Mark 12:2
And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.
KJV
καὶ ἀπέστειλεν πρὸς τοὺς γεωργοὺς τῷ καιρῷ δοῦλον, ἵνα παρὰ τῶν γεωργῶν λάβῃ ἀπὸ τῶν καρπῶν τοῦ ἀμπελῶνος·
Greek NT
Et misit ad agricolas in tempore servum ut ab agricolis acciperet de fructu vineæ.
Vulgate
And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruits of the vineyard.
ASV
And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant to receive of the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- τῶν καρπῶν — SBLGNT
- τῶν καρπῶν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- τοῦ καρποῦ — Robinson-Pierpont
Parable
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Marriage in the Integral Vision of Man The Gospels according to Matthew and Mark report the answer Christ gave to the Pharisees when they questioned him about the indissolubility of marriage. They referred to the law of Moses, which in certain cases admitted the practice of the so-called certificate of divorce. Reminding them of the first chapters of Genesis, Christ answered: …
Cross-references
- John 15:1 — I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.