Mark 12:12 (GNV)

Passage

Then they went about to take him, but they feared the people: for they perceiued that he spake that parable against them: therefore they left him, and went their way.

Nearby Context

Mark 12:10 Haue ye not read so much as this Scripture? The stone which the builders did refuse, is made the head of the corner.

Mark 12:11 This was done of the Lord, and it is marueilous in our eyes.

Mark 12:12 Then they went about to take him, but they feared the people: for they perceiued that he spake that parable against them: therefore they left him, and went their way.

Mark 12:13 And they sent vnto him certaine of the Pharises, and of ye Herodians that they might take him in his talke.

Mark 12:14 And when they came, they saide vnto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou considerest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God truely, Is it lawfull to giue tribute to Cesar, or not?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "went", "take", "feared", "people", "perceiued", "spake", "parable", and "against". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "went" and "take", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "This was done of the Lord and..." into verse 13's "And they sent vnto him certaine of...", so "went" and "take" 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 "went" and "take" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.