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ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11
SBL Greek New Testament
ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11
SBL Greek New Testament
11 Καὶ ὅτε ἐγγίζουσιν εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα εἰς Βηθφαγὴ καὶ Βηθανίαν πρὸς τὸ Ὄρος τῶν Ἐλαιῶν, ἀποστέλλει δύο τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ 2 καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· Ὑπάγετε εἰς τὴν κώμην τὴν κατέναντι ὑμῶν, καὶ [a]εὐθὺς εἰσπορευόμενοι εἰς αὐτὴν εὑρήσετε πῶλον δεδεμένον ἐφ’ ὃν οὐδεὶς [b]οὔπω ἀνθρώπων [c]ἐκάθισεν· [d]λύσατε αὐτὸν καὶ φέρετε. 3 καὶ ἐάν τις ὑμῖν εἴπῃ· Τί ποιεῖτε τοῦτο; εἴπατε [e]ὅτι Ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ χρείαν ἔχει· καὶ [f]εὐθὺς αὐτὸν ἀποστέλλει [g]πάλιν ὧδε. 4 [h]καὶ ἀπῆλθον καὶ εὗρον πῶλον δεδεμένον [i]πρὸς θύραν ἔξω ἐπὶ τοῦ ἀμφόδου, καὶ λύουσιν αὐτόν. 5 καί τινες τῶν ἐκεῖ ἑστηκότων ἔλεγον αὐτοῖς· Τί ποιεῖτε λύοντες τὸν πῶλον; 6 οἱ δὲ εἶπαν αὐτοῖς καθὼς [j]εἶπεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς· καὶ ἀφῆκαν αὐτούς. 7 καὶ [k]φέρουσιν τὸν πῶλον πρὸς τὸν Ἰησοῦν, καὶ [l]ἐπιβάλλουσιν αὐτῷ τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐπ’ [m]αὐτόν. 8 [n]καὶ πολλοὶ τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτῶν ἔστρωσαν εἰς τὴν ὁδόν, ἄλλοι δὲ στιβάδας [o]κόψαντες ἐκ τῶν ἀγρῶν. 9 καὶ οἱ προάγοντες καὶ οἱ ἀκολουθοῦντες [p]ἔκραζον· Ὡσαννά· Εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι κυρίου· 10 Εὐλογημένη ἡ ἐρχομένη [q]βασιλεία τοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν Δαυίδ· Ὡσαννὰ ἐν τοῖς ὑψίστοις.
11 Καὶ εἰσῆλθεν εἰς [r]Ἱεροσόλυμα εἰς τὸ ἱερόν· καὶ περιβλεψάμενος πάντα [s]ὀψὲ ἤδη οὔσης τῆς ὥρας ἐξῆλθεν εἰς Βηθανίαν μετὰ τῶν δώδεκα.
12 Καὶ τῇ ἐπαύριον ἐξελθόντων αὐτῶν ἀπὸ Βηθανίας ἐπείνασεν. 13 καὶ ἰδὼν συκῆν [t]ἀπὸ μακρόθεν ἔχουσαν φύλλα ἦλθεν εἰ ἄρα [u]τι εὑρήσει ἐν αὐτῇ, καὶ ἐλθὼν ἐπ’ αὐτὴν οὐδὲν εὗρεν εἰ μὴ φύλλα, [v]ὁ γὰρ καιρὸς οὐκ ἦν σύκων. 14 καὶ [w]ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτῇ· Μηκέτι [x]εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ἐκ σοῦ μηδεὶς καρπὸν φάγοι. καὶ ἤκουον οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ.
