Mar 12:1-12, Luk 20:9-19 | ISV | STEP | The Parable about the Tenant Farmers Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a pit for the wine press, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went abroad.

Mark 12:1-12

1 The Parable about the Tenant Farmers Matthew 21:33-46; Luke 20:9-19Then Jesus ^{▼▼Lit. he} began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a pit for the wine press, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went abroad.Matt 21:33; Luke 22:9 2 At the right time he sent a servant to the farmers to collect from them a share of the produce from the vineyard. 3 But the farmers ^{▼▼Lit. they} grabbed the servant, ^{▼▼Lit. him} beat him, and sent him back empty-handed. 4 Again, the man ^{▼▼Lit. he} sent another servant to them. They beat the servant ^{▼▼Lit. him} over the head and treated him shamefully. 5 Then the man ^{▼▼Lit. he} sent another, and that one they killed. So it was with many other servants. ^{▼▼Lit. with many others} Some of these they beat, and others they killed. 6 He still had one more person to send, ^{▼▼The Gk. lacks more person to send} a son whom he loved. Finally, he sent him to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ 7 But those farmers said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come on, let's kill him, and the inheritance will be ours!’ 8 So they grabbed him, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.

9 “Now what will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the farmers and give the vineyard to others. 10 Haven't you ever read this Scripture:Ps 118:22

‘The stone that the builders rejected

has become the cornerstone. ^{▼▼Or capstone}

11 This was the Lord's doing,

and it is amazing in our eyes’?” ^{▼▼Ps 118:22-23}

12 They were trying to arrest him but were afraid of the crowd. Realizing that he had spoken this parable against them, they left him alone and went away.Matt 21:45-46; Mark 11:18; John 7:25, 30, 44

Luke 20:9-19

9 The Parable about the Tenant Farmers Matthew 21:33-46; Mark 12:1-12Then he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and went abroad for a long time.Matt 21:33; Mark 12:1 10 At the right time he sent a servant to the farmers in order that they might give him his share of the produce of the vineyard. But the farmers beat him and sent him back empty-handed. 11 He sent another servant, and they beat him, too, treated him shamefully, and sent him back empty-handed. 12 Then he sent a third, and they wounded him and threw him out, too.

13 “Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What should I do? I'll send my son whom I love. Maybe they'll respect him.’ 14 But when the farmers saw him, they talked it over among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let's kill him so that the inheritance will be ours!’ 15 So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. Now what will the owner of the vineyard do to them? 16 He will come and destroy those farmers and give the vineyard to others.” Those who heard him said, “That must never happen!” 17 But Jesus ^{▼▼Lit. he} R

‘The stone that the builders rejected

has become the cornerstone’? ^{▼▼Or capstone; Ps 118:22}

18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but it will crush anyone on whom it falls.”Dan 2:34-35; Matt 21:44

19 When the scribes and the high priests realized that he had told this parable against them, they wanted to lay their hands on him at that very hour, but they were afraid of the crowd.