Bible Commentary

And they took him, and killed [him,] and cast [him] out of the vineyard. 8. and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard ] The order is reversed in the first and third Gospels, which remind us of Naboth, whom they “carried forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones that … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 12:8”

But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours. 7. This is the heir ] “he for whom the inheritance is meant, and to whom it will in due course rightfully arrive not as in earthly relations, by the death, but by the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 12:7”

Having yet therefore one son, his well-beloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son. 6. Having yet therefore ] Note here the description of this last of the ambassadors of the householder. Not only was he his son, but his only one, his well-beloved, “a sone most dereworth,” Wyclif. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 12:6”

And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some. And again he sent another,…. That is, another servant, or set of men, it may be in the times of the Maccabees, who were used in a very inhuman manner; see Heb 11:37; and him they killed; either … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 12:5”

And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded [him] in the head, and sent [him] away shamefully handled. 4. wounded him in the head ] The original word, which generally denotes to comprehend in one sum, or under one head, is nowhere else used in this sense. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 12:4”

And they caught [him,] and beat him, and sent [him] away empty. 3. they caught him ] The gradual growth of the outrage is clearly traced: (i) The first servant they “ caught, beat, and sent away empty; ” (ii) at the second they “ cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 12:3”

And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard. 2. at the season ] i. e. when the fruit season drew near. a servant ] So Luk 20:10; his servants, Mat 21:34; the prophets and other eminent messengers of God … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 12:2”

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 wine vat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country. Ch. Mar 12:1-12. Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen 1. by … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 12:1”

And they answered and said unto Jesus. We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things. 33. Neither do I tell you ] The counter-question of Jesus was the consequence of the question of these men. “Him that inquires,” saith one of old, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 11:33”

But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all [men] counted John, that he was a prophet indeed. 32. if we shall say, Of men ] Observe the impressive abruptness here, which is more significant than the full expression of St Matthew (Mat 21:26) and St Luke (Luk 20:6). They dared … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 11:32”