KJV King James Version
And he began to speak unto them by parables. A [certain] man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about [it], and digged [a place for] the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Mark 12:1
And he began to speak unto them by parables. A [certain] man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about [it], and digged [a place for] the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
WEB World English Bible
He began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a pit for the winepress, built a tower, rented it out to a farmer, and went into another country.
ASV American Standard Version
And he began to speak unto them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a pit for the winepress, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he began to speak to them in similes: ‘A man planted a vineyard, and put a hedge around, and digged an under-wine-vat, and built a tower, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad;
Surrounding context — Mark 12
1 And he began to speak unto them by parables. A [certain] man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about [it], and digged [a place for] the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.
2 And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.
3 And they caught [him], and beat him, and sent [him] away empty.
4 And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded [him] in the head, and sent [him] away shamefully handled.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΚαὶG2532 · kaiandἤρξατοG757 · archōbe firstαὐτοῖςG846 · autosit/s/heἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongπαραβολαῖςG3850 · parabolēparableλαλεῖν·G2980 · laleōto speakἀμπελῶναG290 · ampelōnvineyardἄνθρωποςG444 · anthrōposa humanἐφύτευσενG5452 · phuteuōto plantκαὶG2532 · kaiandπεριέθηκενG4060 · peritithēmito put onφραγμὸνG5418 · phragmosfenceκαὶG2532 · kaiandὤρυξενG3736 · orussōto digὑπολήνιονG5276 · hupolēniontroughκαὶG2532 · kaiandᾠκοδόμησενG3618 · oikodomeōto buildπύργονG4444 · purgostowerκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐξέδετοG1554 · ekdidōmito leaseαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heγεωργοῖςG1092 · geōrgosfarmerκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀπεδήμησενG589 · apodēmeōto go abroad
Cross-references
Isaiah 5:1-4Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:Mark 13:34[For the Son of man is] as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.Song of Solomon 8:11-12Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand [pieces] of silver.Mark 4:2And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,Matthew 25:14For [the kingdom of heaven is] as a man travelling into a far country, [who] called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.Romans 11:17-24And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;Psalm 80:8-16Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.Mark 4:33-34And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear [it].Acts 7:46-47Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.Romans 9:4-5Who are Israelites; to whom [pertaineth] the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service [of God], and the promises;Romans 3:1-2What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit [is there] of circumcision?Acts 7:38This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and [with] our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:Luke 20:9-19Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.Luke 19:12He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.Luke 8:10And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.Matthew 21:28But what think ye? A [certain] man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.Ezekiel 20:49Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?Jeremiah 2:21Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?
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