Mark 12:1 - Easy To Read Version

¹ Jesus used stories to teach the people. Jesus said, “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around the field and dug a hole for a wine press. {\cf2\super [152]} Then the man built a tower. He leased the land to some farmers. Then he left for a trip.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ AND [Jesus] started to speak to them in parables [with comparisons and illustrations]. A man planted a vineyard and put a hedge around it and dug a pit for the winepress and built a tower and let it out [for rent] to vinedressers and went into another country.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ And he began to speak unto them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a pit for the winepress, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country.

Common English Bible

¹ Jesus spoke to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a pit for the winepress, and built a tower. Then he rented it to tenant farmers and took a trip.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ And he began to speak to them in parables: "A man dug a vineyard, and surrounded it with a hedge, and dug a pit, and built a tower, and he loaned it out to farmers, and he set out on a long journey.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹ AND he began to speak to them in parables: A certain man planted a vineyard and made a hedge about it, and dug a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it to husbandmen; and went into a far country.

Mark 12:1 Tagairtí Cros

Isaiah 7:23

In this land, there are now fields that have 1,000 grapevines. Each grapevine is worth 1,000 pieces of silver. But these fields will become full of weeds and thorns.

Jeremiah 2:21

Judah, I planted you like a special vine.\par All of you were like good seed.\par How did you turn into a different vine that grows bad fruit?\par

Matthew 13:3

Then Jesus used stories to teach the people many things. Jesus said: “A farmer went out to plant his seed.

Matthew 21:28

“Tell me what you think about this: There was a man that had two sons. The man went to the first son and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’

Matthew 21:33

“Listen to this story: There was a man that owned a vineyard. He put a wall around the field and dug a hole for a wine press. {\cf2\super [299]} Then the man built a tower. He leased the land to some farmers. Then he left for a trip.

Matthew 21:34

Later, it was time for the grapes to be picked. So the man sent his servants to the farmers to get his share of the grapes.

Matthew 25:14

“\{The kingdom of heaven is\} like a man leaving home to travel to another place for a visit. Before the man left, he talked with his servants. The man told his servants to take care of the things he owned while he was gone.

Mark 11:33

So the leaders answered Jesus, “We don’t know the answer.”

Mark 13:34

This is like a man that goes on a trip and leaves his house. The man lets his servants take care of the house. He gives each servant a special job to do. One servant has the work of guarding the door. The man tells this servant to always be ready. This is the same as I am now telling you.

Mark 3:23

So Jesus called them together and talked to them using some stories. Jesus said, “Satan will not force his own demons {\cf2\super [49]} out of people.

Mark 4:2

Jesus taught the people from the boat. Jesus used many stories to teach them. He said,

Luke 15:13

Then the younger son gathered up all that he had and left. He traveled far away to another country. There the son wasted his money living like a fool.

Luke 19:12

Jesus knew the people thought this, so he told them this story: “A very important man was preparing to go to a country far away to be made a king. Then the man planned to return home and rule his people.

Luke 22:9

Peter and John said to Jesus, “Where do you want us to prepare the meal?”

Luke 8:10

Jesus said, “You have been chosen to know the secrets of the kingdom of God. But I use stories to speak to other people. I do this so that:

Acts 7:38

This is the same Moses who was with the gathering of God’s people in the desert. He was with the angel that spoke to him at Mount Sinai, and he was with our ancestors. Moses received commands from God that give life. Moses gave us those commands.