Mark 12:7
Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.) Mark 12:7 appears in the Greek New Testament. The text above is from the Tischendorf 8th edition. Each word links to its Strong’s number and a concise gloss. Click any word for its full Thayer’s Greek Lexicon entry.
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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The same verse in 3 English versions, stacked beneath the original-language interlinear above. Click any original word for its lexicon entry.
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World English Bible Public Domain
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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King James Version Public Domain
But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be our's.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But those farmers said to each other, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
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Every available English version of this verse, each an independent rendering of the whole verse.
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World English Bible Public Domain
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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Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
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Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
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King James Version Public Domain
But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be our's.
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American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
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Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
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Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
But ye husbandmen said among themselues, This is the heire: come, let vs kill him, and the inheritance shalbe ours.
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Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
But the husbandmen said one to another: This is the heir; come let us kill him; and the inheritance shall be ours.
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Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
and those husbandmen said among themselves -- This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and ours shall be the inheritance;
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Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
and those farmers said among themselves, This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and the inheritance will be ours;
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Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
But the vine growers said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But those farmers said to each other, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
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Darby Bible Public Domain
But those husbandmen said to one another, This is the heir: come, let us kill him and the inheritance will be ours.
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World Messianic Bible Public Domain
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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Webster's Bible Public Domain
But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.
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Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
But the farmers said to themselves, ‘Here's the owner's heir—if we kill him, we can get what he would have inherited!’
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Bible in Basic English Public Domain
But those workmen said among themselves, This is he who will one day be the owner of the property; come, let us put him to death, and the heritage will be ours.
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Text-Critical English NT CC BY 4.0
But the farmers said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
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Tyndale New Testament (1534) Public Domain
But the tenauntes sayde amongest them selves: this is the heyre: come let vs kyll hym and the inheritaunce shalbe oures.
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- Appears 12× in the Greek New Testament
- First appears at Matthew 4:19
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Tense
- Present
- Voice
- Active
- Mood
- Imperative
- Person
- 2nd person
- Number
- Plural
Full Thayer's Definition
- ἐκεῖνοι ekeînos G1565 “that one” Demonstrative pronoun, Nominative, Plural, Masculine
- δὲ dé G1161 “but” Conjunction
- οἱ ho G3588 “the” Article, Nominative, Plural, Masculine
- γεωργοὶ geōrgós G1092 “farmer” Noun, Nominative, Plural, Masculine
- πρὸς prós G4314 “to” Preposition
- ἑαυτοὺς heautoû G1438 “himself” Reflexive pronoun, 3rd person, Accusative, Plural, Masculine
- εἶπαν légō G3004 “to say” Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Plural
- ὅτι hóti G3754 “that” Conjunction
- οὗτός hoûtos G3778 “this” Demonstrative pronoun, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- ἐστιν eimí G1510 “to be” Verb, Present, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular
- ὁ ho G3588 “the” Article, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- κληρονόμος klēronómos G2818 “heir” Noun, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- δεῦτε deûte G1205 “come here” Verb, Present, Active, Imperative, 2nd person, Plural
- ἀποκτείνωμεν apokteínō G615 “to kill” Verb, Present, Active, Subjunctive, 1st person, Plural
- αὐτόν autós G846 “he” Personal pronoun, Accusative, Singular, Masculine
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- ἡμῶν hēmeîs G2249 “we” Personal pronoun, 1st person, Genitive, Plural
- ἔσται eimí G1510 “to be” Verb, Future, Middle deponent, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular
- ἡ ho G3588 “the” Article, Nominative, Singular, Feminine
- κληρονομία klēronomía G2817 “inheritance” Noun, Nominative, Singular, Feminine
About this verse
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- 20
- words
- 17
- distinct lemmas
- Gospels
- section
Cross-references
14Topical passages linked to Mark 12:7 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.
- Genesis 3:15 I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel."
- Genesis 37:20 Come now therefore, and let's kill him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, 'An evil animal has devoured him.' We will see what will become of his dreams."
- Psalms 2:2–3 The kings of the earth take a stand, And the rulers take counsel together, Against Yahweh, and against his anointed, saying,
- Psalms 22:12–15 Many bulls have surrounded me. Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.
- Isaiah 49:7 Thus says Yahweh, the Redeemer of Israel, [and] his Holy One, to him whom man despises, to him whom the nation abhors, to a servant of rulers: Kings shall see and arise; princes, and they shall worship; because of Yahweh who is faithful, [even] the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.
- Isaiah 53:7–8 He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he didn't open his mouth; as a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is mute, so he didn't open his mouth.
- Matthew 2:3–13 When Herod the king heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
- Matthew 2:16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent out, and killed all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all the surrounding countryside, from two years old and under, according to the exact time which he had learned from the wise men.
- Mark 12:12 They tried to seize him, but they feared the multitude; for they perceived that he spoke the parable against them. They left him, and went away.
- John 11:47–50 The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, "What are we doing? For this man does many signs.
- Acts 2:23 him, being delivered up by the determined counsel and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by the hand of lawless men, crucified and killed;
- Acts 5:28 saying, "Didn't we strictly charge you not to teach in this name? Behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man's blood on us."
- Acts 7:52 Which of the prophets didn't your fathers persecute? They killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, of whom you have now become betrayers and murderers.
- Acts 13:27–28 For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they didn't know him, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him.
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Lesson kit
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Mark, in the Gospels, opens this verse with 20 words (17 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is deûte (“come here”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Discussion questions
- How does “come here” (deûte) shape what this verse is saying?
- How does Matthew 4:19, which shares the word «come here», read alongside this verse?
- What does the repetition of “to be” (2× in this one verse) do in this verse?
- These translations render this verse differently. What is at stake in choosing one wording over another?
- Compare how Tyndale Open Study Notes and Adam Clarke's Commentary read this verse. Where do they agree or differ?
Things to notice
- These translations choose different wording for 13 words in this verse.
- “to be” occurs 2× in this single verse.
- 17 distinct Greek lemmas span 20 words in this verse.
Commentary
Notes on Mark 12:7 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale Open Resources
Tyndale Open Study Notes — © Tyndale Open Resources, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill's Exposition
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges (Cambridge University Press, 1896; 21 vols, various authors incl. Carr, Maclear, Plummer, Farrar, Lumby, Moule, M. R. James, Simcox) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament
Marvin R. Vincent
Marvin R. Vincent, Word Studies in the New Testament (1887–1900) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.