Mark 11 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

The Triumphal Entry

(Mat 21:1–11; Luk 19:28–40; Jhn 12:12–19 )

When they were nearing Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany near the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of His disciples,

Mar 11:2saying to them, “Go into the [fn]village in front of you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find a [donkey’s] [fn]colt tied, which has never been ridden by anyone; untie it and bring it here.

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Mar 11:3“If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it’; and immediately he will send it here.”

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Mar 11:4So they went away [to the village] and found a colt tied outside at a gate in the street, and they untied it.

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Mar 11:5Some of the people who were standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?”

Mar 11:6

Mar 11:6They replied to them just as Jesus had directed, and they allowed them to go.

Mar 11:7

Mar 11:7They brought the colt to Jesus and put their coats on it, and He sat on it.

Mar 11:8

Mar 11:8And many [of the people] spread their coats on the road [as an act of tribute and homage before a new king], and others [scattered a layer of] leafy branches which they had cut from the fields [honoring Him as Messiah].

Mar 11:9

Mar 11:9Those who went in front and those who were following [Him] were shouting [in joy and praise],

“Hosanna ([fn]Save, I pray)!

BLESSED (praised, glorified) IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD!

Mar 11:10

“Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!

Hosanna in the highest [heaven]!”

Mar 11:11

Jesus entered Jerusalem and went to the temple [enclosure]; and after looking around at everything, He left for Bethany with the twelve [disciples], because it was already late [in the day].

(Mat 21:18, 19 )

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On the next day, when they had left Bethany, He was hungry.

Mar 11:13

Mar 11:13Seeing at a distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to see if He would find anything on it. But He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.

Mar 11:14

Mar 11:14He said to it, “No one will ever eat fruit from you again!” And His disciples were listening [to what He said].

Jesus Drives Moneychangers from the Temple

(Mat 21:12–17; Luk 19:45–48; Jhn 2:13–22 )

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Then they came to Jerusalem. And He entered the temple [grounds] and began driving out [with force] the people who were [fn]selling and buying [animals for sacrifice] in the temple area, and overturned the tables of the moneychangers [who made a profit exchanging foreign money for temple coinage] and the seats of those who were selling doves;

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Mar 11:16and He would not permit anyone to carry [fn]merchandise or household wares through the temple [grounds, using the temple area irreverently as a shortcut].

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Mar 11:17He began to teach and say to them, “Is it not written, ‘MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER FOR ALL THE NATIONS’? But you have made it a ROBBERS’ DEN.”

Mar 11:18

Mar 11:18The chief priests and the scribes heard this and began searching for a way to destroy Him; for they were afraid of Him, since the entire crowd was struck with astonishment at His teaching.

Mar 11:19

When evening came, Jesus and His disciples would leave the city.

(Mat 21:20–22 )

Mar 11:20

In the morning, as they were passing by, the disciples saw that the fig tree had withered away from the roots up.

Mar 11:21

Mar 11:21And remembering, Peter said to Him, “Rabbi (Master), look! The fig tree which You cursed has withered!”

Mar 11:22

Mar 11:22Jesus replied, “Have faith in God [constantly].

Mar 11:23

Mar 11:23“I assure you and most solemnly say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea!’ and [fn]does not doubt in his heart [in God’s unlimited power], but believes that what he says is going to take place, it will be done for him [in accordance with God’s will].

Mar 11:24

Mar 11:24“For this reason I am telling you, whatever things you ask for in prayer [in accordance with God’s will], believe [with confident trust] that you have received them, and they will be given to you.

(Mat 6:14, 15 )

Mar 11:25

Mar 11:25“Whenever you [fn]stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him [drop the issue, let it go], so that your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you your transgressions and wrongdoings [against Him and others].

Mar 11:26

Mar 11:26[fn][“But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your transgressions.”]

Jesus’ Authority Questioned

(Mat 21:23–27; Luk 20:1–8 )

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They came again to Jerusalem. And as Jesus was walking in the [courts and porches of the] temple, the [fn]chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came to Him,

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Mar 11:28and began saying to Him, “By what authority are You doing these things, or who gave You this authority to do these things?”

Mar 11:29

Mar 11:29Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question, and you answer Me, and then I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Mar 11:30

Mar 11:30“Was the baptism of John [the Baptist] from heaven [that is, ordained by God] or from men? Answer Me.”

Mar 11:31

Mar 11:31They began discussing it with each other, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’

Mar 11:32

Mar 11:32“But [fn]shall we say, ‘From men?’” —they were afraid [to answer because] of the crowd, for everyone considered John to have been a real prophet.

Mar 11:33

Mar 11:33So they replied to Jesus, “We do not know.” And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

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AMP Footnotes

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Probably Bethphage.

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A colt that had not been used was considered holy by the Jews and was fit to carry a king.

(11:9)

Or Save now.

(11:15)

These vendors could charge pilgrims inflated prices for animals designated for sacrifice because OT law forbade the use of animals with blemishes or defects (Deut 17:1 etc.), and the religious leaders had dictated even more stringent requirements. For example, they ruled that a blemish on an eyelid disqualified an animal for sacrifice (according to the Talmud).

(11:16)

Lit a vessel. The Mishnah declared that one should not enter the temple mount with his staff (walking stick) or wallet, or with his shoes on, or with dust on his feet (according to the Talmud). Carrying merchandise through the temple showed even greater disrespect.

(11:23)

Jesus used this moment to emphasize to the disciples that a person’s confident, abiding faith combined with God’s power can produce absolutely amazing results, if the request is in harmony with God’s will. God is fully capable of doing that which man regards as impossible (cf 14:36; James 4:3).

(11:25)

Standing was a common posture for prayer among the Jews (see Matt 6:5).

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Early mss do not contain this verse.

(11:27)

These three groups composed the Sanhedrin, the Jewish High Court.

(11:32)

Or if we say.

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