Mark 12:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Jesus then told them this story: A farmer once planted a vineyard. He built a wall around it and dug a pit to crush the grapes in. He also built a lookout tower. Then he let his vineyard and left the country.

Cross References

Isaiah 7:23

Vineyards that had a thousand vines and were worth a thousand pieces of silver will turn into thorn patches.

Jeremiah 2:21

You were a choice grapevine, but now you produce nothing but small, rotten grapes.

Ezekiel 20:49

But I complained, “LORD God, I don't want to do that! People already say I confuse them with my messages.”

Matthew 13:3

Then he taught them many things by using stories. He said: A farmer went out to scatter seed in a field.

Matthew 21:28

Jesus said: I will tell you a story about a man who had two sons. Then you can tell me what you think. The father went to the elder son and said, “Go and work in the vineyard today!”

Matthew 21:33

Jesus told the chief priests and leaders to listen to this story: A land owner once planted a vineyard. He built a wall around it and dug a pit to crush the grapes in. He also built a lookout tower. Then he let his vineyard and left the country.

Matthew 21:34

When it was harvest time, the owner sent some servants to get his share of the grapes.

Matthew 25:14

The kingdom is also like what happened when a man went away and put his three servants in charge of all he owned.

Mark 11:33

and told Jesus, “We don't know.” Jesus replied, “Then I won't tell you who gave me the right to do what I do.”

Mark 13:34

It is like what happens when a man goes away for a while and places his servants in charge of everything. He tells each of them what to do, and he orders the guard to keep alert.

Mark 3:23

Jesus told the people to gather around him. Then he spoke to them in riddles and said: How can Satan force himself out?

Mark 4:2

He used stories to teach them many things, and this is part of what he taught:

Luke 15:13

Not long after that, the younger son packed up everything he owned and left for a foreign country, where he wasted all his money in wild living.

Luke 19:12

and Jesus told them this story: A prince once went to a foreign country to be crowned king and then to return.

Luke 22:9

But they asked, “Where do you want us to prepare it?”

Luke 8:10

So he answered: I have explained the secrets about God's kingdom to you, but for others I can only use stories. These people look, but they don't see, and they hear, but they don't understand.

Acts 7:38

Moses brought our people together in the desert, and the angel spoke to him on Mount Sinai. There he was given these life-giving words to pass on to us.