15 Καὶ ἔρχονται εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα. καὶ [y]εἰσελθὼν εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν ἤρξατο ἐκβάλλειν τοὺς πωλοῦντας καὶ [z]τοὺς ἀγοράζοντας ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ, καὶ τὰς τραπέζας τῶν κολλυβιστῶν καὶ τὰς καθέδρας τῶν πωλούντων τὰς περιστερὰς κατέστρεψεν 16 καὶ οὐκ ἤφιεν ἵνα τις διενέγκῃ σκεῦος διὰ τοῦ ἱεροῦ, 17 καὶ ἐδίδασκεν [aa]καὶ ἔλεγεν [ab]αὐτοῖς· Οὐ γέγραπται ὅτι Ὁ οἶκός μου οἶκος προσευχῆς κληθήσεται πᾶσιν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν; ὑμεῖς δὲ [ac]πεποιήκατε αὐτὸν σπήλαιον λῃστῶν. 18 καὶ ἤκουσαν οἱ [ad]ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς, καὶ ἐζήτουν πῶς αὐτὸν ἀπολέσωσιν· ἐφοβοῦντο γὰρ αὐτόν, [ae]πᾶς γὰρ ὁ ὄχλος ἐξεπλήσσετο ἐπὶ τῇ διδαχῇ αὐτοῦ. 19 Καὶ [af]ὅταν ὀψὲ ἐγένετο, [ag]ἐξεπορεύοντο ἔξω τῆς πόλεως.
20 Καὶ [ah]παραπορευόμενοι πρωῒ εἶδον τὴν συκῆν ἐξηραμμένην ἐκ ῥιζῶν. 21 καὶ ἀναμνησθεὶς ὁ Πέτρος λέγει αὐτῷ· Ῥαββί, ἴδε ἡ συκῆ ἣν κατηράσω ἐξήρανται. 22 καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς λέγει αὐτοῖς· Ἔχετε πίστιν θεοῦ· 23 [ai]ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ὃς ἂν εἴπῃ τῷ ὄρει τούτῳ· Ἄρθητι καὶ βλήθητι εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν, καὶ μὴ διακριθῇ ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ ἀλλὰ [aj]πιστεύῃ ὅτι [ak]ὃ λαλεῖ γίνεται, ἔσται αὐτῷ. 24 διὰ τοῦτο λέγω ὑμῖν, πάντα ὅσα [al]προσεύχεσθε καὶ αἰτεῖσθε, πιστεύετε ὅτι [am]ἐλάβετε, καὶ ἔσται ὑμῖν.
25 καὶ ὅταν [an]στήκετε προσευχόμενοι, ἀφίετε εἴ τι ἔχετε κατά τινος, ἵνα καὶ ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς ἀφῇ ὑμῖν τὰ παραπτώματα [ao]ὑμῶν.
27 Καὶ ἔρχονται πάλιν εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα. καὶ ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ περιπατοῦντος αὐτοῦ ἔρχονται πρὸς αὐτὸν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι 28 καὶ [ap]ἔλεγον αὐτῷ· Ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ ταῦτα ποιεῖς; [aq]ἢ τίς σοι [ar]ἔδωκεν τὴν ἐξουσίαν ταύτην ἵνα ταῦτα ποιῇς; 29 ὁ δὲ [as]Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Ἐπερωτήσω [at]ὑμᾶς ἕνα λόγον, καὶ ἀποκρίθητέ μοι, καὶ ἐρῶ ὑμῖν ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ ταῦτα ποιῶ· 30 τὸ βάπτισμα [au]τὸ Ἰωάννου ἐξ οὐρανοῦ ἦν ἢ ἐξ ἀνθρώπων; ἀποκρίθητέ μοι. 31 καὶ [av]διελογίζοντο πρὸς ἑαυτοὺς λέγοντες· [aw]Τί εἴπωμεν; ἐὰν εἴπωμεν· Ἐξ οὐρανοῦ, ἐρεῖ· Διὰ τί [ax]οὖν οὐκ ἐπιστεύσατε αὐτῷ; 32 ἀλλὰ εἴπωμεν· Ἐξ ἀνθρώπων;— ἐφοβοῦντο τὸν [ay]ὄχλον, ἅπαντες γὰρ εἶχον τὸν Ἰωάννην [az]ὄντως ὅτι προφήτης ἦν. 33 καὶ ἀποκριθέντες [ba]τῷ Ἰησοῦ λέγουσιν· Οὐκ οἴδαμεν. καὶ ὁ [bb]Ἰησοῦς λέγει αὐτοῖς· Οὐδὲ ἐγὼ λέγω ὑμῖν ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ ταῦτα ποιῶ.
