Mark 12:1 Cross References - Murdock

¹ And he began to discourse with them in similitudes. A certain man planted a vineyard, and inclosed it with a hedge, and dug in it a wine vat, and built a tower in it, and put it into the hands of husbandmen, and removed to a distance.

¹⁰ And his disciples came and said to him, Why discoursest thou to them in similitudes? ¹¹ And he answered, and said to them: Because, to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. ¹² For to him that hath, shall be given; and he shall abound: but from him that hath not, even what he hath shall be taken from him. ¹³ For this cause I discourse to them in similitudes, because they see and do not see, and they hear and do not hear, nor understand. ¹⁴ And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, who said: By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and by seeing ye see, and shall not know: ¹⁵ For the heart of this people hath grown fat, and with their ears they have heard heavily, and their eyes they have closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and should hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should turn; and I should heal them.

³⁴ All these things Jesus discoursed to the multitude in similitudes; and without similitudes he did not discourse with them. ³⁵ That so might be fulfilled that which was spoken by the prophet, who said: I will open my mouth in similitudes; I will utter things concealed from before the foundation of the world.

²⁸ But how appeareth it to you? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first and said to him, My son, go, labor to-day in the vineyard.

¹⁴ For, as a man that took a journey, called his servants and delivered to them his property;

² And he taught them much by similitudes. And in his teaching, he said:

¹¹ And Jesus said to them: To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to them without, all is in similitudes: ¹² that when they see, they may see and not see, and when they hear, they may hear and not understand; lest they should be converted, and their sins be forgiven them. ¹³ And he said to them: Do ye not understand this similitude? And how will ye understand all similitudes?

³³ And by many such similitudes, similitudes such as they could hear, Jesus discoursed with the people. ³⁴ And without similitudes he did not converse with them: but to his disciples, between himself and them, he explained every thing.

¹ And he began to discourse with them in similitudes. A certain man planted a vineyard, and inclosed it with a hedge, and dug in it a wine vat, and built a tower in it, and put it into the hands of husbandmen, and removed to a distance. ² And at the proper time, he sent his servant to the husbandmen, to receive of the fruits of the vineyard. ³ And they beat him, and sent him away empty. ⁴ And again he sent to them another servant; and him also they stoned, and wounded, and sent him away under indignities. ⁵ And again he sent another; and him they killed. And he sent many other servants, some of whom they beat, and some they killed. ⁶ At last, having an only and dear son, he sent him to them; for he said, Perhaps they will respect my son. ⁷ But those husbandmen said among themselves: This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours. ⁸ And they took him, and slew him, and cast him out of the vineyard. ⁹ What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those husbandmen, and transfer the vineyard to others. ¹⁰ And have ye not read this scripture, The stone which the builders rejected, hath become the head of the corner: ¹¹ From the Lord, was this; and it is wonderful in our eyes? ¹² And they sought to apprehend him, but were afraid of the people; for they knew that he spoke this similitude against them. And they left him, and went away.

³⁴ For it is as a man, who took a journey, and left his home; and he gave authority to his servants, and to each his service; and he commanded the porter to be watchful.

¹⁰ And he said to them: To you it is given, to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God; but to others, it is spoken in allegories; that, while seeing, they may not see, and while hearing, may not understand.

⁶ And he spoke this similitude: A man had a fig-tree that was planted in his vineyard: and he came, seeking fruits upon it, and found none. ⁷ And he said to the cultivator: Lo, these three years, I have come seeking fruits on this fig-tree, and I find none. Cut it down: why should it cumber the ground? ⁸ The cultivator said to him: My Lord, spare it this year also, until I shall work about it, and manure it. ⁹ And if it bear fruits, well; and if not, thou wilt cut it down: why should it live?

¹³ And after a few days, the younger son collected together all that fell to him, and went to a distant place and there squandered his property, by living in dissipation.

¹² And he said: A certain man of high birth was going to a distant place, to obtain royalty, and return again.

⁹ And he began to utter this similitude to the people: A certain man planted a vineyard, and leased it to cultivators, and went abroad for a long time. ¹⁰ And in time, he sent his servant to the cultivators, that they might give him of the fruits of the vineyard. But the cultivators beat him, and sent him away empty. ¹¹ And again he sent another servant; and him also they beat, and treated with rudeness, and sent empty away. ¹² And again he sent the third. And they wounded him, and cast him out. ¹³ The lord of the vineyard said: What shall I do? I will send my dear son. Perhaps they will look upon him, and be ashamed. ¹⁴ But when the cultivators saw him, they reasoned with themselves, and said: This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours. ¹⁵ And they cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them? ¹⁶ He will come, and destroy those cultivators, and will lease the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said: This shall not be. ¹⁷ And he looked upon them, and said: What is that which is written, The stone, which the builders rejected, is become the chief corner stone? ¹⁸ And whoever shall fall upon this stone, will be broken; and on whomsoever it shall fall, it will crush him in pieces. ¹⁹ And the chief priests and Scribes sought to lay hands on him, at that time; but they were afraid of the people; for they knew, that he spoke this similitude against them.

⁹ And they said to him: Where wilt thou, that we prepare?

¹ I am the true vine; and my Father is the cultivator. ² Every branch in me, which yieldeth not fruits, he taketh it away: and that which yieldeth fruits, he cleanseth it, that it may yield more fruits. ³ Ye henceforth are clean, on account of the discourse I have held with you. ⁴ Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot yield fruits of itself, unless it abide in the vine; so also, neither can ye, unless ye abide in me. ⁵ I am the vine, and ye are the branches. He that abideth in me, and I in him, he yieldeth much fruit; for without me, ye can do nothing. ⁶ And if a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a withered branch; and they gather it up, and cast it into the fire to be burned. ⁷ But if ye shall abide in me, and my instructions shall abide in you, whatever ye shall be pleased to ask, it will be given to you. ⁸ In this is the Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; and ye will be my disciples.

³⁸ He it was, who was in the congregation in the wilderness, with the angel that conversed with him and with our fathers at mount Sinai; and he it was, received the living words to give them to us.

⁴⁶ He found favor before God; and he requested, that he might find a residence for the God of Jacob. ⁴⁷ But Solomon built the house.

¹ What then is the superiority of the Jew? Or what is the advantage of circumcision? ² Much, every way. And first, because to them were intrusted the oracles of God.

⁴ who are sons of Israel, to whom belonged the adoption of sons, and the glory, and the covenants, and the law, and the ministration, and the promises, and the fathers; ⁵ and from among whom, Messiah appeared in the flesh, who is God over all; to whom be praises and benediction, for ever and ever; Amen.

¹⁷ And if some of the branches were plucked off; and thou, an olive from the desert, wast in-grafted in their place, and hast become a participator of the root and fatness of the olive-tree; ¹⁸ do not glory over the branches. For if thou gloriest, thou sustainest not the root, but the root sustaineth thee. ¹⁹ And shouldst thou say, The branches were plucked off, that I might be grafted into their place. ²⁰ Very true. They were plucked off, because they believed not; and thou standest by faith. Be not exalted in thy mind, but fear. ²¹ For if God spared not the natural branches, perhaps he will not spare you. ²² Behold now the benignity and the severity of God: on them who fell, severity; but on thee, benignity, if thou continuest in that benignity; and if not, thou also wilt be plucked off. ²³ And they, if they do not continue in their destitution of faith, even they will be grafted in; for God is able to graft them in again. ²⁴ For if thou wast plucked from the wild olive-tree, which was natural to thee, and wast grafted, contrary to thy nature, into a good olive-tree; how much more may they be grafted into their natural olive-tree?