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Mark 11
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Mark 11
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Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King(A)(B)
11 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany(C) at the Mount of Olives,(D) Jesus sent two of his disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden.(E) Untie it and bring it here. 3 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here shortly.’”
4 They went and found a colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway.(F) As they untied it, 5 some people standing there asked, “What are you doing, untying that colt?” 6 They answered as Jesus had told them to, and the people let them go. 7 When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it. 8 Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields. 9 Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted,
“Hosanna![a]”
10 “Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!”
“Hosanna in the highest heaven!”(H)
11 Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve.(I)
Jesus Curses a Fig Tree and Clears the Temple Courts(J)(K)(L)
12 The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. 13 Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs.(M) 14 Then he said to the tree, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard him say it.
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’[c]?(N) But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’[d]”(O)
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,(P) because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.(Q)
19 When evening came, Jesus and his disciples[e] went out of the city.(R)
20 In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots. 21 Peter remembered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi,(S) look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!”
22 “Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. 23 “Truly[f] I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them.(T) 24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.(U) 25 And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.”(V) [26] [g]
The Authority of Jesus Questioned(W)
27 They arrived again in Jerusalem, and while Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders came to him. 28 “By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you authority to do this?”
29 Jesus replied, “I will ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. 30 John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or of human origin? Tell me!”
31 They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’ 32 But if we say, ‘Of human origin’ …” (They feared the people, for everyone held that John really was a prophet.)(X)
33 So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.”
Jesus said, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
Footnotes
- Mark 11:9 A Hebrew expression meaning “Save!” which became an exclamation of praise; also in verse 10
- Mark 11:9 Psalm 118:25,26
- Mark 11:17 Isaiah 56:7
- Mark 11:17 Jer. 7:11
- Mark 11:19 Some early manuscripts came, Jesus
- Mark 11:23 Some early manuscripts “If you have faith in God,” Jesus answered, 23 “truly
- Mark 11:26 Some manuscripts include here words similar to Matt. 6:15.
Mark 11
New King James Version
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.
Markus 11
En Levende Bok
Markus 11
En Levende Bok
Jesus rir inn i Jerusalem på et esel
11 Da de nærmet seg Jerusalem og kom til byene Betfage og Betania, som ligger ved Oljeberget, sendte Jesus to av disiplene i forveien og 2 sa: ”Gå inn i byen som ligger rett foran dere. Der skal dere straks finne et ungt esel som står bundet, et dyr som ingen har ridd på ennå. Ta eselet og kom hit med det. 3 Dersom noen spør hva dere holder på med, så skal dere bare si: ’Herren har bruk for det, men han sender snart eselet tilbake.’ ”
4 De to disiplene la i vei og fant det unge eselet som sto bundet ved porten til et hus i bygaten. Mens de holdt på å løse det, 5 sa noen som sto der: ”Hva holder dere på med? Vil dere ta eselet?” 6 Disiplene svarte som Jesus hadde sagt, og da fikk de ta det.
7 De førte eselet til Jesus. Disiplene la kappene sine på det og Jesus satte seg opp og red av sted mot byen. 8 Mange mennesker bredte kappene sine ut som en løper foran ham, andre strødde grønne kvister fra trærne på veien.[a] 9 Både de som gikk foran Jesus, og de som kom etter, ropte:
”Vi hyller deg![b]
Vi ærer deg som er sendt av Herren![c]
10 Vi ærer deg som skal regjere som vår stamfar David gjorde!
Alle i himmelen hyller deg!”
11 Jesus red inn i Jerusalem og gikk opp til tempelplassen. Der gikk han rundt og så nøye på alt. Etter som det alt var seint på ettermiddagen, gikk han snart tilbake til Betania sammen med disiplene.
Jesus renser templet
12 Neste morgen, da de var på vei fra Betania, ble Jesus sulten. 13 Han fikk se at det litt lenger framme sto et fikentre med grønt løv og gikk dit for å se om han kunne plukke fiken. Men det var bare blader, etter som det var alt for tidlig på året til å være frukttid.[d] 14 Da sa Jesus til treet: ”Aldri mer skal noen spise frukt fra deg!” Disiplene hørte det han sa.
