Mark 12:6

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Mark 12:6 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “He had yet one, a beloved son: he sent him last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

He had yet one, a beloved son: he sent him last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.
Mark 12:6 — American Standard Version

Context — Mark 12

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
6He had yet one, a beloved son: he sent him last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Having yet therefore one son, his well beloved, etc..] The Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the one, and only Son of God his Father, his only begotten Son, for he has no other Son in the same way of filiation; and who is his dear Son, the Son of his love, who was loved by him before the foundation of the world; and whom he declared to be his beloved Son, both at his baptism, and at his transfiguration upon the mount, by a voice from heaven: this Son he having with him, in his bosom, as one brought up with him, and rejoicing before him, he sent him also last unto them; after all the prophets had been with them, when the last days were come, the end of the Jewish state, civil and…”
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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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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“12:6 Mark’s early readers would have immediately associated his son whom he loved dearly with Jesus (cp. 1:11; 9:7; see also 1:1; 3:11; 5:7).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“one: Psa 2:7; Mat 1:23, Mat 11:27, Mat 26:63; Joh 1:14, Joh 1:18, Joh 1:34, Joh 1:49, Joh 3:16-18; Jo1 4:9, Jo1 5:11, Jo1 5:12 his: Mar 1:11, Mar 9:7; Gen 22:2, Gen 22:12, Gen 37:3, Gen 37:11-13, Gen 44:20; Isa 42:1; Mat 3:17, Mat 17:5; Luk 3:22, Luk 9:35; Joh 3:35; Heb 1:1, Heb 1:2 They: Psa 2:12; Joh 5:23; Heb 1:6; Rev 5:9-13 Mark 12:7”
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