Mark 12:9

“What shall therefore the Lord of the vineyard do? etc..] The Arabic and Ethiopic versions add, to them; that is, to the husbandmen, as is expressed in (<402140>Matthew 21:40), (see Gill on “<402140>Matthew 21:40”): he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. As the former clause contains a question put by Christ upon his having finished the parable, this is an answer to it, given by the chief priests, Scribes, and elders, in whose presence, and for whose sake it was delivered; (see Gill on “<402141>Matthew 21:41”).”

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“12:9 The parable concludes with two rhetorical questions (cp. 3:23, 33; 4:13; 7:18; 8:12). The first corresponds to what the “Lord of Heaven’s Armies” says in the parable of the vineyard (Isa 5:5-7). Although some interpret Jesus’ answer as meaning that God would replace the evil Jewish leaders (Mark 11:27; 12:12) with more faithful ones, Mark’s readers likely would have understood the others to whom the vineyard would be given as the Gentile church (cp. Matt 21:43; Rom 9:25-33; 11:13-24). Thus, Jesus’ parable connects with the coming destruction of Jerusalem (Mark 11:15-19; 13:1-37; 14:58; 15:29).”

“shall: Mat 21:40, Mat 21:41 he will: Lev 26:15-18, Lev 26:23, Lev 26:24, Lev 26:27, Lev 26:28; Deu 4:26, Deu 4:27, 28:15-68, Deu 28:61; Jos 23:15; Pro 1:24-31; Isa 5:5-7; Dan 9:26, Dan 9:27; Zac 13:7-9; Mat 3:9-12, Mat 12:45; Mat 22:7, Mat 23:34-38; Luk 19:27, Luk 19:41-44, Luk 20:15, Luk 20:16 and will: Isa 29:17, Isa 32:15, Isa 32:16, Isa 65:15; Jer 17:3; Mal 1:11; Mat 8:11-13, Mat 21:43; Act 13:46-48, Act 28:23-28; Rom 9:30-33, Rom 10:20, Rom 10:21, Rom 11:1-12 Mark 12:10”