MARK 12:1 Parallel Verse View

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ULT And he began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard and put a hedge around it and dug a pit for a winepress and built a watchtower and rented it out to farmers and went abroad.

UST Then Jesus started to tell a story to the ruling priests, the teachers of the Jewish law, and the other Jewish leaders. He said, “A certain man planted a vineyard. He built a fence around it in order to protect it. He made a stone tank to collect the grape juice that they would press out of the grapes. He also built a tower for someone to sit in to guard his vineyard. He rented the vineyard to some people who would take care of it, and he left to travel to a different country.

BSB Then [Jesus] began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall {around it}, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to [some] tenants and went away on a journey.

MSB Then [Jesus] began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall {around it}, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to [some] tenants and went away on a journey.

BLB And He began to speak to them in parables: "A man planted a vineyard, and placed around it a fence, and dug a wine vat, and built a tower, and rented it out to farmers, and traveled abroad.

AICNT And he began to speak to them in parables, “A man planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a winepress and built a tower and leased it to vine-growers and went on a journey.

OEB Jesus began to speak to them in parables, ‘A man once planted a vineyard, put a fence round it, dug a wine-press, built a tower, and then let it out to tenants and went abroad.

WEBBE He began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a pit for the wine press, built a tower, rented it out to a farmer, and went into another country.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Then he began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a fence around it, dug a pit for its winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went on a journey.

LSV And He began to speak to them in allegories: “A man planted a vineyard, and put a hedge around, and dug a wine vat, and built a tower, and gave it out to farmers, and went abroad;

FBV Then Jesus began to speak to them using illustrated stories.[fn]
¶ “Once there was a man who planted a vineyard. He put a fence around it, dug a pit for a winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to some farmers, and left on a journey.

12:1 See on 3:23.

TCNT Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a pit for the winepress, built a tower, leased it to farmers, and left the country.

T4T Then Jesus told those Jewish leaders a parable. He wanted to show what God would do to those who rejected the former prophets and himself. He said, “A certain man planted a vineyard. He built a fence around it in order to protect it. He made a stone tank to collect the juice that they would press out of the grapes. He also built a tower for someone to sit in to guard his vineyard. Then he leased the vineyard to some men to care for it and to give him some of the grapes in return. Then he went away to another country.

LEB And he began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard, and put a fence around it, and dug a trough for the winepress, and built a watchtower, and leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey.

BBE And he gave them teaching in the form of stories. A man had a vine-garden planted, and put a wall about it, and made a place for crushing out the wine, and put up a tower, and let it out to field-workers, and went into another country.

Moff Then he proceeded to address them in parables. "A man planted a vineyard, fenced it round, dug a trough for the winepress, and built a tower; then he leased it to vinedressers and went abroad.

Wymth Then He began to speak to them in figurative language. "There was once a man," He said, "who planted a vineyard, fenced it round, dug a pit for the wine-tank, and built a strong lodge. Then he let the place to vine-dressers and went abroad.

ASV And he began to speak unto them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a pit for the winepress, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country.

DRA And he began to speak to them in parables: A certain man planted a vineyard and made a hedge about it, and dug a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it to husbandmen; and went into a far country.

YLT And he began to speak to them in similes: 'A man planted a vineyard, and put a hedge around, and digged an under-wine-vat, and built a tower, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad;

Drby And he began to say to them in parables, A man planted a vineyard, and made a fence round [it] and dug a wine-vat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and left the country.

RV And he began to speak unto them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a pit for the winepress, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country.
(And he began to speak unto them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and dug a pit for the winepress, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country. )

SLT And be began to speak to them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and put a fence round, and digged a winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went abroad.

Wbstr And he began to speak to them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it , and digged a place for the wine-vat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.

KJB-1769 And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.
(And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and dug a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country. )

KJB-1611 ¶ And hee began to speake vnto them by parables. A certaine man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the wine fat, and built a towre, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a farre countrey.
(¶ And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and dug a place for the wine fat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.)

Bshps And he beganne to speake vnto them by parables. A certayne man planted a vineyarde, and compassed it about with an hedge, and ordeyned a wynepresse, and built a towre, and let it out vnto husbande men: and went into a straunge countrey.
(And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and compassed/surrounded it about with an hedge, and ordained a wine-press, and built a tower, and let it out unto husband men: and went into a strange country.)

