MARK 12:10 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And have you not read this scripture?
⇔  ‘A stone that the builders rejected,
⇔  this has become the head of the corner.

UST What I have said fits with this scripture that you have read:
⇔ ‘The people who were constructing a building
⇔ refused to use a certain stone.
⇔ However, that stone is now
⇔ the most important one in the building.

BSB Have you never read this Scripture:
⇔ ‘[The] stone the builders rejected
⇔ has become the cornerstone.

BLB Have you not even read this Scripture: 'The stone which those building rejected, this has become the chief corner;

AICNT “Have you not read this scripture, ‘The stone which the builders rejected, this has become the cornerstone;

OEB ‘Have you never read this passage of scripture? – “The stone which the builders despised has now itself become the cornerstone;

WEBBE Haven’t you even read this Scripture:
⇔ ‘The stone which the builders rejected
⇔ was made the head of the corner.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Have you not read this scripture:
⇔ ‘ The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

LSV And this Writing you did not read: A stone that the builders rejected, it became the head of a corner;

FBV Haven't you even read this Scripture: ‘The stone rejected by the builders has become the chief cornerstone.

TCNT Have you not read this Scripture:
⇔ ‘The stone the builders rejected
⇔ has become the cornerstone;

T4T Now think carefully about these words, which you have read in the Scriptures:
¶ The men who were building the building rejected one stone. But others put that same stone in its proper place, and it has become the most important stone in the building [MET]!

LEB Have you not read this scripture:
• ‘The stone which the builders rejected,
• this has become the cornerstone .[fn]

12:10 Literally “the head of the corner”

BBE Have you not seen this which is in the Writings: The stone which the builders put on one side, the same was made the chief stone of the building:

Moff Have you not even read this scripture?--
⇔ The stone that the builders rejected
⇔ is the chief stone now of the corner:

Wymth "Have you not read even this passage," He added, "`The stone which the builders rejected has become the Cornerstone:

ASV Have ye not read even this scripture:
⇔ The stone which the builders rejected,
⇔ The same was made the head of the corner;

DRA And have you not read this scripture, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is made the head of the corner:

YLT And this Writing did ye not read: A stone that the builders rejected, it did become the head of a corner:

Drby Have ye not even read this scripture, The stone which they that builded rejected, this has become the corner-stone:

RV Have ye not read even this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner:
(Have ye/you_all not read even this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner: )

SLT And have ye not read this writing; The stone which the builders disapproved of, this was for the head of the corner:

Wbstr And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:

KJB-1769 And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
( And have ye/you_all not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner: )

KJB-1611 And haue ye not read this Scripture? The stone which the builders reiected, is become the head of the corner:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps Haue ye not read this Scripture? The stone which the builders dyd refuse, is become the chiefe stone of the corner:
(Have ye/you_all not read this Scripture? The stone which the builders did refuse, is become the chief stone of the corner:)

Gnva Haue ye not read so much as this Scripture? The stone which the builders did refuse, is made the head of the corner.
(Have ye/you_all not read so much as this Scripture? The stone which the builders did refuse, is made the head of the corner. )

Cvdl Haue ye not red this scripture: The same stone which the buylders refused, is become the headstone in the corner?
(Have ye/you_all not red this scripture: The same stone which the builders refused, is become the headstone in the corner?)

TNT Have ye not redde this scripture? The stoone which the bylders dyd refuse is made the chefe stoone in the corner:
(Have ye/you_all not red this scripture? The stone which the bylders did refuse is made the chief stone in the corner: )

Wycl Whether ye han not red this scripture, The stoon which the bilderis han disspisid, this is maad in to the heed of the corner?
(Whether ye/you_all have not red this scripture, The stone which the builders have disspisid, this is made in to the head of the corner?)

Luth Habt ihr auch nicht gelesen diese Schrift: Der Stein, den die Bauleute verworfen haben, der ist zum Eckstein worden;
(Have you(pl)/their/her also not read this/these writing: The stone, the the building(n)leute discarded have, the/of_the is for_the Eckstein been;)

ClVg Nec scripturam hanc legistis: Lapidem quem reprobaverunt ædificantes, hic factus est in caput anguli:[fn]
(Neither scripturam this have_you_read: Lapidem which they_rejected buildes, this/here became it_is in/into/on the_head anguli: )

12.10 Lapidem quem reprobaverunt. HIER. Lapis reprobus, quem gessit angulus, conjungens in cœna agnum cum pane, finiens Vetus, Novum inchoans Testamentum, hic præstat mira in oculis nostris.

12.10 Lapidem which they_rejected. HIER. Lapis reprobate/rejected, which carried_out angulus, conyungens in/into/on dinner lamb when/with pane, finiens Old, Novum inchoans Testamentum, this/here provides wonderful in/into/on eyes ours.

