The Parable of the Wicked Tenants
Mark 12:4
In 9 translations
- BSB
- Then he sent them another servant, and they struck him over the head and treated him shamefully.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- Again, he sent another servant to them; and they threw stones at him, wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated.
- ASV
- And again he sent unto them another servant; and him they wounded in the head, and handled shamefully.
- LSV
- And again he sent to them another servant, and having cast stones at that one, they wounded [him] in the head, and sent [him] away—dishonored.
- YLT
- 'And again he sent unto them another servant, and at that one having cast stones, they wounded [him] in the head, and sent away — dishonoured.
- DBY
- And again he sent to them another bondman; and [at] him they [threw stones, and] struck [him] on the head, and sent [him] away with insult.
- DRC
- And again he sent to them another servant; and him they wounded in the head, and used him reproachfully.
- GNV
- And againe he sent vnto them another seruant, and at him they cast stones, and brake his head, and sent him away shamefully handled.
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Where the editions differ
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include λιθοβολήσαντες (“stoning”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ἀπέστειλαν (“sent”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἠτίμασαν (“dishonored”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἠτιμωμένον (“disgraced”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
- Spelling of ἐκεφαλίωσαν: Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text: ἐκεφαλαίωσαν.
- Spelling of ἠτίμασαν: Tregelles: ἠτίμησαν.
SBLGNT apparatus (3)
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- SBLGNT: κἀκεῖνον. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read κἀκεῖνον; Robinson–Pierpont add λιθοβολήσαντες.
- SBLGNT: ἐκεφαλίωσαν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐκεφαλίωσαν; Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont read ἐκεφαλαίωσαν.
- SBLGNT: ἠτίμασαν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἠτίμασαν; Tregelles read ἠτίμησαν; Robinson–Pierpont read ἀπέστειλαν ἠτιμωμένον.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- καὶ πάλιν ἀπέστειλεν πρὸς αὐτοὺς ἄλλον δοῦλον· κἀκεῖνον ἐκεφαλίωσαν καὶ ἠτίμασαν.
- RP2018
- Καὶ πάλιν ἀπέστειλεν πρὸς αὐτοὺς ἄλλον δοῦλον· κἀκεῖνον λιθοβολήσαντες ἐκεφαλαίωσαν, καὶ ἀπέστειλαν ἠτιμωμένον.
- TR-Boyd
- Καὶ πάλιν ἀπέστειλε πρὸς αὐτοὺς ἄλλον δοῦλον· κἀκεῖνον λιθοβολήσαντες ἐκεφαλαίωσαν, καὶ ἀπέστειλαν ἠτιμωμένον.
- SCR1894
- και παλιν απεστειλεν προς αυτους αλλον δουλον κακεινον λιθοβολησαντες εκεφαλαιωσαν και απεστειλαν ητιμωμενον
Who and where
◆ Holy Week◆ Debates in the Temple
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
Capital and LaborLeaseMalfeasance in OfficeHusbandmanSelf-CondemnationUnfaithfulnessRebellion against GodReproofServantWicked (People)
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).