Footnotes
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:2 εὐθὺς WH Treg NIV ] εὐθέως RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:2 οὔπω WH Treg NIV ] – RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:2 ἐκάθισεν WH NIV ] κεκάθικεν Treg RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:2 λύσατε αὐτὸν καὶ φέρετε WH Treg NIV ] λύσαντες αὐτὸν ἀγάγετε RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:3 ὅτι RP ] – WH Treg NIV
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:3 εὐθὺς WH Treg NIV ] εὐθέως RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:3 πάλιν WH Treg NIV ] – RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:4 καὶ ἀπῆλθον WH Treg NIV ] Ἀπῆλθον δὲ RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:4 πρὸς WH Treg NIV ] + τὴν RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:6 εἶπεν WH Treg NIV ] ἐνετείλατο RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:7 φέρουσιν WH Treg NIV ] ἤγαγον RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:7 ἐπιβάλλουσιν WH Treg NIV ] ἐπέβαλον RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:7 αὐτόν WH Treg NIV ] αὐτῷ RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:8 καὶ πολλοὶ WH Treg NIV ] Πολλοὶ δὲ RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:8 κόψαντες ἐκ τῶν ἀγρῶν WH Treg NIV ] ἔκοπτον ἐκ τῶν δένδρων καὶ ἐστρώννυον εἰς τὴν ὁδόν RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:9 ἔκραζον WH Treg NIV ] + λέγοντες RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:10 βασιλεία WH Treg NIV ] + ἐν ὀνόματι κυρίου RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:11 Ἱεροσόλυμα WH Treg NIV ] + ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:11 ὀψὲ WH ] ὀψίας Treg NIV RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:13 ἀπὸ WH Treg NIV ] – RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:13 τι εὑρήσει WH Treg NIV ] εὑρήσει τι RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:13 ὁ γὰρ καιρὸς οὐκ ἦν WH Treg NIV ] οὐ γὰρ ἦν καιρὸς RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:14 ἀποκριθεὶς WH Treg NIV ] + ὁ Ἰησοῦς RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:14 εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ἐκ σοῦ WH Treg NIV ] ἐκ σοῦ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:15 εἰσελθὼν WH Treg NIV ] + ὁ Ἰησοῦς RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:15 τοὺς WH Treg NIV ] – RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:17 καὶ ἔλεγεν WH Treg NIV ] λέγων RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:17 αὐτοῖς Treg NIV RP ] – WH
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:17 πεποιήκατε WH Treg NIV ] ἐποιήσατε RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:18 ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς WH Treg NIV ] γραμματεῖς καὶ οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:18 πᾶς γὰρ WH Treg NIV ] ὅτι πᾶς RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:19 ὅταν WH Treg NIV ] ὅτε RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:19 ἐξεπορεύοντο WH Treg NIV ] ἐξεπορεύετο RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:20 παραπορευόμενοι πρωῒ WH Treg NIV ] πρωῒ παραπορευόμενοι RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:23 ἀμὴν WH NIV ] + γὰρ Treg RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:23 πιστεύῃ WH NIV ] πιστεύσῃ Treg RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:23 ὃ λαλεῖ γίνεται, ἔσται αὐτῷ WH Treg NIV ] ἃ λέγει γίνεται ἔσται αὐτῷ ὃ ἐὰν εἴπῃ RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:24 προσεύχεσθε καὶ αἰτεῖσθε WH Treg NIV ] ἄν προσευχόμενοιαἰτῆσθε RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:24 ἐλάβετε WH Treg NIV ] λαμβάνετε RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:25 στήκετε WH Treg NIV ] στήκητε RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:25 ὑμῶν WH Treg NIV ] + 26 Εἰ δὲ ὑμεῖς οὖκ ἀφίετε, οὐδὲ ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς ἀφήσει τὰ παραπτώματα ὑμῶν RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:28 ἔλεγον WH Treg NIV ] λέγουσιν RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:28 ἢ WH NIV ] καὶ Treg RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:28 ἔδωκεν τὴν … ταύτην WH Treg NIV ] τὴν … ταύτην ἔδωκεν RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:29 Ἰησοῦς WH Treg NIV ] + ἀποκριθεὶς RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:29 ὑμᾶς WH Treg NIV ] + καὶ ἐγὼ RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:30 τὸ WH Treg NIV ] – RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:31 διελογίζοντο WH Treg NIV ] ἐλογίζοντο RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:31 Τί εἴπωμεν; Holmes ] – WH Treg NIV RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:31 οὖν WH NIV RP ] – Treg
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:32 ὄχλον WH NIV ] λαόν Treg RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:32 ὄντως ὅτι WH Treg NIV ] ὅτι ὄντως RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:33 τῷ Ἰησοῦ λέγουσιν WH Treg NIV ] λέγουσιν τῷ Ἰησοῦ RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 11:33 Ἰησοῦς WH Treg NIV ] + ἀποκριθεὶς RP
Mark 11
New International Version
Mark 11
New International Version
Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King(A)(B)
11 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany(C) at the Mount of Olives,(D) Jesus sent two of his disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden.(E) Untie it and bring it here. 3 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here shortly.’”