Gnva And he began to speake vnto them in parables, A certaine man planted a vineyard, and copassed it with an hedge, and digged a pit for the winepresse, and built a tower in it, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a strange countrey.
(And he began to speak unto them in parables, A certain man planted a vineyard, and compassed/surrounded it with an hedge, and dug a pit for the wine-press, and built a tower in it, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a strange country. )

Cvdl And he beganne to speake vnto them by parables: A certayne ma planted a vynyarde, and made a hedge aboute it, and dygged a wynne presse, and buylded a tower, and let it out vnto hussbande men, and wente in to a straunge countre.
(And he began to speak unto them by parables: A certain man planted a vineyard, and made a hedge about it, and dug a win press, and built a tower, and let it out unto hussbande men, and went in to a strange country.)

TNT And he beganne to speake vnto them in similitudes. A certayne man planted a vineyarde and compased it with an hedge and ordeyned a wyne presse and bylt a toure in that. And let that out to hyre vnto husbandme and went into a straunge countre.
(And he began to speak unto them in similitudes. A certain man planted a vineyard and compased it with an hedge and ordained a wine-press and bylt a toure in that. And let that out to hire unto husbandme and went into a strange country. )

Wycl And Jhesus bigan to speke to hem in parablis. A man plauntide a vynyerd, and sette an hegge aboute it, and dalf a lake, and bildide a toure, and hiryde it to tilieris, and wente forth in pilgrimage.
(And Yhesus began to speak to hem in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and set an hegge about it, and dalf a lake, and built a toure, and hirede it to tilieris, and went forth in pilgrimage.)

Luth Und er fing an, zu ihnen durch Gleichnisse zu reden: Ein Mensch pflanzete einen Weinberg und führete einen Zaun darum und grub eine Kelter und bauete einen Turm und tat ihn aus den Weingärtnern und zog über Land.
(And he caught an, to/for to_them through parables/allegories to/for talk: A person plantse a vineyard and led a fence(n) therefore and grub a/one wine-press and built a tower and did him/it out_of the winegrowers and pulled above country.)

ClVg Et cœpit illis in parabolis loqui: Vineam pastinavit homo, et circumdedit sepem, et fodit lacum, et ædificavit turrim, et locavit eam agricolis, et peregre profectus est.[fn]
(And he_began to_them in/into/on parables to_speak: A_vineyard pastinavit human, and surrounded sepem, and digs lake, and he_built tower, and locavit her fieldscolis, and peregre departure it_is. )

12.1 Lacum, sive torcular aut altare, aut illa torcularia quorum titulo quidam psalmi prænotantur. Peregre profectus. Dans liberum arbitrium operandi non mutatione loci, quia ubique Deus, et omnia complet.

12.1 Lacum, if/or winepress or the_altar, or that to_be_presseda whose title some psalms beforenotantur. Peregre departure. Dans liberum choice operandi not/no changesione loci, because everywhere God, and everything completes.

UGNT καὶ ἤρξατο αὐτοῖς ἐν παραβολαῖς λαλεῖν: ἀμπελῶνα ἄνθρωπος ἐφύτευσεν, καὶ περιέθηκεν φραγμὸν, καὶ ὤρυξεν ὑπολήνιον, καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν πύργον, καὶ ἐξέδετο αὐτὸν γεωργοῖς, καὶ ἀπεδήμησεν.
(kai aʸrxato autois en parabolais lalein: ampelōna anthrōpos efuteusen, kai periethaʸken fragmon, kai ōruxen hupolaʸnion, kai ōkodomaʸsen purgon, kai exedeto auton geōrgois, kai apedaʸmaʸsen.)

SBL-GNT Καὶ ἤρξατο αὐτοῖς ἐν παραβολαῖς ⸀λαλεῖν· Ἀμπελῶνα ⸂ἄνθρωπος ἐφύτευσεν⸃, καὶ περιέθηκεν φραγμὸν καὶ ὤρυξεν ὑπολήνιον καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν πύργον, καὶ ἐξέδετο αὐτὸν γεωργοῖς, καὶ ἀπεδήμησεν.
(Kai aʸrxato autois en parabolais ⸀lalein; Ampelōna ⸂anthrōpos efuteusen⸃, kai periethaʸken fragmon kai ōruxen hupolaʸnion kai ōkodomaʸsen purgon, kai exedeto auton geōrgois, kai apedaʸmaʸsen.)

RP-GNT Καὶ ἤρξατο αὐτοῖς ἐν παραβολαῖς λέγειν, Ἀμπελῶνα ἐφύτευσεν ἄνθρωπος, καὶ περιέθηκεν φραγμόν, καὶ ὤρυξεν ὑπολήνιον, καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν πύργον, καὶ ἐξέδοτο αὐτὸν γεωργοῖς, καὶ ἀπεδήμησεν.
(Kai aʸrxato autois en parabolais legein, Ampelōna efuteusen anthrōpos, kai periethaʸken fragmon, kai ōruxen hupolaʸnion, kai ōkodomaʸsen purgon, kai exedoto auton geōrgois, kai apedaʸmaʸsen.)

