Mark 12:9 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) What do you think the owner of the vineyard will do [when he gets back]?” Jesus asked. [Then He continued], “He will come and kill those tenant farmers and give the vineyard to other people. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now what will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the tenants, and give the vineyard to others. American Standard Version (1901) What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. Common English Bible “So what will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, what will the lord of the vineyard do?" "He will come and destroy the settlers. And he will give the vineyard to others." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those husbandmen; and will give the vineyard to others. |
Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits, more evil than itself, and they reenter [the body] and [begin to] live there, so that the latter state of that person becomes worse than the former [state]. It will be the same way with the people of this evil generation.”
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.
Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken from you [Jews] and will be given to a nation [i.e., the Gentiles] that will produce the fruit of the kingdom.
The king became furious and sent his army to destroy these murderers and burn their city.
Have you never read this Scripture [Psa. 118:22- 23], ‘The building block rejected by the builders is the same [one] that was made the principal stone by which the entire building was aligned.
But bring those enemies of mine here [i.e., the citizens. See verse 14], who did not want me to rule over them, and kill them in front of me.’'
Then Isaiah boldly said [Isa. 45:1], “I [i.e., God] was found by a people [i.e., the Gentiles] who were not looking for me. I became known to people who were not asking for me.”