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Mark 12:4
And again he sent to them another servant; and they gave him wounds on the head, and were very cruel to him.
Mark 12:4 · Bible in Basic English
Mark 12:4 in other translations
And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled.
Then he sent them another servant, and they struck him over the head and treated him shamefully.
Again, he sent another servant to them; and they threw stones at him, wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated.
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In context
1 And he gave them teaching in the form of stories. A man had a vine-garden planted, and put a wall about it, and made a place for crushing out the wine, and put up a tower, and let it out to field-workers, and went into another country.
2 And when the time came, he sent a servant to get from the workmen some of the fruit of the garden.
3 And they took him, and gave him blows, and sent him away with nothing.
4 And again he sent to them another servant; and they gave him wounds on the head, and were very cruel to him.
5 And he sent another; and they put him to death: and a number of others, whipping some, and putting some to death.
6 He still had one, a dearly loved son: he sent him last to them, saying, They will have respect for my son.
7 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.
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