4 They went and found a colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway.(F) As they untied it, 5 some people standing there asked, “What are you doing, untying that colt?” 6 They answered as Jesus had told them to, and the people let them go. 7 When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it. 8 Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields. 9 Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted,
“Hosanna![a]”
10 “Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!”
“Hosanna in the highest heaven!”(H)
11 Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve.(I)
Jesus Curses a Fig Tree and Clears the Temple Courts(J)(K)(L)
12 The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. 13 Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs.(M) 14 Then he said to the tree, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard him say it.
15 On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves, 16 and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. 17 And as he taught them, he said, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’[c]?(N) But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’[d]”(O)
18 The chief priests and the teachers of the law heard this and began looking for a way to kill him, for they feared him,(P) because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.(Q)
19 When evening came, Jesus and his disciples[e] went out of the city.(R)
20 In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots. 21 Peter remembered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi,(S) look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!”
22 “Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. 23 “Truly[f] I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them.(T) 24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.(U) 25 And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.”(V) [26] [g]
The Authority of Jesus Questioned(W)
27 They arrived again in Jerusalem, and while Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders came to him. 28 “By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you authority to do this?”
29 Jesus replied, “I will ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. 30 John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or of human origin? Tell me!”
31 They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’ 32 But if we say, ‘Of human origin’ …” (They feared the people, for everyone held that John really was a prophet.)(X)
33 So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.”
Jesus said, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
Footnotes
- Mark 11:9 A Hebrew expression meaning “Save!” which became an exclamation of praise; also in verse 10
- Mark 11:9 Psalm 118:25,26
- Mark 11:17 Isaiah 56:7
- Mark 11:17 Jer. 7:11
- Mark 11:19 Some early manuscripts came, Jesus
- Mark 11:23 Some early manuscripts “If you have faith in God,” Jesus answered, 23 “truly
- Mark 11:26 Some manuscripts include here words similar to Matt. 6:15.
Mark 11
Good News Translation
Mark 11
Good News Translation
The Triumphant Entry into Jerusalem(A)
11 As they approached Jerusalem, near the towns of Bethphage and Bethany, they came to the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two of his disciples on ahead 2 with these instructions: “Go to the village there ahead of you. As soon as you get there, you will find a colt tied up that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 3 And if someone asks you why you are doing that, say that the Master[a] needs it and will send it back at once.”
4 So they went and found a colt out in the street, tied to the door of a house. As they were untying it, 5 some of the bystanders asked them, “What are you doing, untying that colt?”
6 They answered just as Jesus had told them, and the crowd let them go. 7 They brought the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks over the animal, and Jesus got on. 8 Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches in the field and spread them on the road. 9 (B)The people who were in front and those who followed behind began to shout, “Praise God! God bless him who comes in the name of the Lord! 10 God bless the coming kingdom of King David, our father! Praise be to God!”
11 Jesus entered Jerusalem, went into the Temple, and looked around at everything. But since it was already late in the day, he went out to Bethany with the twelve disciples.