UGNT οὐδὲ τὴν Γραφὴν ταύτην ἀνέγνωτε: λίθον ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες, οὗτος ἐγενήθη εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας;
(oude taʸn Grafaʸn tautaʸn anegnōte: lithon hon apedokimasan hoi oikodomountes, houtos egenaʸthaʸ eis kefalaʸn gōnias;)

SBL-GNT οὐδὲ τὴν γραφὴν ταύτην ἀνέγνωτε· Λίθον ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες, οὗτος ἐγενήθη εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας·
(oude taʸn grafaʸn tautaʸn anegnōte; Lithon hon apedokimasan hoi oikodomountes, houtos egenaʸthaʸ eis kefalaʸn gōnias;)

RP-GNT Οὐδὲ τὴν γραφὴν ταύτην ἀνέγνωτε, Λίθον ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες, οὗτος ἐγενήθη εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας·
(Oude taʸn grafaʸn tautaʸn anegnōte, Lithon hon apedokimasan hoi oikodomountes, houtos egenaʸthaʸ eis kefalaʸn gōnias;)

TC-GNT Οὐδὲ τὴν γραφὴν ταύτην ἀνέγνωτε,
⇔ Λίθον ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες,
⇔ οὗτος ἐγενήθη εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας·
(Oude taʸn grafaʸn tautaʸn anegnōte,
⇔ Lithon hon apedokimasan hoi oikodomountes,
⇔ houtos egenaʸthaʸ eis kefalaʸn gōnias; )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (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.

12:10a–11

In these verses Jesus quoted Psalm 118:22–23. He quoted this Scripture to refer to himself. The stone was a metaphor that referred to him. The Jewish leaders were like the builders who rejected the stone. They rejected Jesus, but God would reveal that Jesus was the Messiah, like the stone that would make the building stand.

It may be helpful to include a footnote in your translation to explain that Jesus compared himself to the stone in this verse.

Have you never read this Scripture…?: This clause introduces a rhetorical question. Jesus used this clause in two ways:

He used it to introduce a Scripture that illustrated the meaning of his story.
He used it to rebuke the leaders for whom he told his story. The question implied that the leaders should have thought about what this Scripture meant. Their actions implied that they did not understand it or accept its meaning.

There are at least two ways to translate this rhetorical question:

As a rhetorical question. For example:
Didn’t you ever read this in the Scriptures? (NLT)
Why have you never understood this that is written in the Word of God?
As a statement. For example, the NCV says:
Surely you have read this Scripture:

Use the form that is most natural in your language for this context.

this Scripture: The Greek word that the BSB translates as Scripture is used in a special way in the New Testament. It refers to words that God directed someone to write. Such writings had authority because God guided a person to write them. In the New Testament the word Scripture almost always refers to something that was written in the Old Testament.

Here are some other ways to translate the phrase this Scripture:

this statement from God’s written words

this word/message of God that they/someone wrote

The word Scripture is similar to the phrase “it is written” in 9:13c.

12:10a

Have you never read this Scripture:

Have you not read what is written in this scripture? It says,
Surely you have read this scripture. It reads,

12:10b

‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

‘The stone that the builders refused to use has become the cornerstone of the building.
‘The stone that the builders rejected as not good enough for the building has become the most important stone in it.
‘God has made the rock that the builders did not want the most important rock for making the house strong.

The stone the builders rejected: The word builders refers in general to people who construct a building.Some scholars have suggested that the stone refers to a stone in the temple. Since the text does not specify the type of building, it is good to use a general word in your translation. However, if you must make it explicit, you can use a word for “house.” The temple is sometimes referred to as “God’s house.” The builders in this verse used stones as building material. They thought that one of the stones was not good to use in the building, so they rejected it.

Here is another way to say this:

When the builders were choosing stones to build with, they rejected one of the stones

The stone: The Jews used stones to build most of their houses. It was the most common building material. It may be difficult to translate this verse if people in your area do not use stones to build houses. In that case, you may need to write a footnote to explain that people commonly used stones to build houses in Jesus’ country. You could also make it explicit in the translation that stones were used for building houses. For example:

While they were building a house, the builders decided not to use a certain stone. That very stone became the most important one in the house.

An illustration that shows men building a house with stones and a stone foundation could also be helpful to readers. Because the New Testament writers often referred to Jesus as a “stone,” it is good to maintain this metaphor in your translation.

the builders rejected: The builders chose only the stones that they thought were good quality. But they did not realize that they rejected the best stone. Jesus implied that the Jewish leaders, who rejected him as their Messiah, were acting like the foolish builders.

has become the cornerstone: The Greek text does not say how the rejected stone became the most important stone in the building. In some languages it may be necessary to supply that information. If that is true in your language, you should indicate that God did it.

the cornerstone: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as the cornerstone literally means “head of the corner.” Scholars interpret this phrase in different ways:

It refers to a stone in the corner of the foundation. For example, the NJB says:
the cornerstone (BSB, NLT, KJV, NASB, RSV, REB, NET, GW, NCV, ESV, NJB, JBP)
It refers to a capstone, a stone at the top center of an arched door. For example, the NIV says:
the capstone (NIV)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1). However, both interpretations indicate that the stone was a vitally important one. This was the stone that made the whole building strong. In some languages it may therefore be good to indicate that point clearly. Here are some other ways to translate this:

the most important stone of all (CEV)

the stone that makes the whole building strong

the stone that supports the rest of the building

Parallel MARK 12:10

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

12:10a–11

12:10a

12:10b