The Parable of the Wicked Tenants
Mark 12:9
In 9 translations
- BSB
- What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants, and will give the vineyard to others.
- KJV
- What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.
- WEB
- What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.
- ASV
- What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.
- LSV
- What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the farmers, and will give the vineyard to 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.
- DBY
- What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others.
- DRC
- What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those husbandmen; and will give the vineyard to others.
- GNV
- What shall then the Lord of the vineyard doe? He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and giue the vineyard to others.
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include οὖν (“therefore”); SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort do not include this wording.
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- SBLGNT: τί. Westcott and Hort (1881) read τί; Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont add οὖν.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- τί ποιήσει ὁ κύριος τοῦ ἀμπελῶνος; ἐλεύσεται καὶ ἀπολέσει τοὺς γεωργούς, καὶ δώσει τὸν ἀμπελῶνα ἄλλοις.
- RP2018
- Τί οὖν ποιήσει ὁ κύριος τοῦ ἀμπελῶνος; Ἐλεύσεται καὶ ἀπολέσει τοὺς γεωργούς, καὶ δώσει τὸν ἀμπελῶνα ἄλλοις.
- TR-Boyd
- Τί οὖν ποιήσει ὁ κύριος τοῦ ἀμπελῶνος; Ἐλεύσεται καὶ ἀπολέσει τοὺς γεωργούς, καὶ δώσει τὸν ἀμπελῶνα ἄλλοις.
- SCR1894
- τι ουν ποιησει ο κυριος του αμπελωνος ελευσεται και απολεσει τους γεωργους και δωσει τον αμπελωνα αλλοις
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- Romans 9:30–33What then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith; but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it. Why not? Because…
- Luke 19:27And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”
- Matthew 21:43Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.
- Malachi 1:11For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says…
- Luke 20:15–16So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? He will come and kill those tenants, and will give the vineyard to others.” And when the people heard this,…
- Acts 28:23–28So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of…
- Matthew 22:7The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.
- Matthew 23:34–38Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute in town after town. And so upon you will come all…
- Luke 19:41–44As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. For the days will come upon you when your…
- Matthew 8:11–13I say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there…
- Matthew 21:40–41Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard returns, what will he do to those tenants?” “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him…
- Matthew 12:45Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there; and the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.”
- Acts 13:46–48Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles. For this…
- Leviticus 26:23–24And if in spite of these things you do not accept My discipline, but continue to walk in hostility toward Me, then I will act with hostility toward you, and I will strike you sevenfold for your sins.
- Jeremiah 17:3O My mountain in the countryside, I will give over your wealth and all your treasures as plunder, because of the sin of your high places, within all your borders.
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