Jesus Curses the Fig Tree(C)
12 The next day, as they were coming back from Bethany, Jesus was hungry. 13 He saw in the distance a fig tree covered with leaves, so he went to see if he could find any figs on it. But when he came to it, he found only leaves, because it was not the right time for figs. 14 Jesus said to the fig tree, “No one shall ever eat figs from you again!”
And his disciples heard him.
Jesus Goes to the Temple(D)
15 When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus went to the Temple and began to drive out all those who were buying and selling. He overturned the tables of the moneychangers and the stools of those who sold pigeons, 16 and he would not let anyone carry anything through the Temple courtyards. 17 (E)He then taught the people: “It is written in the Scriptures that God said, ‘My Temple will be called a house of prayer for the people of all nations.’ But you have turned it into a hideout for thieves!”
18 The chief priests and the teachers of the Law heard of this, so they began looking for some way to kill Jesus. They were afraid of him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.
19 When evening came, Jesus and his disciples left the city.
The Lesson from the Fig Tree(F)
20 Early next morning, as they walked along the road, they saw the fig tree. It was dead all the way down to its roots. 21 Peter remembered what had happened and said to Jesus, “Look, Teacher, the fig tree you cursed has died!”
22 Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God. 23 (G)I assure you that whoever tells this hill to get up and throw itself in the sea and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. 24 For this reason I tell you: When you pray and ask for something, believe that you have received it, and you will be given whatever you ask for. 25 (H)And when you stand and pray, forgive anything you may have against anyone, so that your Father in heaven will forgive the wrongs you have done.” 26 [b]
The Question about Jesus' Authority(I)
27 They arrived once again in Jerusalem. As Jesus was walking in the Temple, the chief priests, the teachers of the Law, and the elders came to him 28 and asked him, “What right do you have to do these things? Who gave you such right?”
29 Jesus answered them, “I will ask you just one question, and if you give me an answer, I will tell you what right I have to do these things. 30 Tell me, where did John's right to baptize come from: was it from God or from human beings?”
31 They started to argue among themselves: “What shall we say? If we answer, ‘From God,’ he will say, ‘Why, then, did you not believe John?’ 32 But if we say, ‘From human beings …’” (They were afraid of the people, because everyone was convinced that John had been a prophet.) 33 So their answer to Jesus was, “We don't know.”
Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you, then, by what right I do these things.”
Footnotes
- Mark 11:3 the Master; or its owner.
- Mark 11:26 Some manuscripts add verse 26: If you do not forgive others, your Father in heaven will not forgive the wrongs you have done (see Mt 6.15).
Mark 11
J.B. Phillips New Testament
Mark 11
J.B. Phillips New Testament
Jesus arranges for his entry into the city
11 1-3 When they were approaching Jerusalem and had come to Bethphage and Bethany on the slopes of the Mount of Olives, he sent off two of his disciples with these instructions, “Go into the village just ahead of you and as soon as you enter it you will find a tethered colt on which no one has yet ridden. Untie it, and bring it here. If anybody asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?’, just say, ‘The Lord needs it, and will send it back immediately.’”
4-7 So they went off and found the colt tethered by a doorway outside in the open street, and they untied it. Some of the bystanders did say, “What are you doing, untying this colt?”, but they made the reply Jesus told them to make, and the men raised no objection. So they brought the colt to Jesus, threw their coats on its back, and he took his seat upon it.
8-10 Many of the people spread out their coats in his path as he rode along, and others put down straw which they had cut from the fields. The whole crowd, both those who were in front and those who were behind Jesus, shouted, “God save him!—’Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’ God bless the coming kingdom of our father David! God save him from on high!”
11 Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the Temple and looked round on all that was going on. And then, since it was already late in the day, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.
12-14 On the following day, when they had left Bethany, Jesus felt hungry. He noticed a fig-tree in the distance covered with leaves, and he walked up to it to see if he could find any fruit on it. But when he got to it, he could find nothing but leaves, for it was not yet time for the figs. Then Jesus spoke to the tree, “May nobody ever eat fruit from you!” And the disciples heard him say it.
15-17 Then they came into Jerusalem and Jesus went into the Temple and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money-changers and the benches of the dove-sellers, and he would not allow people to carry their water-pots through the Temple. And he taught them and said, “Doesn’t the scripture say, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations?’. But you have turned it into a ‘den of thieves!’”
