Mark 12:6

The Parable of the Wicked Tenants

5He sent still another, and this one they killed. He sent many others; some they beat and others they killed.6Finally, having one beloved son, he sent him to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.

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Berean Standard Bible
Finally, having one beloved son, he sent him to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
American Standard Version (1901)
He had yet one, a beloved son: he sent him last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.
Bible in Basic English
He still had one, a dearly loved son: he sent him last to them, saying, They will have respect for my son.
Free Bible Version
In the end the only one left was his son whom he loved, and eventually he sent him, thinking ‘they will respect my son.’
Geneva Bible 1599
Yet had he one sonne, his deare beloued: him also he sent the last vnto them, saying, They will reuerence my sonne.
King James (Authorized) Version
Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.
One Unity Resource Bible
Therefore still having one, his agapetos ·beloved, esteemed· son, he sent him last to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
Plain English Version
The owner of the garden had one more person to send to get the fruit from the garden. The owner said to himself, ‘I will try one more time. I will send my son. I love him, and those men in the garden will respect him too.’ So he sent his son to that garden.
Translation for Translators
The man still had one other person with him. It was his son. He loved him very much. So, finally he sent his son to them because he thought that they would respect him and give him some of the grapes.
Unlocked Literal Bible
He had still one more person to send, a beloved son. He was the last one he sent to them. He said, 'They will respect my son.'
Noah Webster Bible
Having yet therefore one son, his well-beloved, he sent him also last to them, saying, They will reverence my son.
World English Bible
Therefore still having one, his beloved son, he sent him last to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
Young's Literal Translation
'Having yet therefore one son — his beloved — he sent also him unto them last, saying — They will reverence my son;