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Mark 12:3

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Mark 12:3 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And they took him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And they took him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.
Mark 12:3 — American Standard Version

Context — Mark 12

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1And he began to speak unto them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a pit for the winepress, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country.
2And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruits of the vineyard.
3And they took him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.
4And again he sent unto them another servant; and him they wounded in the head, and handled shamefully.
5And he sent another; and him they killed: and many others; beating some, and killing some.
6He had yet one, a beloved son: he sent him last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And they caught him, etc..] This clause is left out in the Syriac and Persic versions, though it seems proper to be retained; and denotes the rudeness and violence with which the prophets of the Lord were used by the Jewish nation: and beat him: either with their fists, or with rods, and scourges, till the skin was flayed off: and sent him away empty; without any fruit to carry with him, or give an account of, to the owner of the vineyard.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“See this parable explained in the notes at Matthew 21:33-46. See this parable explained in the notes at Matthew 21:33-46. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“they: Kg1 18:4, Kg1 18:13, Kg1 19:10, Kg1 19:14, Kg1 22:27; Ch2 16:10, Ch2 24:19-21, Ch2 36:16; Neh 9:26; Jer 2:30, Jer 20:2, Jer 26:20-24, Jer 29:26, Jer 37:15, Jer 37:16, Jer 38:4-6; Mat 23:34-37; Luk 11:47-51, Luk 13:33, Luk 13:34; Act 7:52; Th1 2:15; Heb 11:36, Heb 11:37 and sent: Jer 44:4, Jer 44:5, Jer 44:16; Dan 9:10, Dan 9:11; Zac 7:9-13; Luk 20:10-12 Mark 12:5”
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