Mark 12:6
Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.
Cross-references
In Mark 9:7, the Father again declares Jesus as His beloved Son at the transfiguration, reinforcing the identity of the son in the parable.
In Mark 1:11, the same 'beloved Son' title is given at Jesus' baptism, identifying him as the one sent by the Father.
In Genesis 22:12, Abraham did not withhold his only son—a type of God the Father not sparing His beloved Son.
1 John 4:9 reveals God's love in sending his only Son for life — the beloved son sent in the parable is that Son.
In Hebrews 1:2, God now speaks by His Son — the same final Son sent in this parable, now identified as the ultimate revelation.
In John 5:23, honoring the Son equals honoring the Father — the logic behind the expectation that they would reverence the son sent.
John 3:16-18 shows God sending his only Son for salvation — the beloved son in the parable is the one given for the world.
John 1:49 confesses Jesus as the Son of God and King of Israel — the beloved son in the parable is the King.
John 1:34 witnesses that Jesus is the Son of God — the beloved son of the parable is that very Son testified by John.
John 1:18 describes the only Son who makes God known — the beloved son sent in the parable is the one who reveals the Father.
John 1:14 calls Jesus the only Son from the Father — the beloved son in the parable is the incarnate Word full of grace and truth.
In Luke 9:35, the transfiguration voice says 'my beloved Son' — directly echoing the beloved son sent as final messenger.
In Luke 3:22, the voice from heaven calls Jesus 'my beloved Son' — mirroring the beloved son in this parable.
Matthew 26:63 shows Jesus challenged as the Son of God — the beloved son of the parable is put on trial as the Christ.
In Matthew 17:5, God declares Jesus as 'my beloved Son' — the same phrase used here for the son sent in the parable.
Matthew 11:27 reveals the unique Father-Son relationship — the beloved son sent in the parable is the exclusive revealer of the Father.
In Matthew 3:17, the same declaration of Jesus as beloved Son occurs at his baptism, identifying him as the son in the parable.
In Isaiah 42:1, God speaks of His chosen servant in whom He delights—a prophetic description of the beloved Son sent in the parable.
In Psalm 2:12, 'Kiss the Son' commands reverence for God's anointed — exactly the reverence the tenants should have shown in this parable.
Psalm 2:2 depicts rulers opposing God's Anointed — prefiguring the rejection of the beloved son in the parable, representing Christ.
In Genesis 37:11-13, Joseph's brothers jealously plot against him, foreshadowing the rejection of Christ by the religious leaders.
In Genesis 37:3, Joseph is the beloved son of Jacob, prefiguring the beloved Son sent to his own who reject him.
In Genesis 22:2, Isaac is Abraham's 'only son, whom you love'—a typological foreshadowing of God sacrificing His beloved Son.
In Matthew 21:37, this same sending of the beloved son is recorded in the parallel parable.
In Luke 20:15, the tenants throw the son out and kill him, continuing the account.
In John 3:35, the Father loves the Son and gives all things into his hand — parallel to the authority of the beloved son here.
In Hebrews 1:6, all angels worship God's firstborn son — extending the reverence due to the son beyond human scope.
In 1 John 5:12, having the Son means having life—reinforcing the unique significance of the beloved son sent in the parable.
In Revelation 5:9, the Lamb is worshipped — paralleling the reverence expected for the beloved son in this parable.