^12:12Now²³ they wanted to arrest him (but they feared the crowd), because they realized that he told this parable against them. So²⁴ they left him and went away.²⁵

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^12:13Then²⁶ they sent some of the Pharisees²⁷ and Herodians²⁸ to trap him with his own words.²⁹

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Footnotes

21 Or “capstone,” “keystone.” Although these meanings are lexically possible, the imagery in Eph 2:20–22 and 1 Cor 3:11 indicates that the term κεφαλὴ γωνίας (kephalē gōnias) refers to a cornerstone, not a capstone. The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. The use of Ps 118:22–23 and the “stone imagery” as a reference to Christ and his suffering and exaltation is common in the NT (see also Matt 21:42; Luke 20:17; Acts 4:11; 1 Pet 2:6–8; cf. also Eph 2:20). The irony in the use of Ps 118:22–23 in Mark 12:10–11 is that in the OT, Israel was the one rejected (or perhaps her king) by the Gentiles, but in the NT it is Jesus who is rejected by Israel.
22 A quotation from Ps 118:22–23.
23 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to introduce a somewhat parenthetical remark by the author.
24 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action(s) in the narrative.
25 The point of the parable in Mark 12:1–12 is that the leaders of the nation have been rejected by God and the vineyard (v. 9, referring to the nation and its privileged status) will be taken from them and given to others (an allusion to the Gentiles).
26 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
27 See the note on Pharisees in .
28 Pharisees and Herodians made a very interesting alliance. W. W. Wessel (“Mark,” 8:) comments: “The Herodians were as obnoxious to the Pharisees on political grounds as the Sadducees were on theological grounds. Yet the two groups united in their opposition to Jesus. Collaboration in wickedness, as well as goodness, has great power. Their purpose was to trip Jesus up in his words so that he would lose the support of the people, leaving the way open for them to destroy him.” See also the note on “Herodians” in .
29 Grk “trap him in word.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Have you not read this Scripture:

“ ‘The stone that the builders rejected

has become the cornerstone;

this was the Lord’s doing,

and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”

And they were seeking to arrest him but feared the people, for they perceived that he had told the parable against them. So they left him and went away.

And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and some of the Herodians, to trap him in his talk.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Haven’t you read this passage of Scripture:

“ ‘The stone the builders rejected

has become the cornerstone;

the Lord has done this,

and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”

Then the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders looked for a way to arrest him because they knew he had spoken the parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd; so they left him and went away.

Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Haven’t you read this Scripture:

The stone that the builders rejected

has become the cornerstone.

This came about from the Lord

and is wonderful in our eyes?”

They were looking for a way to arrest him but feared the crowd because they knew he had spoken this parable against them. So they left him and went away.

Then they sent some of the Pharisees and the Herodians to Jesus to trap him in his words.

NLTNew Living Translation

Didn’t you ever read this in the Scriptures?

‘The stone that the builders rejected

has now become the cornerstone.

This is the Lord’s doing,

and it is wonderful to see.’”

The religious leaders wanted to arrest Jesus because they realized he was telling the story against them—they were the wicked farmers. But they were afraid of the crowd, so they left him and went away.

Later the leaders sent some Pharisees and supporters of Herod to trap Jesus into saying something for which he could be arrested.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Have you not read this scripture:

‘The stone which the builders rejected,

this has become the cornerstone.

This came about from the Lord,

and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”

And they were seeking to arrest him, and they were afraid of the crowd, because they knew that he had told the parable with reference to them. And they left him and went away.

And they sent some of the Pharisees and the Herodians to him so that they could catch him unawares in a statement.

KJV 1900King James Version

And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner: This was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.

And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.

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