馬可福音 11
Chinese Standard Bible (Traditional)
光榮進聖城
11 當耶穌和門徒們臨近耶路撒冷，到橄欖山附近的伯法其和伯大尼的時候，耶穌派了他的兩個門徒， 2 對他們說：「你們到對面的村子裡去。你們一進村，就會發現一頭驢駒拴在那裡，是從來沒有人騎過的。你們把牠解開牽過來。 3 如果有人問你們為什麼這麼做，你們就說『主需要牠[a]，會很快把牠送回這裡來的。』」
4 兩個門徒去了，果然發現一頭驢駒拴在岔路口一個門外，他們就解開驢駒。 5 站在那裡的一些人問：「你們解開驢駒做什麼呢？」 6 他們就照著耶穌所吩咐的回答，那些人就讓他們牽走[b]了。 7 他們牽著驢駒到耶穌那裡，把自己的外衣墊在驢駒上，耶穌就騎了上去。
8 許多人把自己的外衣鋪在路上，也有人從田野裡[c]砍來樹枝鋪在路上[d]。 9 前行後隨的人都呼喊：
11 耶穌進了耶路撒冷，來到聖殿，環視周圍的一切。天已經晚了，他就與十二使徒[g]一同離開，往伯大尼去了。
不結果子的無花果樹
12 第二天，當他們離開伯大尼的時候，耶穌餓了。 13 他遠遠地看見一棵長滿葉子的無花果樹，就上前去，要看看樹上是否有什麼。他來到樹下，除了葉子什麼也找不到，因為不是結無花果的季節。 14 於是他對那棵樹說：「永遠不再有任何人吃到你的果子了！」他的門徒都聽見了。
潔淨聖殿
15 他們來到耶路撒冷。耶穌進了聖殿，開始把那些在聖殿裡做買賣的人趕出去。他推翻了兌換銀幣之人的桌子和賣鴿子之人的凳子， 16 也不准任何人搬運東西穿過聖殿。
17 耶穌教導他們說：「經上不是記著『我的殿將被稱為萬國禱告的殿』[h]嗎？而你們卻使它成為賊窩了！[i]」 18 祭司長們和經文士們聽了，就圖謀怎樣來除滅耶穌。原來他們怕耶穌，因為眾人都對他的教導驚嘆不已。
19 到了傍晚的時候，耶穌和門徒們就到城外去。
無花果樹枯萎
20 清晨，他們路過那棵無花果樹的時候，看見它連根都枯萎了。 21 彼得想起來就對耶穌說：「拉比，你看！你所詛咒的無花果樹枯萎了！」
22 耶穌對他們說：「你們當對神有信心。 23 我確實地告訴你們：無論誰對這座山說『願你被挪開，被丟進海裡去！』只要他心裡不疑惑，相信自己所說的會成就，事情[j]就將為他成就。 24 所以，我告訴你們：凡是你們所禱告和祈求的，當相信已經得著了[k]。這樣，事情就將為你們成就。 25 當你們站著禱告的時候，如果向什麼人懷怨，就要饒恕他。這樣，你們在天上的父也會饒恕你們的過犯。 26 你們如果不饒恕別人，你們在天上的父也不會饒恕你們的過犯。[l]」
質疑耶穌的權柄
27 他們又來到耶路撒冷。當耶穌在聖殿裡行走的時候，祭司長們、經文士們和長老們來到他那裡。 28 他們問：「你憑什麼權柄做這些事？誰給你這權柄，讓你做這些事？」
29 耶穌對他們說：「我要問你們一個問題，你們回答我，我就告訴你們我憑什麼權柄做這些事。 30 約翰的洗禮是來自天上，還是來自人間呢？你們回答我！」
31 他們就彼此討論，說：「如果我們說『是來自天上』，他就會問『那麼你們為什麼不相信他呢？』 32 可是我們能說『是來自人間』嗎？」原來他們怕民眾，因為大家都認為約翰的確是先知。 33 於是他們回答耶穌，說：「我們不知道。」
耶穌就對他們說：「我也不告訴你們我憑什麼權柄做這些事。」
Footnotes
- 馬可福音 11:3 主需要牠——或譯作「牠的主人有需要」。
- 馬可福音 11:6 牽走——輔助詞語。
- 馬可福音 11:8 從田野裡——有古抄本作「從樹上」。
- 馬可福音 11:8 有古抄本沒有「鋪在路上」。
- 馬可福音 11:9 《詩篇》118:26。
- 馬可福音 11:10 有古抄本附「奉主名」。
- 馬可福音 11:11 使徒——輔助詞語。
- 馬可福音 11:17 《以賽亞書》56:7。
- 馬可福音 11:17 《耶利米書》7:11。
- 馬可福音 11:23 事情——有古抄本作「凡是他所說的事情」。
- 馬可福音 11:24 已經得著了——有古抄本作「將得到」。
- 馬可福音 11:26 有古抄本沒有此節。
Mark 11
Common English Bible
Jesus enters Jerusalem
11 When Jesus and his followers approached Jerusalem, they came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives. Jesus gave two disciples a task, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village over there. As soon as you enter it, you will find tied up there a colt that no one has ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 3 If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘Its master needs it, and he will send it back right away.’”
