Marco 11
La Nuova Diodati
11 Ora quando furono giunti vicino a Gerusalemme, verso Betfage e Betania, presso il monte degli Ulivi, Gesú mandò due dei suoi discepoli,
2 dicendo loro: «Andate nel villaggio che vi sta di fronte e, appena entrati in esso, troverete un puledro d'asino legato, sul quale nessuno è ancora salito; scioglietelo e conducetelo da me.
3 E se qualcuno vi dice: "Perché fate questo?". Rispondete: "Il Signore ne ha bisogno. Lo rimanderà qui subito"».
4 Essi dunque andarono e trovarono il puledro legato vicino ad una porta, fuori sulla strada, e lo sciolsero.
5 Alcuni dei presenti dissero loro: «Cosa fate? Perché sciogliete il puledro?».
6 Ed essi risposero loro come Gesú aveva loro indicato, e quelli li lasciarono andare.
7 Allora essi condussero il puledro a Gesú, vi posero sopra i loro mantelli, ed egli vi si sedette sopra.
8 E molti stendevano i loro vestiti sulla strada, e altri tagliavano rami dagli alberi e li spargevano sulla strada.
9 E tanto quelli che precedevano come quelli che seguivano, gridando, dicevano: «Osanna! Benedetto colui che viene nel nome del Signore!
10 Benedetto il regno di Davide nostro padre, che viene nel nome del Signore. Osanna nei luoghi altissimi!».
11 Cosí Gesú entrò in Gerusalemme e nel tempio; e, dopo aver osservato bene ogni cosa, essendo ormai tardi, uscí con i dodici diretto a Betania.
12 Il giorno seguente, usciti da Betania, egli ebbe fame.
13 E, vedendo da lontano un fico che aveva delle foglie, andò a vedere se vi trovasse qualcosa; ma, avvicinatosi ad esso, non vi trovò altro che foglie, perché non era il tempo dei fichi.
14 Allora Gesú, rivolgendosi al fico, disse: «Nessuno mangi mai piú frutto da te in eterno». E i suoi discepoli l'udirono.
15 Cosí giunsero a Gerusalemme. E Gesú, entrato nel tempio, cominciò a scacciare quelli che nel tempio vendevano e compravano e rovesciò le tavole dei cambiamonete e le sedie dei venditori di colombi.
16 E non permetteva ad alcuno di portare oggetti attraverso il tempio.
17 E insegnava, dicendo loro: «Non è scritto: "La mia casa sarà chiamata casa di preghiera per tutte le genti?" Voi, invece, ne avete fatto un covo di ladroni!».
18 Ora gli scribi e i capi dei sacerdoti, avendo udito queste cose, cercavano il modo di farlo morire. Avevano infatti paura di lui, perché tutta la folla era rapita in ammirazione del suo insegnamento.
19 E, quando fu sera, Gesú uscí fuori dalla città.
20 Il mattino seguente, ripassando vicino al fico, lo videro seccato fin dalle radici.
21 E Pietro, ricordandosi, gli disse: «Maestro, ecco, il fico che tu maledicesti è seccato».
22 Allora Gesú, rispondendo, disse loro: «Abbiate la fede di Dio!
23 Perche in verità vi dico che se alcuno dirà a questo monte: "Spostati e gettati nel mare" e non dubiterà in cuor suo ma crederà che quanto dice avverrà qualunque cosa dirà, gli sarà concesso.
24 Perciò vi dico: Tutte le cose che domandate pregando, credete di riceverle e le otterrete.
25 E quando vi mettete a pregare, se avete qualcosa contro qualcuno, perdonate affinché anche il Padre vostro, che è nei cieli, perdoni i vostri peccati.
26 Ma se voi non perdonate, neanche il Padre vostro, che è nei cieli, perdonerà i vostri peccati».
27 Poi vennero di nuovo a Gerusalemme; e mentre egli passeggiava per il tempio, i capi dei sacerdoti, gli scribi e gli anziani, si accostarono a lui,
28 e gli dissero: «Con quale autorità fai queste cose? E chi ti ha dato codesta autorità per fare queste cose?».
29 E Gesú, rispondendo, disse loro: «Anch'io vi domanderò una cosa, rispondetemi dunque, ed io vi dirò con quale autorità faccio queste cose.
30 Il battesimo di Giovanni veniva dal cielo o dagli uomini? Rispondetemi».
31 Ed essi ragionavano tra di loro, dicendo: «Se diciamo dal cielo, egli dirà: "Perché dunque non gli credeste?"
32 Ma se diciamo dagli uomini, noi abbiamo paura del popolo, poiché tutti ritenevano che Giovanni fosse veramente un profeta».
33 Perciò, rispondendo, dissero a Gesú: «Non lo sappiamo». E Gesú, rispondendo, disse loro: «Neppure io vi dico con quale autorità faccio queste cose».
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.
Mark 11
English Standard Version
The Triumphal Entry
11 (A)Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, to (B)Bethphage and Bethany, at (C)the Mount of Olives, Jesus[a] sent (D)two of his disciples 2 and said to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt tied, (E)on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it. 3 If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord has need of it and will send it back here immediately.’” 4 And they went away and found a colt tied at a door outside in the street, and they untied it. 5 And some of those standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?” 6 And they told them what Jesus had said, and they let them go. 7 And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it. 8 And many (F)spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields. 9 And those who went before and those who followed were shouting, (G)“Hosanna! (H)Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! 10 Blessed is (I)the coming (J)kingdom of (K)our father (L)David! (M)Hosanna (N)in the highest!”
11 (O)And he entered Jerusalem and went into the temple. And when he had looked around at everything, as it was already late, (P)he went out to Bethany with the twelve.
Jesus Curses the Fig Tree
12 (Q)On the following day, when they came from Bethany, (R)he was hungry. 13 (S)And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for (T)it was not the season for figs. 14 And he said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard it.
Jesus Cleanses the Temple
15 (U)And they came to Jerusalem. And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of (V)the money-changers and the seats of those who sold (W)pigeons. 16 And he would not allow anyone to carry anything through the temple. 17 And he was teaching them and saying to them, “Is it not written, (X)‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But (Y)you have made it a den of robbers.” 18 And the chief priests and the scribes heard it and (Z)were seeking a way to destroy him, for they feared him, because (AA)all the crowd was astonished at his teaching. 19 (AB)And when evening came they[b] went out of the city.
The Lesson from the Withered Fig Tree
20 (AC)As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away to its roots. 21 And Peter remembered and said to him, (AD)“Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered.” 22 And Jesus answered them, “Have (AE)faith in God. 23 (AF)Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, (AG)‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not (AH)doubt in his heart, but (AI)believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. 24 Therefore I tell you, (AJ)whatever you ask in prayer, (AK)believe that you (AL)have received[c] it, and it will be yours. 25 And whenever (AM)you stand praying, (AN)forgive, (AO)if you have anything against anyone, so that (AP)your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”[d]
The Authority of Jesus Challenged
27 (AQ)And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to him, 28 and they said to him, (AR)“By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority to do them?” 29 Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question; answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. 30 Was the baptism of John (AS)from heaven or from man? Answer me.” 31 And they discussed it with one another, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, (AT)‘Why then did you not believe him?’ 32 But shall we say, ‘From man’?”—(AU)they were afraid of the people, for they all held that John really was (AV)a prophet. 33 So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”
Footnotes
- Mark 11:1 Greek he
- Mark 11:19 Some manuscripts he
- Mark 11:24 Some manuscripts are receiving
- Mark 11:25 Some manuscripts add verse 26: But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your trespasses
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