Mark 12:4 (WEB)

Passage

Again, he sent another servant to them; and they threw stones at him, wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated.

Nearby Context

Mark 12:2 When it was time, he sent a servant to the farmer to get from the farmer his share of the fruit of the vineyard.

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

Mark 12:4 Again, he sent another servant to them; and they threw stones at him, wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated.

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

Mark 12:6 Therefore still having one, his beloved son, he sent him last to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wounded", "again", "sent", "another", "servant", "threw", "stones", and "head". 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 "They took him beat him and sent..." into verse 5's "Again he sent another and they killed...", 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.