TC-GNT Καὶ ἤρξατο αὐτοῖς ἐν παραβολαῖς [fn]λέγειν, Ἀμπελῶνα [fn]ἐφύτευσεν ἄνθρωπος, καὶ περιέθηκε φραγμόν, καὶ ὤρυξεν ὑπολήνιον, καὶ ᾠκοδόμησε πύργον, καὶ [fn]ἐξέδοτο αὐτὸν γεωργοῖς, καὶ ἀπεδήμησε.
(Kai aʸrxato autois en parabolais legein, Ampelōna efuteusen anthrōpos, kai periethaʸke fragmon, kai ōruxen hupolaʸnion, kai ōkodomaʸse purgon, kai exedoto auton geōrgois, kai apedaʸmaʸse. )

12:1 λεγειν ¦ λαλειν CT

12:1 εφυτευσεν ανθρωπος ¦ ανθρωπος εφυτευσε ECM NA SBL WH

12:1 εξεδοτο ¦ εξεδετο CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 12:1–12: Jesus told a parable about some evil grape farmers

In 11:28 the Jewish religious leaders asked Jesus two questions about his authority. In this section Jesus used a parable to answer those question in an indirect way. The Jewish leaders showed that they understood this parable by the way they responded in 12:12.

Jesus’ parable was about a man who owned a grape farm. He told some men to farm it for him and to give him a share of the profit. However, the men refused to give the owner his share. They even mistreated his servants who came to collect the money. When the owner sent his own son, they killed him.

Jesus used the people in the parable to represent the Jewish religious leaders and their actions toward God and toward himself, God’s son. Here are the most likely meanings of the different people and things in the parable:See Ray Summers, Commentary on Luke: Jesus, the Universal Savior, 1972, on the parallel passage in Luke 20:9–19.

The owner of the grape farm	represents	God
The grape farm	represents	Israel and its people
The grape farmers	represent	the Jewish religious leaders
The servants	represent	God’s messengers or prophets
The son	represents	Jesus

It is good to translate this section before you decide on a heading for it.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

The parable of the vineyard and its farmers

The Parable of the Tenants in the Vineyard (GNT)

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 21:33–46 and Luke 20:9–19.

12:1a

Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables:

¶ Then Jesus spoke to them by using parables. He said,
¶ After that, Jesus continued to speak to the leaders. He told them this parable:

At the end of chapter 11, Jesus was talking with the Jewish religious leaders. 11:32 implies that other people also listened to what Jesus said to the leaders. In this verse he continued to talk to the Jewish religious leaders, and told them a parable.

Then: The Greek word that the BSB translates as Then introduces what happened next in the narrative.

Here are some other ways to introduce this section:

After he said this

So

Jesus began to speak to them in parables: Jesus taught and answered questions by telling simple, meaningful stories. Here he indirectly answered the religious leaders' questions by telling the parable recorded in verse 1b-9c.

In some languages a verb like began might imply that Jesus started to speak in parables but he did not finish. It might also imply that Jesus had not been speaking to them and that he now began to speak, using parables. If either of these wrong meanings would be implied in your language, you may want to translate only the main verb “spoke.” For example, the GNT says:

Jesus spoke to them in parables

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

Jesus began to use parables as he spoke to them.

Jesus said this, he told them a parable.

Jesus continued speaking to the Jewish leaders. He told them this parable.

The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as in parables refers to the teachings of Jesus. The plural form, parables, probably indicates that during that time Jesus told more than one parable. See the similar passage in Matthew 21:23–22:14, which includes two other parables. In this chapter Mark included only one parable. It may be confusing to your readers to use the plural “parables” when there is only one parable here. If that is true, you may use the singular “parable.” For example:

Jesus told them a parable

Some languages may require a verb like “saying” or “he said” to introduce the parable. For example:

Jesus told them a parable, saying:

to them: The word them refers to the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders, who were mentioned in 11:27. In some languages, it may be more natural to refer to them specifically. For example:

to the religious leaders

parables: The Greek word that the BSB translates as parables is literally “comparisons.” Parables teach a lesson or truth by showing how it is like something that people already know. In this section Jesus told a parable that was a symbolic story. You should read this story and use a natural term in your language to describe it.

See parable, Type 3, in the Glossary.

12:1b

“A man planted a vineyard.

