But those farmers said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Mark 12:7 in context
Mark 12:4–10
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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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They took him, killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.
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What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.
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Haven’t you even read this Scripture:
‘The stone which the builders rejected
was made the head of the corner.
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