Mark 12:7 - The Message

“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.

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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.

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