“A man planted a grape farm.
“Once a man planted a grape garden.
“There was a certain man. One day, he told his servants to plant grape plants/vines in a field.

A man planted a vineyard: Jesus introduced his story with the clause A man planted a vineyard. The man is a very important person in the story. The clause tells what the man did first. Introduce this story in a way that is natural in your language.

Here are some other ways to introduce this story:

Once there was a man who planted a vineyard (GNT)

There was a certain man. One day, he planted a grape farm.

planted a vineyard: The man planted a grape farm. He was apparently a rich man with many servants, so he probably did not plant this farm himself. He ordered his servants to do the work. In some languages it may be necessary to make this clear. For example:

his servants planted a grape farm

vineyard: A vineyard is a farm where grape vines grow and produce grapes. Grapes are a small sweet fruit that people commonly grew in ancient Israel. They used them to make wine.

Here are some other ways to translate vineyard:

grape farm

field of grape vines

In some languages there may not be a word for “vineyard” or for “grape.” If this is true in your language, here are two other options to consider:

Borrow the word for “grape” from another language and add a general expression that describes what a grape farm is. For example:
farm for producing a fruit called grapes
farm for raising fruit from grape vines
Use a general word for fruit that would fit in this context. For example:
farm to produce a fruit used to make wine

You may also want to add a footnote. For example:

The fruit called “grape” grows on a vine. The fruit is used for making wine.

Grapes and vineyards are spoken of literally and figuratively in many places in the Bible. You may want to look at these other contexts as you decide how to translate these words. Here are other passages that also refer to vineyards: Isaiah 5:1–7, Genesis 9:20, Matthew 20:1, and Luke 20:9. And here are some passages that refer to grapes: Genesis 40:10–11, Isaiah 5:2, and Matthew 7:16.

12:1c–f

This part of the verse describes how the man carefully prepared his grape farm. He did this so that it would produce a good profit for him.

12:1c

He put a wall around it,

Then he built a barrier/wall around it,
After that, he fenced/hedged the field to protect it.

He put a wall around it: The Greek verb that the BSB translates as put…around indicates that the man made a barrier along the borders of his grape farm. Some languages may naturally express the phrase put a wall around with a verb. For example:

he enclosed it with a wall

he built a wall around it

Use an appropriate expression in your language.

wall: The Greek word that the BSB translates as wall refers to a barrier that encloses an open area. People built walls to keep thieves and wild animals out of a farm or garden. The Greek word could refer to almost any kind of barrier, including a fence, wall, or hedge.According to Alexander (page 317), it was a thick hedge of thorn plants. It could be made of stone, wood, thorn bushes, or anything else that would form an adequate barrier. In your translation you may want to use the kind of barrier that is common in your area.

12:1d

dug a wine vat,

and made/dug a place for squeezing and collecting the juice from the grapes.
Then he hollowed out a hole/place in the rock for pressing/squeezing the juice out of the grapes,

dug a wine vat: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as dug a wine vat is literally “dug a trough.” In this context, it is implied that the trough is part of a winepress. That is the reason most English versions use the word “winepress.” For example, the NIV says:

dug a pit for the winepress

A wine vat, or winepress, consisted of two “pits” or “troughs” that people usually carved out of a large stone. They put the grapes in the larger trough and stepped on them to press out the juice. The juice then ran down into a smaller lower trough/pit or “vat,” where it was collected to be made into wine.People normally carved a winepress out of a large rock, but sometimes they dug it out of the ground and lined it with bricks. The larger “pit” was probably shaped like a shallow basin (Lenski page 506). According to TRT (page 155), the small pit or vat for collecting the wine was probably 3–5 feet across (1–1.5 meters across) and 2–3 feet deep (0.6–1 meters deep).

dug: The verb dug describes the way people made a hole in the stone for the winepress. In some languages a different verb may be more appropriate. For example:

hollowed out

carved

chipped

Use a natural verb in your language to describe this.

a wine vat: The Greek word that the BSB translates as wine vat probably refers specifically to the smaller hole/trough/vat in the rock in which the grape juice was collected. However, some scholars think that it stands for the whole winepress.

Your readers may not be familiar with the kind of winepress that was used by the Jews in the time of Jesus. If that is true, you may need to make explicit some of the details. Translations in English and other languages have done this in different ways. For example:

dug a pit for pressing out the grape juice (NLT)

carved out a place in the rock for collecting the juice when the grapes were squeezed

made a hollow to catch the new grape water

Try to make explicit only enough details for your readers to understand the main idea of digging a winepress. You may want to include additional details in a footnote. Remember that your translation of this phrase needs to fit smoothly into the story as a whole.

