Mark 12:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

began. See note on Mark 1:1.

by. in. Greek. en App-104. as in Mark 12:36.

man. Greek. anthropos. App-123.

set an hedge. placed. fence.

winefat. Occurs only here in N.T.. a wine-vat. "Fat" is from A.S. foet. a vessel (compare Dutch vatten. to catch). Northern Eng. for vat.

tower = watch-house. See note on Matthew 21:33.

let it out, &c. See note on Matthew 21:33.

huabandmen. vine-dressers.

went into. far country. went abroad. See note on Matthew 21:33.

Mark 12:1

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.