Mark 12:7

The Parable of the Wicked Tenants

6Finally, having one beloved son, he sent him to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.7But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’8So they seized the son, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.

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Berean Standard Bible
But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
American Standard Version (1901)
But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
Bible in Basic English
But those workmen said among themselves, This is he who will one day be the owner of the property; come, let us put him to death, and the heritage will be ours.
Free Bible Version
But the farmers said to themselves, ‘Here's the owner's heir—if we kill him, we can get what he would have inherited!’
Geneva Bible 1599
But ye husbandmen said among themselues, This is the heire: come, let vs kill him, and the inheritance shalbe ours.
King James (Authorized) Version
But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
One Unity Resource Bible
But those farmers said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
Plain English Version
But the men in the garden saw the owner’s son, and they said to themselves, ‘After that old man dies this young man will get this garden for himself. Let’s kill this man now so that we can get the garden for ourselves.’
Translation for Translators
But when they saw his son coming, those men who were looking after the vineyard said to each other, ‘Look! Here comes the man who will some day inherit the vineyard! So let’s kill him in order that this vineyard will be ours!’
Unlocked Literal Bible
But the vine growers said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'
Noah Webster Bible
But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.
World English Bible
But those farmers said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
Young's Literal Translation
and those husbandmen said among themselves — This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and ours shall be the inheritance;