Mark 12:7

“But those husbandmen said among themselves, etc..] This, in the Persic version, is introduced thus, “when the vine dressers saw the son of the lord of the vineyard”: agreeably to (<402138>Matthew 21:38). The Ethiopic version renders it, “and the servants said”; not the servants that had been sent, but the workmen in the vineyard: this is the heir; that is, “of the vineyard”, as the Persic version expresses it they knew him by the prophecies of the Old Testament which had described him, and by the miracles which were wrought by him; and they could not deny but that the vineyard of the house of Judah belonged to him, and he was right heir to the throne of Israel; though they refused to embrace…”

“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'”

“12:7 The reasoning of the tenants is unclear to us, although it was apparently clear to the original hearers, requiring no further explanation (cp. Matt 21:38; Luke 20:14). Perhaps with the son’s coming, they assumed that the father had died and that the murder of the son would leave the vineyard without a living claimant. Then ownership would fall to those who had been working the vineyard for years.”

“This: Mar 12:12; Gen 3:15, Gen 37:20; Psa 2:2, Psa 2:3, Psa 22:12-15; Isa 49:7, Isa 53:7, Isa 53:8; Mat 2:3-13, Mat 2:16; Joh 11:47-50; Act 2:23, Act 5:28, Act 7:52, Act 13:27, Act 13:28 Mark 12:8”