Mark 12:7 - The Message7-8 “But those farmhands saw their chance. They rubbed their hands together in greed and said, ‘This is the heir! Let’s kill him and have it all for ourselves.’ They grabbed him, killed him, and threw him over the fence. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 17697 But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be our's. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition7 But those tenants said to one another, Here is the heir; come on, let us put him to death, and [then] the inheritance will be ours. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)7 But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible7 But those tenant farmers said to each other, ‘This is the heir. Let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’ Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version7 But the settlers said one to another: 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him. And then the inheritance will be ours.' Ver Capítulo |
Herod, when he realized that the scholars had tricked him, flew into a rage. He commanded the murder of every little boy two years old and under who lived in Bethlehem and its surrounding hills. (He determined that age from information he’d gotten from the scholars.) That’s when Jeremiah’s revelation was fulfilled: A sound was heard in Ramah, weeping and much lament. Rachel weeping for her children, Rachel refusing all solace, Her children gone, dead and buried.
God, Redeemer of Israel, The Holy of Israel, says to the despised one, kicked around by the nations, slave labor to the ruling class: “Kings will see, get to their feet—the princes, too— and then fall on their faces in homage Because of God, who has faithfully kept his word, The Holy of Israel, who has chosen you.”