Mark 12:5 (YLT)

Passage

`And again he sent another, and that one they killed; and many others, some beating, and some killing.

Nearby Context

Mark 12:3 and they, having taken him, did severely beat <FI>him<Fi> , and did send him away empty.

Mark 12:4 `And again he sent unto them another servant, and at that one having cast stones, they wounded <FI>him<Fi> in the head, and sent away--dishonoured.

Mark 12:5 `And again he sent another, and that one they killed; and many others, some beating, and some killing.

Mark 12:6 `Having yet therefore one son--his beloved--he sent also him unto them last, saying--They will reverence my son;

Mark 12:7 and those husbandmen said among themselves--This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and ours shall be the inheritance;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "again", "sent", "another", "killed", "others", "some", and "beating". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "again" and "sent", 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 "Having yet therefore one son--his beloved--he sent...", so "again" 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 "again" and "sent" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.