Mark 12 · Verse 9

Mark 12:9

What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.
Mark 12:9, King James Version

Mark 12:9 in other translations

BSBWhat then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants, and will give the vineyard to others.
WEBWhat therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.
ASVWhat therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.
YLT‘What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others.
DARBYWhat therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others.
BBEWhat then will the master of the garden do? He will come and put the workmen to death, and will give the garden into the hands of others.
WebsterWhat therefore will the Lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others.

What does Mark 12:9 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 9.

(u) "and destroy" Prov 1:24-31 (v) "will give" Jer 17:3

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 And will give the vineyard unto others - The vineyard must not perish with the husbandmen; it is still capable of producing much fruit, if it be properly cultivated. I will give it into the care of new vine-dressers, the evangelists and apostles. - And under their ministry, multitudes were brought to God before the destruction of Jerusalem.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · 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 12:9 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.

τίtiWhatG5101
οὖνounthereforeG3767
ποιήσειpoiēseiwill doG4160
ὁhotheG3588
κύριοςkuriosmasterG2962
τοῦtouof theG3588
ἀμπελῶνος;ampelōnosvineyard?G290
ἐλεύσεταιeleusetaihe will comeG2064
καὶkaiandG2532
ἀπολέσειapoleseihe will destroyG622
τοὺςtoustheG3588
γεωργοὺςgeōrgousfarmersG1092
καὶkaiandG2532
δώσειdōseiwill giveG1325
τὸνtontheG3588
ἀμπελῶναampelōnavineyardG290
ἄλλοις.alloisto others.G243

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Mark 12:9

  • Romans 10:20-11:12

    But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me. But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people. I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying, …

  • Matthew 21:43

    Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.

  • Luke 19:27

    But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.

  • Romans 9:30-33

    What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith. But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone; As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

  • Jeremiah 17:3

    O my mountain in the field, I will give thy substance and all thy treasures to the spoil, and thy high places for sin, throughout all thy borders.

  • Isaiah 65:15

    And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord God shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:

  • Deuteronomy 28:15-68

    But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee: Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field. Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store. Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. …

  • Malachi 1:11

    For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts.

  • Acts 28:23-28

    And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening. And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not. And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers, Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: …

  • Luke 20:15-16

    So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them? He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.

  • Zechariah 13:7-9

    Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones. And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the Lord, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein. And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God.

  • Matthew 21:40-41

    When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen? They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
shall.
Mt 21:40,41
he will.
Le 26:15-18,23,24,27,28; De 4:26,27; 28:15-68,61; Jos 23:15
Pr 1:24-31; Isa 5:5-7; Da 9:26,27; Zec 13:7-9; Mt 3:9-12; 12:45
Mt 22:7; 23:34-38; Lu 19:27,41-44; 20:15,16
and will.
Isa 29:17; 32:15,16; 65:15; Jer 17:3; Mal 1:11; Mt 8:11-13; 21:43
Ac 13:46-48; 28:23-28; Ro 9:30-33; 10:20,21; 11:1-12

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Context

  • Mark 12:8

    And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.

  • Mark 12:9

    What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.

  • Mark 12:10

    And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:

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Mark 12:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
¿Qué, pues, hará el señor de la viña? Vendrá, y destruirá á estos labradores, y dará su viña á otros.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Que fera donc le maître de la vigne? Il viendra et fera périr les cultivateurs et donnera la vigne à d’autres.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Was wird nun der Herr des Weinbergs tun? Er wird kommen und die Weingärtner umbringen und den Weinberg anderen geben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Quid ergo faciet dominus vineæ? Veniet, et perdet colonos, et dabit vineam aliis.