Mark 12:2 (KJV)

Passage

And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.

Nearby Context

Mark 12:1 And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.

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

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

Mark 12:4 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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "season", "sent", "husbandmen", "servant", "might", "receive", and "fruit". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "season" and "sent", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "And he began to speak unto them..." into verse 3's "And they caught him and beat him...", so "season" and "sent" 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 "season" and "sent" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.