4 They went and found a colt tied to a gate outside on the street, and they untied it. 5 Some people standing around said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?” 6 They told them just what Jesus said, and they left them alone. 7 They brought the colt to Jesus and threw their clothes upon it, and he sat on it. 8 Many people spread out their clothes on the road while others spread branches cut from the fields. 9 Those in front of him and those following were shouting, “Hosanna! Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord![a] 10 Blessings on the coming kingdom of our ancestor David! Hosanna in the highest!” 11 Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple. After he looked around at everything, because it was already late in the evening, he returned to Bethany with the Twelve.
Fig tree and the temple
12 The next day, after leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. 13 From far away, he noticed a fig tree in leaf, so he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing except leaves, since it wasn’t the season for figs. 14 So he said to it, “No one will ever again eat your fruit!” His disciples heard this.
15 They came into Jerusalem. After entering the temple, he threw out those who were selling and buying there. He pushed over the tables used for currency exchange and the chairs of those who sold doves. 16 He didn’t allow anyone to carry anything through the temple. 17 He taught them, “Hasn’t it been written, My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations?[b] But you’ve turned it into a hideout for crooks.”[c] 18 The chief priests and legal experts heard this and tried to find a way to destroy him. They regarded him as dangerous because the whole crowd was enthralled at his teaching. 19 When it was evening, Jesus and his disciples went outside the city.
Power, prayer, and forgiveness
20 Early in the morning, as Jesus and his disciples were walking along, they saw the fig tree withered from the root up. 21 Peter remembered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, look how the fig tree you cursed has dried up.”
22 Jesus responded to them, “Have faith in God! 23 I assure you that whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea’—and doesn’t waver but believes that what is said will really happen—it will happen. 24 Therefore I say to you, whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you will receive it, and it will be so for you. 25 And whenever you stand up to pray, if you have something against anyone, forgive so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your wrongdoings.”[d]
Controversy over authority
27 Jesus and his disciples entered Jerusalem again. As Jesus was walking around the temple, the chief priests, legal experts, and elders came to him. 28 They asked, “What kind of authority do you have for doing these things? Who gave you this authority to do them?”
29 Jesus said to them, “I have a question for you. Give me an answer, then I’ll tell you what kind of authority I have to do these things. 30 Was John’s baptism of heavenly or of human origin? Answer me.”
31 They argued among themselves, “If we say, ‘It’s of heavenly origin,’ he’ll say, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’ 32 But we can’t say, ‘It’s of earthly origin.’” They said this because they were afraid of the crowd, because they all thought John was a prophet. 33 They answered Jesus, “We don’t know.”
Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you what kind of authority I have to do these things.”
Footnotes
- Mark 11:9 Ps 118:26
- Mark 11:17 Isa 56:7
- Mark 11:17 Jer 7:11
- Mark 11:25 11:26 is omitted in most critical editions of the Gk New Testament And if you don’t forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive you your wrongdoings.
Mark 11
New King James Version
The Triumphal Entry(A)
11 Now (B)when they drew near Jerusalem, to [a]Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples; 2 and He said to them, “Go into the village opposite you; and as soon as you have entered it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has sat. Loose it and bring it. 3 And if anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord has need of it,’ and immediately he will send it here.”
4 So they went their way, and found [b]the colt tied by the door outside on the street, and they loosed it. 5 But some of those who stood there said to them, “What are you doing, loosing the colt?”
6 And they spoke to them just as Jesus had commanded. So they let them go. 7 Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their clothes on it, and He sat on it. 8 (C)And many spread their clothes on the road, and others cut down leafy branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 Then those who went before and those who followed cried out, saying:
“Hosanna!
(D)‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’
10 Blessed is the kingdom of our father David
That comes [c]in the name of the Lord!
(E)Hosanna in the highest!”
11 (F)And 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(G)
12 (H)Now the next day, when they had come out from Bethany, He was hungry. 13 (I)And 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(J)
15 (K)So 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 (L)doves. 16 And He would not allow anyone to carry wares through the temple. 17 Then He taught, saying to them, “Is it not written, (M)‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it a (N)‘den of thieves.’ ”
18 And (O)the scribes and chief priests heard it and sought how they might destroy Him; for they feared Him, because (P)all 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(Q)
20 (R)Now 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 (S)assuredly, 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, (T)whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.
Forgiveness and Prayer(U)
25 “And whenever you stand praying, (V)if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. 26 [d]But (W)if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.”
Jesus’ Authority Questioned(X)
27 Then they came again to Jerusalem. (Y)And 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 (Z)authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority to do these things?”
29 But Jesus answered and said to them, “I also will ask you one question; then answer Me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things: 30 The (AA)baptism of John—was it from heaven or from men? Answer Me.”
31 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ 32 But if we say, ‘From men’ ”—they feared the people, for (AB)all counted John to have been a prophet indeed. 33 So they answered and said to Jesus, “We do not know.”
And Jesus answered and said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”
Footnotes
- Mark 11:1 M Bethsphage
- Mark 11:4 NU, M a
- Mark 11:10 NU omits in the name of the Lord
- Mark 11:26 NU omits v. 26.
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