12:1e

and built a watchtower.

and built a guard tower.
He also built a tall place where men could stand and guard the farm.

watchtower: A watchtower was a tall structure that farmers built so that they could watch the grape farm. The tower was often made of stones. On top of the tower, there was usually a small shelter. From there, a man could see the whole farm and guard it from thieves and wild animals.

Here are some other ways to translate watchtower:

a high platform for guards

a tall shelter where people could watch the garden

12:1f

Then he rented it out to some tenants

Then he leased the grape farm to some tenant farmers,
Then he told some men that they could take care of the garden if they gave him some of the fruit/profits.

Then he rented it out to some tenants: After the owner finished preparing the grape farm, he rented it to some men. This implies that these men would take care of the farm, pick its fruit, and sell it. They would keep some of the money and the owner would get the rest of the money. The owner did not give the grape farm to them or sell it to them. The farm still belonged to the owner. He allowed the farmers to use it to make money for themselves and for him.

Here are some other ways to translate this:

Then he leased the land to some farmers (NCV)

Then he made an agreement with some men that they would care for the grape farm in exchange for a share of the harvest

tenants: The Greek word that the BSB translates as tenants is more literally “farmers.” This refers to people who take care of gardens. The BSB refers to them as tenants because these farmers had agreed to rent the land from the landowner and give him some of the profits as payment. Here are some other ways you may wish to translate this noun:

vine dressers

land-workers

12:1g

and went away on a journey.

and he traveled far from there.
After that, he went on a long trip.

and went away on a journey: The Greek word that the BSB translates as went away on a journey indicates that the man traveled far from home and stayed away for some time. This may imply that he went to another country.

Here are some other ways to translate this:

went into another country (RSV)

went abroad (NJB)

If you wish to specify “another country” in your translation, you may do so. Otherwise, translate this phrase in a way that indicates that the man was gone for a long time. He did not go on just a short trip. For example:

traveled to a far place/town

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parables

ἀμπελῶνα ἄνθρωπος ἐφύτευσεν

˓a˒_vineyard (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἤρξατο αὐτοῖς ἐν παραβολαῖς λαλεῖν ἀμπελῶνα Ἄνθρωπος ἐφύτευσεν καί περιέθηκεν φραγμόν καί Ὤρυξεν ὑπολήνιον καί ᾠκοδόμησεν πύργον καί ἐξέδετο αὐτόν γεωργοῖς καί ἀπεδήμησεν)

To teach the Jewish leaders, Jesus offers a story or illustration. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that explicitly. Alternate translation: [Listen to this story: A man planted a vineyard]

Note 2 topic: writing-participants

ἀμπελῶνα ἄνθρωπος ἐφύτευσεν

Jesus uses the phrase A man planted a vineyard to introduce the main character in the story. Use a natural form in your language for introducing the main character in a story. Alternate translation: [There once was a man who planted a vineyard]

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

φραγμὸν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἤρξατο αὐτοῖς ἐν παραβολαῖς λαλεῖν ἀμπελῶνα Ἄνθρωπος ἐφύτευσεν καί περιέθηκεν φραγμόν καί Ὤρυξεν ὑπολήνιον καί ᾠκοδόμησεν πύργον καί ἐξέδετο αὐτόν γεωργοῖς καί ἀπεδήμησεν)

A hedge is a thick wall made from bushy plants that were planted close together. If your readers would not be familiar with this type of wall, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: [a wall made of bushes] or [wall of plants]

Note 4 topic: translate-unknown

ἐξέδετο αὐτὸν γεωργοῖς

rented_out (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἤρξατο αὐτοῖς ἐν παραβολαῖς λαλεῖν ἀμπελῶνα Ἄνθρωπος ἐφύτευσεν καί περιέθηκεν φραγμόν καί Ὤρυξεν ὑπολήνιον καί ᾠκοδόμησεν πύργον καί ἐξέδετο αὐτόν γεωργοῖς καί ἀπεδήμησεν)

As the rest of the story shows, the man rented the vineyard not for regular cash payments, but under an arrangement that entitled him to a share of the crop in exchange for the use of the land. If an arrangement like that would not be familiar to your readers, you could translate this in a way that explains it. Alternate translation: [allowed some grape farmers to use his vineyard in exchange for a share of the crop]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

γεωργοῖς

˱to˲_˓the˒_tenant_farmers

While farmers is a general term for anyone who farms the ground, in this context it refers to people who tend grape vines and grow grapes. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [vine dressers] or [grape farmers]

Parallel MARK 12:1