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Mark 11:15-18
New International Version
Mark 11:15-18
New International Version
15 On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts 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, 16 and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. 17 And as he taught them, he said, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’[a]?(A) But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’[b]”(B)
18 The chief priests and the teachers of the law heard this and began looking for a way to kill him, for they feared him,(C) because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.(D)
Footnotes
- Mark 11:17 Isaiah 56:7
- Mark 11:17 Jer. 7:11
Mark 11:15-18
The Message
Mark 11:15-18
The Message
15-17 They arrived at Jerusalem. Immediately on entering the Temple Jesus started throwing out everyone who had set up shop there, buying and selling. He kicked over the tables of the bankers and the stalls of the pigeon merchants. He didn’t let anyone even carry a basket through the Temple. And then he taught them, quoting this text:
My house was designated a house of prayer for the nations;
You’ve turned it into a hangout for thieves.
18 The high priests and religion scholars heard what was going on and plotted how they might get rid of him. They panicked, for the entire crowd was carried away by his teaching.
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Mark 11:15-18
Lexham English Bible
Mark 11:15-18
Lexham English Bible
The Cleansing of the Temple
15 And they came to Jerusalem. And he entered into the temple courts[a] and[b] began to drive out those who were selling and those who were buying in the temple courts,[c] and overturned the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those who were selling doves. 16 And he did not permit anyone to carry objects[d] through the temple courts.[e] 17 And he began to teach[f] and was saying to them, “Is it not written,
‘My house will be called a house of prayer
for all the nations,’[g]
but you have made it a cave of robbers!” 18 And the chief priests and the scribes heard it,[h] and began considering[i] how they could destroy him. For they were afraid of him because the whole crowd was astounded by his teaching.
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- Mark 11:15 Here “courts” is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself
- Mark 11:15 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“entered”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Mark 11:15 *Here “courts” is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself
- Mark 11:16 Or “merchandise”
- Mark 11:16 *Here “courts” is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself
- Mark 11:17 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to teach”)
- Mark 11:17 A quotation from Isa 56:7
- Mark 11:18 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Mark 11:18 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began considering”)
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