Across
- 5. The wicked tenants refer to the religious ___ who challenge Christ’s authority and eventually plot to kill Him (Mk 8:31, 11:18, 27-28, 12:12).
- 7. In response to their outrageous rejection of their merciful master, the owner will ___ the wicked tenants (Mk 12:9; cf. Mt 21:41).
- 9. (Three words) Not too long before this episode, ___ __ ___ was struck on the head and killed (Mk 6:14-29; cf. Mk 12:4-5).
- 11. The servants that the owner sends to the tenants refer to the LORD’s holy ____, who were also mistreated and murdered (Mk 12:2-5; cf. Jer 7:25-26; Neh 9:26; Mt 5:11-12; Ac 7:52; etc.).
Down
- 1. In the Old Testament, the LORD’s people, Israel, are metaphorically referred to as His ____ (Mk 12:1f.; cf. Is 5:1-7; Ps 80:8-18; Jer 2:21; Ezek 19:10; Hos 10:1, etc.; also see Jn 15:1-8).
- 2. Fulfilling Psalm 118:22-23, Christ is the stone who was rejected by the religious leaders, before becoming the ____ of the Church (Mk 12:10-11; cf. Is 8:14, 28:16; Ac 4:11-12; Eph 2:19-21; 1 Pet 2:6-8). That was the day the LORD made (Ps 118:24)!
- 3. Those who are faithful to Jesus, the ___ stone, will never be put to shame (Is 28:16; 1 Pet 2:6; cf. Mk 12:10).
- 4. The other tenants likely include ____ who follow Jesus (Rom 3:22-24; Eph 2:19-21, 3:6).
- 6. After sending several servants, the owner sends his ____ son (Mk 12:6; cf. Gen 22:2; Mk 1:11, 9:7, 14:61-64).
- 8. Those who are not faithful to Jesus, the Son who is sent by God the Father (who is the owner in the parable), will stumble and ___ into judgment (Mk 12:9; cf. Is 8:14; 1 Pet 2:8).
- 10. The wicked tenants kill and ____ away the owner’s son (Mk 12:7-8; cf. Gen 37:19-20).