9 Then those who went before and those who followed cried out, saying:
“Hosanna!
a‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’
“Hosanna!
a‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’
10 Blessed is the kingdom of our father David
That comes1 in the name of the Lord!
aHosanna in the highest!”
That comes1 in the name of the Lord!
aHosanna in the highest!”
11 aAnd Jesus went into Jerusalem and into the temple. So when He had looked around at all things, as the hour was already late, He went out to Bethany with the twelve.
The Fig Tree Withered
12 aNow the next day, when they had come out from Bethany, He was hungry.
13 aAnd seeing from afar a fig tree having leaves, He went to see if perhaps He would find something on it. When He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.
14 In response Jesus said to it, “Let no one eat fruit from you ever again.” And His disciples heard it.
Jesus Cleanses the Temple
15 aSo they came to Jerusalem. Then Jesus went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold bdoves.
16 And He would not allow anyone to carry wares through the temple.
17 Then He taught, saying to them, “Is it not written, a‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it a b‘den of thieves.’ ”
18 And athe scribes and chief priests heard it and sought how they might destroy Him; for they feared Him, because ball the people were astonished at His teaching.
19 When evening had come, He went out of the city.
The Lesson of the Withered Fig Tree
20 aNow in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.
21 And Peter, remembering, said to Him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree which You cursed has withered away.”
22 So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God.
23 For aassuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.
24 Therefore I say to you, awhatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.
Forgiveness and Prayer
25 “And whenever you stand praying, aif you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.
Jesus’ Authority Questioned
27 Then they came again to Jerusalem. aAnd as He was walking in the temple, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came to Him.
28 And they said to Him, “By what aauthority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority to do these things?”
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
No entry exists in John Wesley's Notes for Mark 11:11.
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