Mark 12:6

Finally, having one beloved son, he sent him to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.

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KJV

Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.

ASV

He had yet one, a beloved son: he sent him last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.

YLT

`Having yet therefore one son--his beloved--he sent also him unto them last, saying--They will reverence my son;

DBT

Having yet therefore one beloved son, he sent also him to them the last, saying, They will have respect for my son.

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Or, the hedge is the law, which prohibited their mingling with strangers. There follows, And went into a far country. Or else, By the first servant, understand the prophets who lived about the time of Elias, (2 Chron. 18:23.) for Zedekiah the false prophet beat Micaiah; and by the second servant whom they wounded in the head, that is, evil entreated, we may understand the prophets who lived about the time of Hosea and Isaiah; but by the third servant understand the prophets who flourished about the time of Daniel and Ezekiel.

Theophylact of Ohrid· Catena Aurea by Aquinas, 1107patristic

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Matthew and Mark say: "He sent his only son, saying 'they will respect my son.' " Luke sounds as though the outcome is in doubt, as though he did not know without doubt. But in Matthew and Mark he says: "they will respect my son," that is, it is declared that respect will be shown. God can neither be in doubt, nor can he be deceived. For one can only be in doubt who is ignorant of the future. One is deceived who has predicted one thing while another happened.

Ambrose of Milan· Exposition of the Christian Faith 5.17.214-18, 397patristic

Having yet therefore one son, his well beloved,....

John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed

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John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
1 John 4:9
This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.
Matthew 3:17
And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”
Hebrews 1:1–2
On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets.
Hebrews 1:2
But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.
John 1:34
I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”
Matthew 21:37
Finally, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
Genesis 37:3
Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons, because Joseph had been born to him in his old age; so he made him a robe of many colors.
John 1:18
No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.
Genesis 22:2
“Take your son,” God said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.”
John 5:23
so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.
Mark 1:11
And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”

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About this book

Jesus Heals the Sick — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)

Mark — The Gospel of the servant in motion. The narrative hinges at Peter's confession (8:27). Before: the Servant revealed. After: the Servant suffers.

Canon: New Testament
Author: John Mark, companion of Peter (Acts 12:12; 1 Pet 5:13)
Date: c. AD 50–65

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 1:18
No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.
leads to
- Colossians 1:15
  The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
- John 6:46
  not that anyone has seen the Father except the One who is from God; only He has seen the Father.
- Matthew 11:27
  All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses…
- Luke 10:22
  All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to…
- 1 John 4:12
  No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.
Through
Matthew 3:17
And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”
leads to
- Psalms 2:7
  I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Isaiah 42:1
  “Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
- Matthew 17:5
  While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”

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