Mark 12:7 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

But the tenant farmers said to one another, ‘This is the heir [to the vineyard]. Come on, let us kill him and then the inheritance will be ours.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be our's.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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.

American Standard Version (1901)

But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.

Common English Bible

But those tenant farmers said to each other, ‘This is the heir. Let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’

Catholic Public Domain Version

But the settlers said one to another: 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him. And then the inheritance will be ours.'

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

But the husbandmen said one to another: This is the heir; come let us kill him; and the inheritance shall be ours.

Mark 12:7 Cross References

Matthew 2:16

When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the astrologer/sages, he was furious and sent out [his soldiers] to kill all the baby boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity. This was done to those from two years old and under, basing [their decision] on the exact time determined from the astrologer/sages.

Matthew 21:34

And when the season for harvesting the grapes approached, the owner of the farm sent his slaves to the tenant farmers to arrange for delivery of his crop.

Mark 12:12

And they [i.e., the leading priests and experts in the Law of Moses] attempted to arrest Jesus, but [hesitated because] they feared what the crowd might do, for they understood that He was speaking the parable against them. So, they left Him and went away.

Mark 12:6

The owner had one more person [left to send], his dearly loved son. [So] he sent him to them last of all, reasoning to himself, ‘[Surely] they will treat my son with respect.’

Mark 12:8

So they took him and killed him and threw his body out of the vineyard.

Acts 2:23

Yet, He was handed over to you so that, by lawless men [i.e., the Romans], He was put to death by crucifixion. Now this was all done in harmony with God's full pre-knowledge and [divine] purpose.

Acts 5:28

“We strictly commanded you not to teach in this name [i.e., the name of Jesus] and look [what you have done]; you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and you intend to hold us responsible for this man’s [i.e., Jesus'] death.”

Acts 7:52

Which one of the prophets did your forefathers not persecute? They [even] killed those who predicted the coming of the Righteous One [i.e., Jesus], whom you people betrayed and murdered.

Hebrews 1:2

[but] during these final days He has spoken to us through His Son [Note: This period refers to the Christian age (See Acts 2:14-36)], whom He appointed to be heir of all things [and] through whom He created the universe. [See John 1:3; Col. 1:16].