Again, he sent another servant to them; and they threw stones at him, wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Mark 12:4 in context
Mark 12:1–7
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He began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a pit for the wine press, built a tower, rented it out to a farmer, and went into another country.
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When it was time, he sent a servant to the farmer to get from the farmer his share of the fruit of the vineyard.
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They took him, beat him, and sent him away empty.
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Again, he sent another servant to them; and they threw stones at him, wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated.
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Again he sent another, and they killed him, and many others, beating some, and killing some.
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Therefore still having one, his beloved son, he sent him last to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
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But those farmers said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
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