Mark 12 - New King James Version (NKJV)

The Parable of the Wicked Vinedressers(A)

12 Then (B)He began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a place for the wine vat and built a tower. And he leased it to [a]vinedressers and went into a far country. 2 Now at vintage-time he sent a servant to the vinedressers, that he might receive some of the fruit of the vineyard from the vinedressers. 3 And they took him and beat him and sent him away empty-handed. 4 Again he sent them another servant, [b]and at him they threw stones, wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated. 5 And again he sent another, and him they killed; and many others, (C)beating some and killing some. 6 Therefore still having one son, his beloved, he also sent him to them last, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ 7 But those [c]vinedressers said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’ 8 So they took him and (D)killed him and cast him out of the vineyard.

9 “Therefore what will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the vinedressers, and give the vineyard to others. 10 Have you not even read this Scripture:

(E)‘The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone.
11 This was the Lord’s doing,
And it is marvelous in our eyes’?”

12 (F)And they sought to lay hands on Him, but feared the multitude, for they knew He had spoken the parable against them. So they left Him and went away.

The Pharisees: Is It Lawful to Pay Taxes to Caesar?(G)

13 (H)Then they sent to Him some of the Pharisees and the Herodians, to catch Him in His words. 14 When they had come, they said to Him, “Teacher, we know that You are true, and [d]care about no one; for You do not [e]regard the person of men, but teach the (I)way of God in truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not? 15 Shall we pay, or shall we not pay?”

But He, knowing their (J)hypocrisy, said to them, “Why do you test Me? Bring Me a denarius that I may see it.” 16 So they brought it.

And He said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” They said to Him, “Caesar’s.”

17 And Jesus answered and said to them, [f]“Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to (K)God the things that are God’s.”

And they marveled at Him.

The Sadducees: What About the Resurrection?(L)

18 (M)Then some Sadducees, (N)who say there is no resurrection, came to Him; and they asked Him, saying: 19 “Teacher, (O)Moses wrote to us that if a man’s brother dies, and leaves his wife behind, and leaves no children, his brother should take his wife and raise up offspring for his brother. 20 Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife; and dying, he left no offspring. 21 And the second took her, and he died; nor did he leave any offspring. And the third likewise. 22 So the seven had her and left no offspring. Last of all the woman died also. 23 Therefore, in the resurrection, when they rise, whose wife will she be? For all seven had her as wife.”

24 Jesus answered and said to them, “Are you not therefore [g]mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures nor the power of God? 25 For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but (P)are like angels in heaven. 26 But concerning the dead, that they (Q)rise, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the burning bush passage, how God spoke to him, saying, (R)‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? 27 He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living. You are therefore greatly [h]mistaken.”

The Scribes: Which Is the First Commandment of All?(S)

28 (T)Then one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, [i]perceiving that He had answered them well, asked Him, “Which is the [j]first commandment of all?”

29 Jesus answered him, “The [k]first of all the commandments is: (U)‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 And you shall (V)love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ [l]This is the first commandment. 31 And the second, like it, is this: (W)‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than (X)these.”

32 So the scribe said to Him, “Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth, for there is one God, (Y)and there is no other but He. 33 And to love Him with all the heart, with all the understanding, [m]with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, (Z)is more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

34 Now when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.”

(AA)But after that no one dared question Him.

Jesus: How Can David Call His Descendant Lord?(AB)

35 (AC)Then Jesus answered and said, while He taught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David? 36 For David himself said (AD)by the Holy Spirit:

(AE)‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at My right hand,
Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” ’

37 Therefore David himself calls Him ‘Lord’; how is He then his (AF)Son?”

And the common people heard Him gladly.

Beware of the Scribes(AG)

38 Then (AH)He said to them in His teaching, (AI)“Beware of the scribes, who desire to go around in long robes, (AJ)love greetings in the marketplaces, 39 the (AK)best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts, 40 (AL)who devour widows’ houses, and [n]for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”

The Widow’s Two Mites(AM)

41 (AN)Now Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put money (AO)into the treasury. And many who were rich put in much. 42 Then one poor widow came and threw in two [o]mites, which make a [p]quadrans. 43 So He called His disciples to Himself and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that (AP)this poor widow has put in more than all those who have given to the treasury; 44 for they all put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all that she had, (AQ)her whole livelihood.”

