates the persistent rejection of God's messengers by those who are supposed to be His people. We must examine our own hearts to ensure we are receptive to God's word and His messengers today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/accountability_and_stewardship.htm">Accountability and Stewardship</a></b><br>Just as the tenants were expected to produce fruit, we are called to be faithful stewards of what God has entrusted to us. This includes our talents, resources, and spiritual gifts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_patience_and_justice.htm">God's Patience and Justice</a></b><br>The repeated sending of servants shows God's patience and desire for repentance. However, the eventual judgment on the tenants reminds us that God's justice will prevail.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prophetic_voice.htm">Prophetic Voice</a></b><br>The role of the prophets is crucial in calling people back to God. We should value and heed the prophetic voices in our lives that challenge us to live according to God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_the_ultimate_messenger.htm">Christ as the Ultimate Messenger</a></b><br>The parable foreshadows the sending of God's Son, Jesus, who would also be rejected. Recognizing Jesus as the ultimate revelation of God is essential for our faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_mark_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Mark 12</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_happened_at_jesus'_crucifixion.htm">What events define the crucifixion in Journey to the Cross?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_jesus_as_church's_head_mean.htm">What does it mean Jesus is the church's head?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_send_servants_and_son_if_rejected.htm">Mark 12:1-9: Why would an all-knowing God repeatedly send servants and His own Son if He knew they would be rejected and killed?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_the_identity_of_the_nabateans.htm">How did he make himself of no reputation?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/mark/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">At him they cast stones.</span>--The participle so rendered is wanting in the best MSS., and probably originated in a marginal note explaining how the labourers wounded the second servant.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/mark/12-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Then</span><br /><span class="grk">Καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(Kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">he sent</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀπέστειλεν</span> <span class="translit">(apesteilen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_649.htm">Strong's 649: </a> </span><span class="str2">From apo and stello; set apart, i.e. to send out literally or figuratively.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοὺς</span> <span class="translit">(autous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">another</span><br /><span class="grk">ἄλλον</span> <span class="translit">(allon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_243.htm">Strong's 243: </a> </span><span class="str2">Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; 'else, ' i.e. Different.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">servant,</span><br /><span class="grk">δοῦλον</span> <span class="translit">(doulon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1401.htm">Strong's 1401: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave. From deo; a slave.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">κἀκεῖνον</span> <span class="translit">(kakeinon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2548.htm">Strong's 2548: </a> </span><span class="str2">And he, she, it, and that. From kai and ekeinos; likewise that.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they struck {him} over the head</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐκεφαλίωσαν</span> <span class="translit">(ekephaliōsan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2775.htm">Strong's 2775: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wound in the head. From the same as kephalaion; to strike on the head.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">treated [him] shamefully.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἠτίμασαν</span> <span class="translit">(ētimasan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_818.htm">Strong's 818: </a> </span><span class="str2">To disgrace, treat disgracefully, dishonor, insult; I despise. 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