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Mark 12:4

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Mark 12:4 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And again he sent unto them another servant; and him they wounded in the head, and handled shamefully.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And again he sent unto them another servant; and him they wounded in the head, and handled shamefully.
Mark 12:4 — 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.
7But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
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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 again he sent unto them another servant, etc..] Another set of good men, to instruct, advise, and counsel them, and exhort them to their duty; such as were Isaiah, Zechariah, and others: and at him they cast stones, and wounded [him] in the head; for of these were stoned, as well as sawn asunder, and slain with the sword; though it seems, that this servant, or this set of men, were not stoned to death, because he was afterwards said to be sent away: nor could the stoning be what was done by the order of the sanhedrim, which was done by letting an heavy stone fail upon the heart f204; but this was done by all the people, by the outrageous zealots, in the manner Stephen was stoned. Dr.…”
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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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