Mark 11 :: Bible in Basic English (BBE)

The Triumphal Entry

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

Mar 11:1And when they came near to Jerusalem, to Beth-phage and Bethany, at the Mountain of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,

Mar 11:2

Mar 11:2And said to them, Go into the little town opposite: and when you come to it, you will see a young ass with a cord round his neck, on which no man has ever been seated; let him loose, and come back with him.

Mar 11:3

Mar 11:3And if anyone says to you, Why are you doing this? say, The Lord has need of him and will send him back straight away.

Mar 11:4

Mar 11:4And they went away and saw a young ass by the door outside in the open street; and they were getting him loose.

Mar 11:5

Mar 11:5And some of those who were there said to them, What are you doing, taking the ass?

Mar 11:6

Mar 11:6And they said to them the words which Jesus had said; and they let them go.

Mar 11:7

Mar 11:7And they took the young ass to Jesus, and put their clothing on him, and he got on his back.

Mar 11:8

Mar 11:8And a great number put down their clothing in the way; and others put down branches which they had taken from the fields.

Mar 11:9

Mar 11:9And those who went in front, and those who came after, were crying, Glory: A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord:

Mar 11:10

Mar 11:10A blessing on the coming kingdom of our father David: Glory in the highest.

Mar 11:11

Mar 11:11And he went into Jerusalem into the Temple; and after looking round about on all things, it being now evening, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

(Mat 21:18, 19 )

Mar 11:12

Mar 11:12And on the day after, when they had come out from Bethany, he was in need of food.

Mar 11:13

Mar 11:13And seeing a fig-tree in the distance with leaves, he went to see if by chance it had anything on it: and when he came to it, he saw nothing but leaves, for it was not the time for the fruit.

Mar 11:14

Mar 11:14And he said to it, Let no man take fruit from you for ever. And his disciples took note of his words.

Jesus Drives Money Changers from the Temple

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

Mar 11:15

Mar 11:15And they came to Jerusalem; and he went into the Temple, and sent out those who were trading there, overturning the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who were offering doves for money;

Mar 11:16

Mar 11:16And he would not let any man take a vessel through the Temple.

Mar 11:17

Mar 11:17And he gave them teaching, and said to them, Is it not in the Writings, My house is to be named a house of prayer for all the nations? but you have made it a hole of thieves.

Mar 11:18

Mar 11:18And it came to the ears of the chief priests and scribes, and they took thought how they might put him to death; being in fear of him, because all the people were full of wonder at his teaching.

Mar 11:19

Mar 11:19And every evening he went out of the town.

(Mat 21:20–22 )

Mar 11:20

Mar 11:20And when they were going by in the morning, they saw the fig-tree dead from the roots.

Mar 11:21

Mar 11:21And Peter, having a memory of it, said to him, Master, see, the tree which was cursed by you is dead.

Mar 11:22

Mar 11:22And Jesus, answering, said to them, Have God's faith.

Mar 11:23

Mar 11:23Truly I say to you, Whoever says to this mountain, Be taken up and be put into the sea; and has no doubt in his heart, but has faith that what he says will come about, he will have his desire.

Mar 11:24

Mar 11:24For this reason I say to you, Whatever you make a request for in prayer, have faith that it has been given to you, and you will have it.

(Mat 6:14, 15 )

Mar 11:25

Mar 11:25And whenever you make a prayer, let there be forgiveness in your hearts, if you have anything against anyone; so that you may have forgiveness for your sins from your Father who is in heaven.

Mar 11:26

Mar 11:26[]

Jesus' Authority Questioned

(Mat 21:23–27; Luk 20:1–8 )

Mar 11:27

Mar 11:27And they came again to Jerusalem: and while he was walking in the Temple, there came to him the chief priests and the scribes and those in authority:

Mar 11:28

Mar 11:28And they said to him, By what authority do you do these things? or who gave you authority to do these things?

Mar 11:29

Mar 11:29And Jesus said to them, I will put to you one question; give me an answer, and I will say by what authority I do these things.

Mar 11:30

Mar 11:30The baptism of John, was it from heaven or from men? give me an answer.

Mar 11:31

Mar 11:31And they gave thought to it among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did you not have faith in him?

Mar 11:32

Mar 11:32But if we say, From men--they were in fear of the people, because all took John to be truly a prophet.

Mar 11:33

Mar 11:33And they said in answer to Jesus, We have no idea. And Jesus said to them, And I will not say to you by what authority I do these things.

The Bible in Basic English was translated by Professor Samuel Henry Hooke (1874-1968)
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