Mark 12:1

The Passion Translation

Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “There once was a man who planted a vineyard and put a secure fence around it. He dug a pit for its winepress and erected a watch tower. Then he leased it to tenant-farmers and traveled abroad.

Cross References

Isaiah 7:23

In that day, the fine vineyards, each with a thousand vines and worth a thousand pieces of silver, will be a wilderness overgrown with weeds, briars, and thorn bushes.

Jeremiah 2:21

I planted you like a special vine from the absolute best seed, but look at what you’ve become now! You’re like a twisted, rotten vine.

Ezekiel 20:49

But I protested and said, “But Lord Yahweh, everyone is already complaining that I only speak in riddles.”

Matthew 13:3

He taught them many things by using stories, parables to illustrate spiritual truths, saying: “Consider this: There was a farmer who went out to sow seeds.

Matthew 21:28

Jesus said to his critics, “Tell me what you think of this parable: “There once was a man with two sons. The father came to the first and said, ‘Son, I want you to go and work in the vineyard today.’

Matthew 21:33

“Pay close attention to this parable,” Jesus said. “There once was an honorable man who planted a vineyard. He built a fence around it, dug out a pit for pressing the grapes, and erected a watchtower. Afterward he leased the land to tenant farmers and then went a distance away.

Matthew 21:34

At harvest time he sent his servants to the tenants to collect the portion that was due him as the lord of the vineyard.

Matthew 25:14

“Again, heaven’s kingdom is like a wealthy man who went on a long journey and summoned all his trusted servants and assigned his financial management over to them.

Mark 11:33

So they finally answered, “We don’t know.” “Then neither will I tell you where my power comes from to do these things,” Jesus replied.

Mark 13:34

“For those days can be compared to a man who was about to leave on a journey, but before leaving he placed his servants in charge and gave each one work to do while he was away. Then he commanded the watchman to be on guard at all times.

Mark 3:23

Jesus called them to himself and spoke to them using parables. “How can Satan cast out Satan?

Mark 4:2

He taught them many things by using parables to illustrate spiritual truths, saying:

Luke 15:13

Shortly afterward, the younger son packed up all his belongings and traveled off to see the world. He journeyed to a far-off land where he soon wasted all he was given in a binge of extravagant and reckless living.

Luke 19:12

So he told them this story to change their perspective: “Once a wealthy prince left his province to travel to a distant land, where he would be crowned king and then return.

Luke 22:9

They asked him, “Where do we make the preparations to eat the meal?”

Luke 8:10

He said, “You have been given a teachable heart to perceive the secret, hidden mysteries of God’s kingdom realm. But to those without a listening heart, my words are merely stories. Even though they have eyes, they are blind to the true meaning of what I say, and even though they listen, they won’t receive full revelation.

Acts 7:38

“Moses led the congregation in the wilderness and he spoke face-to-face with the angel who spoke with him on the top of Mount Sinai. Along with our ancestors, he received the living oracles of God that were passed down to us.