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Text -- Mark 11:1-20 (NET)
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The Triumphal Entry
11:1 Now as they approached Jerusalem , near Bethphage and Bethany , at the Mount of Olives , Jesus sent two of his disciples
11:2 and said to them , “Go to the village ahead of you . As soon as you enter it , you will find a colt tied there that has never been ridden . Untie it and bring it here.
11:3 If anyone says to you , ‘Why are you doing this ?’ say , ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here soon .’”
11:4 So they went and found a colt tied at a door , outside in the street , and untied it .
11:5 Some people standing there said to them , “What are you doing , untying that colt ?”
11:6 They replied as Jesus had told them , and the bystanders let them go .
11:7 Then they brought the colt to Jesus , threw their cloaks on it , and he sat on it .
11:8 Many spread their cloaks on the road and others spread branches they had cut in the fields .
11:9 Both those who went ahead and those who followed kept shouting , “Hosanna ! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord !
11:10 Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David ! Hosanna in the highest !”
11:11 Then Jesus entered Jerusalem and went to the temple . And after looking around at everything , he went out to Bethany with the twelve since it was already late .
Cursing of the Fig Tree
11:12 Now the next day , as they went out from Bethany , he was hungry .
11:13 After noticing in the distance a fig tree with leaves , he went to see if he could find any fruit on it . When he came to it he found nothing but leaves , for it was not the season for figs .
11:14 He said to it , “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard it.
Cleansing the Temple
11:15 Then they came to Jerusalem . Jesus entered the temple area and began to drive out those who were selling and buying in the temple courts . He turned over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves ,
11:16 and he would not permit anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts .
11:17 Then he began to teach them and said , “Is it not written : ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations ’? But you have turned it into a den of robbers !”
11:18 The chief priests and the experts in the law heard it and they considered how they could assassinate him , for they feared him , because the whole crowd was amazed by his teaching .
11:19 When evening came , Jesus and his disciples went out of the city .
The Withered Fig Tree
11:20 In the morning as they passed by , they saw the fig tree withered from the roots .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
KING, CHRIST AS |
JESUS CHRIST, 4E1 |
OLIVES, MOUNT OF |
Bethany |
Jesus, The Christ |
MARK, THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO, 2 |
Prophecy |
ANNAS |
JESUS CHRIST, 4B |
Miracles |
FIG, FIG-TREE |
HOSANNA |
Joy |
Bethphage |
TRADE |
TEMPLE, A2 |
Temple |
Reproof |
Quotations and Allusions |
Hosaa |
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NET Notes -> Mar 11:1; Mar 11:1; Mar 11:1; Mar 11:1; Mar 11:1; Mar 11:2; Mar 11:2; Mar 11:3; Mar 11:4; Mar 11:6; Mar 11:7; Mar 11:7; Mar 11:7; Mar 11:9; Mar 11:9; Mar 11:9; Mar 11:11; Mar 11:11; Mar 11:12; Mar 11:13; Mar 11:14; Mar 11:14; Mar 11:15; Mar 11:15; Mar 11:15; Mar 11:15; Mar 11:15; Mar 11:15; Mar 11:15; Mar 11:16; Mar 11:16; Mar 11:17; Mar 11:17; Mar 11:17; Mar 11:17; Mar 11:18; Mar 11:18; Mar 11:19
NET Notes: Mar 11:1 Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Mar 11:3 The custom called angaria allowed the impressment of animals for service to a significant figure.
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NET Notes: Mar 11:4 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action(s) in the narrative.
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NET Notes: Mar 11:6 Grk “they”; the referent (the people mentioned in v. 5) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Mar 11:11 Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Mar 11:12 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.
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NET Notes: Mar 11:14 Mark 11:12-14. The incident of the cursing of the fig tree occurs before he enters the temple for a third time (11:27ff) and is questioned at length b...
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NET Notes: Mar 11:15 Matthew (21:12-27), Mark (here, 11:15-19), and Luke (19:45-46) record this incident of the temple cleansing at the end of Jesus’ ministry. John ...
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NET Notes: Mar 11:17 A quotation from Jer 7:11. The meaning of Jesus’ statement about making the temple courts a den of robbers probably operates here at two levels....
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