Mark 12:11

11 the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes’^[a] ?”

Mark 12:11 in Other Translations

11 This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

11 this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?"

11 This is the Lord’s doing, and it is wonderful to see.’ ”

11 This is God's work; we rub our eyes - we can hardly believe it!"

11 This came from the Lord and is wonderful in our eyes ?"

Mark 12:11 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 12:11

This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our
eyes.
] That is, the exaltation of the Messiah, after he had been so ill treated, and at last put to death by the Jews. These words are a continuation of the passage cited out of ( Psalms 118:22 Psalms 118:23 ) .

Mark 12:11 In-Context

9 “What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.

10 Haven’t you read this passage of Scripture: “ ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;

11 the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”

12 Then the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders looked for a way to arrest him because they knew he had spoken the parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd; so they left him and went away.

13 Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words.

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 118:22,23

Footnotes

• [a]. Psalm 118:22,23