18-19 The chief priests and scribes heard him say this and tried to find a way of getting rid of him. But they were in fact afraid of him, for his teaching had captured the imagination of the people. And every evening he left the city.
Jesus talks of faith, prayer and forgiveness
20-21 One morning as they were walking along, they noticed that the fig-tree had withered away to the roots. Peter remembered it, and said, “Master, look, the fig-tree that you cursed is all shrivelled up!”
22-26 “Have faith in God,” replied Jesus to them. “I tell you that if anyone should say to this hill, ‘Get up and throw yourself into the sea’, and without any doubt in his heart believe that what he says will happen, then it will happen! That is why I tell you, whatever you pray about and ask for, believe that you have received it and it will be yours. And whenever you stand praying, you must forgive anything that you are holding against anyone else, and your Heavenly Father will forgive you your sins.”
Jesus’ authority is directly challenged
27-28 So they came once more to Jerusalem, and while Jesus was walking in the Temple, the chief priests, elders and scribes approached him, and asked, “What authority have you for what you’re doing? And who gave you permission to do these things?”
29-30 “I am going to ask you a question,” replied Jesus, “and if you answer me, I will tell you what authority I have for what I do. The baptism of John, now—did it come from Heaven or was it purely human? Tell me that.”
31-32 At this they argued with each other, “If we say from Heaven, he will say, ‘then why didn’t you believe in him?’ but if we say it was purely human, well ...” For they were frightened of the people, since all of them believed that John was a real prophet.
33 So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” “Then I cannot tell you by what authority I do these things,” returned Jesus.
Mark 11
The Voice
Mark 11
The Voice
Few people in the Gospels show as much persistence and eagerness in their desire to be healed as blind Bartimaeus. He is not about to be swayed from his efforts to attract Jesus’ attention. The discouragement from everyone around him only makes him shout louder, determined to get the attention of the healer he has heard about.
The blind man’s actions demonstrate his faith. Beggars in first-century Palestine would spread a cloak on the ground in front of them to collect donations from compassionate passersby. It probably isn’t much, but for Bartimaeus, his cloak is all he has. He throws it aside without a thought—probably along with the coins he collected that day—because he is certain that once he meets Jesus, he will not need to be a beggar anymore.
11 When they had gotten close to Jerusalem, near the two villages of Bethphage and Bethany and the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of His followers ahead of them.
Jesus: 2 Go to that village over there. As soon as you get into the town, you’ll see a young colt tied that nobody has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it back to Me. 3 If anybody stops you and asks what you’re doing, just say, “The Lord needs it, and He will send it back right after He’s done.”
4 Everything happened just as Jesus had told them. They found the colt in the street tied near a door, and they untied it.
Bystanders: 5 What are you doing?
6 They answered as Jesus had instructed and were allowed to take it, 7 so they brought the colt back to Jesus, piled garments on its back to make a comfortable seat, and Jesus rode the animal toward Jerusalem. 8 As they traveled, people cast their cloaks onto the road and spread out leafy branches, which they had brought from the fields along the way. 9 People walked ahead of them, and others followed behind.
People (shouting): Hosanna! Rescue us now, Lord! Hosanna!
Blessed be the One who comes in the name of the Eternal One![a]
10 And blessed is the kingdom of our father David, which draws closer to us today!
Hosanna in the highest heavens!
Jesus enters Jerusalem, but this time He radically redefines the people’s every expectation. His descriptions to His disciples of where they will find the colt He is to ride and how they shall get it has an air of prophecy and supernatural knowledge. He rides a donkey instead of being carried into town on the backs of servants (in a litter as a conquering king would do), fulfilling the prophecy that the King will come riding a donkey (Zechariah 9:9). After all, donkeys are a poor man’s mount, and even in this triumphal entry, Jesus makes it clear He does not intend to conquer and rule in a worldly way. Now, for the first time, He allows the crowds to voice their excitement about who He is and all that He has been doing.
11 To the sound of this chanting, Jesus rode through the gates of Jerusalem and up to the temple. He looked around and saw that evening was coming, so He and the twelve went back to Bethany to spend the night.