15 Da de kom fram til Jerusalem, gikk Jesus inn på tempelplassen og drev ut kjøpmennene og kundene deres. Han veltet bordene til dem som vekslet penger og raserte benkene til dem som solgte duer. 16 Han stoppet dem som forsøkte å bære handelsvarer over tempelplassen.[e]
17 Jesus underviste og sa: ”Har ikke Gud sagt i Skriften[f]: ’Mitt hus skal være et sted der alle folk kan be?’ Men dere har latt det bli ’et oppholdssted for tyver og kjeltringer’.”[g]
18 Da øversteprestene og de skriftlærde[h] fikk høre det han hadde gjort, begynte de å legge planer for hvordan de kunne bli kvitt ham. Men de var redde for ham, etter som hele folket var mektig imponert over undervisningen hans.
19 På kvelden dro Jesus og disiplene fra byen.
Disiplene kan be om hva som helst
20 Da de neste morgen gikk forbi fikentreet igjen, så disiplene at det hadde visnet fra roten av. 21 Peter kom plutselig til å huske på det Jesus hadde sagt til treet dagen før, og han utbrøt: ”Mester, har du sett på maken? Fikentreet som du forbannet, har visnet!”
22 Da sa Jesus til disiplene: ”Dere må stole fullt og helt på Gud. 23 Jeg forsikrer dere, om dere virkelig tror av et helt hjerte og ikke tviler, da kan dere si til dette fjellet: ’Løft deg opp og kast deg i havet’, og det kommer til å bli slik. 24 Ja, jeg forsikrer dere, om dere bare tror, da kan dere be om hva som helst, og dere skal få det! 25 Men når dere ber til Gud, da skal dere først tilgi dem som dere er sinte på. Når dere gjør det, skal dere selv få tilgivelse for syndene av vår Far i himmelen.[i]”
De religiøse lederne stiller spørsmål til Jesus
27 De kom nå tilbake til Jerusalem. Mens Jesus gikk omkring på tempelplassen, kom øversteprestene, de skriftlærde[j] og folkets ledere bort til ham. 28 De forlangte å få vite hvilken rett han hadde til å gjøre alt det han gjorde, og hvem som hadde gitt ham dette oppdraget.
29 ”Det skal jeg snart fortelle dere”, sa Jesus, ”dersom bare dere først svarer meg på et annen spørsmål: 30 Da døperen Johannes døpte, var det på Guds befaling eller ikke? Svar meg på det!”
31 De begynte straks å diskutere med hverandre og sa: ”Om vi sier at det var på Guds befaling, da kommer han til å spørre hvorfor vi ikke trodde på han. 32 Kanskje vi kunne forsøke å argumentere for at Gud ikke hadde sendt ham?” Nei, det våger vi ikke, for da kan folket bli brysomme. Alle var jo overbeviste om at Johannes hadde vært en profet som bar fram Guds budskap. 33 Derfor svarte de til slutt: ”Vi vet ikke.”
Da sa Jesus: ”I så tilfelle sier heller ikke jeg hvem som har gitt meg i oppdrag å gjøre det jeg gjør.”
Footnotes
- 11:8 Eselet var et symbol for at Jesus tilhørte kong Davids slekt, og ved at han red på et esel, ble det som Gud hadde forutsagt i Sakarja 9:9 til virkelighet. Kappene var en kongelig hyllest.
- 11:9 I grunnteksten: ”Hosianna”, et hebraisk ord for å hylle og som ordrett betyr ”frelse”.
- 11:9 På gresk: ”Velsignet er han som kommer i Herrens navn.” De ordene skrevet i kursiv er fra Salmenes bok 118:25-26.
- 11:13 Dette treet hadde fått sine blad uvanlig tidlig. Et tre med frodige blad burde også ha båret frukt.
- 11:16 Kjøpmennene solgte dyr som skulle bli brukt som offer i templet.
- 11:17 ”Skriften” for jødene er Bibelens første del, den som vi kaller Det gamle testamente.
- 11:17 Se Jesaja 56:7 og Jeremia 7:11.
- 11:18 Fariseerne var eksperter på loven, som er et annet navn for hele den jødiske Skriften, det vil si Bibelens første del, den som vi kaller Det gamle testamente.
- 11:25 En del håndskrifter har med et ekstra vers: 26 Men om dere nekter å tilgi dem, da kommer han ikke til å tilgi dere for syndene deres. Se Matteus sin fortelling om Jesus 6:15.
- 11:27 Fariseerne var eksperter på loven, som er et annet navn for hele den jødiske Skriften, det vil si Bibelens første del, den som vi kaller Det gamle testamente.
Mark 11
English Standard Version
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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