Mark 12 · Verse 6

Mark 12:6

Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.
Mark 12:6, King James Version

Mark 12:6 in other translations

BSBFinally, having one beloved son, he sent him to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
WEBTherefore still having one, his beloved son, he sent him last to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
ASVHe had yet one, a beloved son: he sent him last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.
YLT‘Having yet therefore one son--his beloved--he sent also him unto them last, saying--They will reverence my son;
DARBYHaving yet therefore one beloved son, he sent also him to them the last, saying, They will have respect for my son.
BBEHe still had one, a dearly loved son: he sent him last to them, saying, They will have respect for my son.
WebsterHaving yet therefore one son, his well-beloved, he sent him also last to them, saying, They will reverence my son.

What does Mark 12:6 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 6.

(s) "he sent" Heb 13:12

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 12:1-12

Christ showed in parables, that he would lay aside the Jewish church. It is sad to think what base usage God's faithful ministers have met with in all ages, from those who have enjoyed the privileges of the church, but have not brought forth fruit answerable. God at length sent his Son, his Well-beloved; and it might be expected that he whom their Master loved, they also should respect and love; but instead of…

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Mark 12:6 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἔτιetiYetG2089
οὖνounthereforeG3767
ἕναhenaoneG1520
εἶχενeichendid haveG2192
υἱὸνhuionsonG5207
ἀγαπητόνagapētonbelovedG27
ἀπέστειλενapesteilenhe sentG649
αὐτὸνautonhimG846
ἔσχατονeschatonlastG2078
πρὸςprostoG4314
αὐτοὺςautousthemG846
λέγωνlegōnsayingG3004
ὅτιhotithatG3754
ἐντραπήσονταιentrapēsontaiThey will have respect forG1788
τὸνtontheG3588
υἱόνhuionsonG5207
μου.mouof mine.G3165

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Cross references for Mark 12:6

  • Hebrews 1:1-2

    God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

  • Matthew 3:17

    And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

  • John 1:34

    And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.

  • Psalms 2:12

    Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

  • 1 John 5:11-12

    And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

  • Matthew 11:27

    All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.

  • Matthew 17:5

    While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.

  • Mark 9:7

    And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

  • Mark 1:11

    And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

  • Luke 9:35

    And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

  • John 3:16-18

    For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

  • John 1:14

    And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
one.
Ps 2:7; Mt 1:23; 11:27; 26:63; Joh 1:14,18,34,49; 3:16-18
1Jo 4:9; 5:11,12
his.
1:11; 9:7; Ge 22:2,12; 37:3,11-13; 44:20; Isa 42:1; Mt 3:17; 17:5
Lu 3:22; 9:35; Joh 3:35; Heb 1:1,2
They.
Ps 2:12; Joh 5:23; Heb 1:6; Re 5:9-13

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Context

  • Mark 12:5

    And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some.

  • Mark 12:6

    Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.

  • Mark 12:7

    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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Mark 12:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Teniendo pues aún un hijo suyo amado, enviólo también á ellos el postrero, diciendo: Tendrán en reverencia á mi hijo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Ayant donc encore un unique fils bien-aimé, il le leur envoya, lui aussi, le dernier, disant: Ils auront du respect pour mon fils.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da er nun noch einen geliebten Sohn hatte, sandte er auch ihn, den letzten, zu ihnen, indem er sprach: Sie werden sich vor meinem Sohne scheuen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Adhuc ergo unum habens filium carissimum, et illum misit ad eos novissimum, dicens: Quia reverebuntur filium meum.