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Text -- Mark 11:21-33 (NET)
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11:21 Peter remembered and said to him , “Rabbi , look ! The fig tree you cursed has withered .”
11:22 Jesus said to them , “Have faith in God .
11:23 I tell you the truth , if someone says to this mountain , ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea ,’ and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen , it will be done for him .
11:24 For this reason I tell you , whatever you pray and ask for , believe that you have received it, and it will be yours .
11:25 Whenever you stand praying , if you have anything against anyone , forgive him, so that your Father in heaven will also forgive you your sins .”
11:26 [[EMPTY]]
The Authority of Jesus
11:27 They came again to Jerusalem . While Jesus was walking in the temple courts , the chief priests , the experts in the law , and the elders came up to him
11:28 and said , “By what authority are you doing these things ? Or who gave you this authority to do these things ?”
11:29 Jesus said to them , “I will ask you one question . Answer me and I will tell you by what authority I do these things :
11:30 John’s baptism – was it from heaven or from people ? Answer me .”
11:31 They discussed with one another , saying , “If we say , ‘From heaven ,’ he will say , ‘Then why did you not believe him ?’
11:32 But if we say , ‘From people –’” (they feared the crowd , for they all considered John to be truly a prophet ).
11:33 So they answered Jesus , “We don’t know .” Then Jesus said to them , “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things .”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
OLIVES, MOUNT OF |
KING, CHRIST AS |
Temple |
JESUS CHRIST, 4E1 |
AUTHORITY IN RELIGION |
Prayer |
Jesus, The Christ |
Miracles |
Faith |
Rabbi |
PRAYERS OF CHRIST |
Forgiveness |
Heaven |
Righteous |
God |
John |
BAPTISM (LUTHERAN DOCTRINE) |
ATTITUDES |
Opinion, Public |
ALL |
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NET Notes: Mar 11:25 Although the Greek subjunctive mood, formally required in a subordinate clause introduced by ἵνα ({ina), is traditionally translated b...
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NET Notes: Mar 11:26 A number of significant mss of various texttypes (א B L W Δ Ψ 565 700 892 pc sa) do not include 11:26 “But if you do not forgive...
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NET Notes: Mar 11:27 Or “the chief priests, the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.
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