Mark 12:10 (ASV)

Passage

Have ye not read even this scripture: The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner;

Nearby Context

Mark 12:8 And they took him, and killed him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard.

Mark 12:9 What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.

Mark 12:10 Have ye not read even this scripture: The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner;

Mark 12:11 This was from the Lord, And it is marvellous in our eyes?

Mark 12:12 And they sought to lay hold on him; and they feared the multitude; for they perceived that he spake the parable against them: and they left him, and went away.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "read", "even", "scripture", "stone", "builders", "rejected", "same", and "head". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "read" and "even", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "What therefore will the lord of the..." into verse 11's "This was from the Lord And it...", so "read" and "even" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "read" and "even" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.