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Mark 11, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION
Gospel of Matthew
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of Luke |
Gospel of John
Study Bible Notes
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As they approached
Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus
sent two of his disciples, |
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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.
Untie it and bring it here. |
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If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?’
tell him, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here shortly.’ ”
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They went and found
a colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. As they untied it,
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some people standing
there asked, “What are you doing, untying that colt?”
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They answered as
Jesus had told them to, and the people let them go.
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When they brought
the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it.
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Many people spread
their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the
fields.
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Those who went ahead
and those who followed shouted, “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the
name of the Lord!” |
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“Blessed is the
coming kingdom of our father David!” “Hosanna in the highest!”
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Jesus entered
Jerusalem and went to the temple. He looked around at everything, but since
it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve.
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The next day as they
were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. |
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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. |
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Then he said to the
tree, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard
him say it.
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On reaching
Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple area 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,
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and would not allow
anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts.
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And as he taught
them, he said, “Is it not written: “ ‘My house will be called a house of
prayer for all nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’ ”
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The chief priests
and the teachers of the law heard this and began looking for a way to kill
him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his
teaching. |
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When evening came,
they went out of the city. |
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In the morning, as
they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots.
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Peter remembered and
said to Jesus, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!”
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“Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. |
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“I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this
mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart
but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. |
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Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in
prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
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And when you stand praying, if you hold anything
against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you
your sins.”
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[No text.] |
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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.
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“By what authority
are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you authority to do
this?”
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Jesus replied,
“I will ask you one question. Answer me, and I
will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. |
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John’s
baptism — was
it from heaven, or from men? Tell me!” |
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They discussed it
among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Then why
didn't you believe him?’ |
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But if we say, ‘From
men’....” (They feared the people, for everyone held that John really was a
prophet.) |
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So they answered
Jesus, “We don't know.” Jesus said, “Neither
will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.” |
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