12 The next morning, when they departed Bethany and were traveling back to the city, Jesus was hungry. 13 Off in the distance, He saw a fig tree fully leafed out, so He headed toward it to see if it might have any ripe fruit. But when He reached it, He found only leaves because the fig season had not yet come.
14 As the disciples listened, Jesus pronounced a curse on the tree.
Jesus: No one will ever eat fruit from your branches again.
This is the only time recorded in the Gospels when Jesus uses His supernatural power to destroy. The tree is “fully leafed out”—a stage that usually comes after figs are ripe and not before. Because the tree looks as though it ought to have fruit but doesn’t, it is a perfect illustration of people who believe they have the good fruit of righteousness even though their actions are void of true compassion and love, as empty and useless as leaves. And so Jesus curses the fig tree, not out of anger with the tree itself, but as a warning to hypocrites who think their appearance is more important than the fruit of their actions.
15 They continued into Jerusalem and made their way up to the temple.
Upon reaching the temple that morning, Jesus dealt with those who were selling and buying animals for sacrifices and drove them out of the area. He turned over the tables of those who exchanged money for the temple pilgrims and the seats of those selling birds, 16 and He physically prevented anyone from carrying anything through the temple.
Jesus (to those who were listening): 17 Didn’t the prophets write, “My house will be called a house of prayer, for all the people”[b]? But you have made it into a “haven for thieves.”[c]
At the temple, Jesus responds in shock to the scene before Him. He acts decisively and with great emotion against those who have turned God’s house into a place where pilgrims are exploited. He has a message and, like the prophets of old, this message is better seen than heard. Because the temple leadership has allowed profiteers and merchants to set up shop in the court of the Gentiles, they are making ridiculous profits. For the people who come long distances to worship, it is a normal practice to have merchants selling animals for the pilgrims to sacrifice. What is not normal and what is immoral is where and how they transact business. Jesus takes issue with robbers profiteering in His Father’s house.
18 The chief priests and the scribes heard these words and knew Jesus was referring to them, so they plotted His destruction. They had grown afraid of Him because His teachings struck the crowds into astonishment.
19 When evening came, [Jesus and His followers][d] left the city again. 20 The next morning on the way back to Jerusalem, they passed a tree that had withered down to its very roots.
Peter (remembering): 21 That’s the fig tree, Teacher, the one You cursed just yesterday morning. It’s withered away to nothing!
Jesus: 22 Trust in God. 23 If you do, honestly, you can say to this mountain, “Mountain, uproot yourself and throw yourself into the sea.” If you don’t doubt, but trust that what you say will take place, then it will happen. 24 So listen to what I’m saying: Whatever you pray for or ask from God, believe that you’ll receive it and you will. 25 When you pray, if you remember anyone who has wronged you, forgive him so that God above can also forgive you. [26 If you don’t forgive others, don’t expect God’s forgiveness.][e]
27 As they arrived in Jerusalem and were walking in the temple, the chief priests, scribes, and elders came to Jesus 28 and asked Him a question.
Leaders: Tell us, who has given You the authority to say and do the things You’re saying and doing?
Jesus: 29 I will answer your question, if you will answer one for Me. Only then will I tell you who gives Me authority to do these things. 30 Tell Me, when John was ritually cleansing through baptism for the forgiveness of sins, was his authority from heaven or was it merely human?
31 The priests, scribes, and elders huddled together to think through an answer.
Leaders (to themselves): If we say, “It must have been from heaven,” then Jesus will have us. He’ll ask, “Then why didn’t you listen to him and follow him?” 32 But if we say, “John’s cleansing was only human,” the people will be up in arms because they think John was a prophet sent by God. 33 (responding to Jesus) We don’t know what to tell You.
Jesus: All right, then don’t expect Me to tell you where I get the authority to say and do these things.
Footnotes
- 11:9 Psalm 118:26
- 11:17 Isaiah 56:7
- 11:17 Jeremiah 7:11
- 11:19 Some of the earliest manuscripts read “He.”
- 11:26 Some of the earliest manuscripts omit verse 26.
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