Mark 12:5 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Mark 12:7 But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sent", "another", "killed", "others", "beating", "some", and "killing". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sent" and "another", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "And again he sent unto them another..." into verse 6's "He had yet one a beloved son...", so "sent" and "another" 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 "sent" and "another" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.