Footnotes

  1. Mark 12:1 tenant farmers
  2. Mark 12:4 NU omits and at him they threw stones
  3. Mark 12:7 tenant farmers
  4. Mark 12:14 Court no man’s favor
  5. Mark 12:14 Lit. look at the face of men
  6. Mark 12:17 Pay
  7. Mark 12:24 Or deceived
  8. Mark 12:27 Or deceived
  9. Mark 12:28 NU seeing
  10. Mark 12:28 foremost
  11. Mark 12:29 foremost
  12. Mark 12:30 NU omits the rest of v. 30.
  13. Mark 12:33 NU omits with all the soul
  14. Mark 12:40 for appearance’ sake
  15. Mark 12:42 Gr. lepta, very small copper coins
  16. Mark 12:42 A Roman coin

Cross references

  1. Mark 12:1 : Matt. 21:33–46; Luke 20:9–19
  2. Mark 12:1 : Matt. 21:33–46; Luke 20:9–19
  3. Mark 12:5 : 2 Chr. 36:16
  4. Mark 12:8 : [Acts 2:23]
  5. Mark 12:10 : Ps. 118:22, 23
  6. Mark 12:12 : Matt. 21:45, 46; Mark 11:18; John 7:25, 30, 44
  7. Mark 12:13 : Matt. 22:15–22; Luke 20:20–26
  8. Mark 12:13 : Matt. 22:15–22; Luke 20:20–26
  9. Mark 12:14 : Acts 18:26
  10. Mark 12:15 : Matt. 23:28; Luke 12:1
  11. Mark 12:17 : [Eccl. 5:4, 5]
  12. Mark 12:18 : Matt. 22:23–33; Luke 20:27–40
  13. Mark 12:18 : Matt. 22:23–33; Luke 20:27–38
  14. Mark 12:18 : Acts 23:8
  15. Mark 12:19 : Deut. 25:5
  16. Mark 12:25 : [1 Cor. 15:42, 49, 52]
  17. Mark 12:26 : [John 5:25, 28, 29]; Acts 26:8; Rom. 4:17; [Rev. 20:12, 13]
  18. Mark 12:26 : Ex. 3:6, 15
  19. Mark 12:28 : Matt. 22:34–40; Luke 10:25–28
  20. Mark 12:28 : Matt. 22:34–40; Luke 10:25–28; 20:39
  21. Mark 12:29 : Deut. 6:4, 5; Is. 44:8; 45:22; 46:9; 1 Cor. 8:6
  22. Mark 12:30 : [Deut. 10:12; 30:6]; Luke 10:27
  23. Mark 12:31 : Lev. 19:18; Matt. 22:39; Gal. 5:14; James 2:8
  24. Mark 12:31 : [Rom. 13:9]
  25. Mark 12:32 : Deut. 4:39; Is. 45:6, 14; 46:9; [John 1:14, 17; 14:6]
  26. Mark 12:33 : [1 Sam. 15:22; Hos. 6:6; Mic. 6:6–8; Matt. 9:13; 12:7]
  27. Mark 12:34 : Matt. 22:46
  28. Mark 12:35 : Matt. 22:41–46; Luke 20:41–44
  29. Mark 12:35 : Matt. 22:41–46; Luke 20:41–44
  30. Mark 12:36 : 2 Sam. 23:2
  31. Mark 12:36 : Ps. 110:1
  32. Mark 12:37 : [Acts 2:29–31]
  33. Mark 12:38 : Matt. 23:1–7; Luke 20:45–47
  34. Mark 12:38 : Mark 4:2
  35. Mark 12:38 : Matt. 23:1–7; Luke 20:45–47
  36. Mark 12:38 : Matt. 23:7; Luke 11:43
  37. Mark 12:39 : Luke 14:7
  38. Mark 12:40 : Matt. 23:14
  39. Mark 12:41 : Luke 21:1–4
  40. Mark 12:41 : Luke 21:1–4
  41. Mark 12:41 : 2 Kin. 12:9
  42. Mark 12:43 : [2 Cor. 8:12]
  43. Mark 12:44 : Deut. 24:6; [1 John 3:17]

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