Mark 12:4 (ASV)

Passage

And again he sent unto them another servant; and him they wounded in the head, and handled shamefully.

Nearby Context

Mark 12:2 And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruits of the vineyard.

Mark 12:3 And they took him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.

Mark 12:4 And again he sent unto them another servant; and him they wounded in the head, and handled shamefully.

Mark 12:5 And he sent another; and him they killed: and many others; beating some, and killing some.

Mark 12:6 He had yet one, a beloved son: he sent him last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wounded", "again", "sent", "another", "servant", "head", "handled", and "shamefully". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wounded" and "again", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "And they took him and beat him..." into verse 5's "And he sent another and him they...", so "wounded" and "again" 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 "wounded" and "again" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.