Focused Passage

Mark 11:15-19

The King Comes to Jerusalem: Fig Tree, Temple Judgment, Faith, Forgiveness, and Authority

Mark 11 moves from royal entry to temple inspection, from symbolic fig-tree judgment to prophetic temple judgment, from withered-tree teaching on faith and forgiveness to a direct authority challenge by Jerusalem's leaders.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

15 When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.

16 And He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts.

17 Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”

18 When the chief priests and scribes heard this, they looked for a way to kill Him. For they were afraid of Him, because the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.

19 And when evening came, Jesus and His disciples went out of the city.

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References and Original Words

Verse 15

Original words

When Καὶ G2532 Conjunction they arrived ἔρχονται G2064 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural in εἰς G1519 Preposition Jerusalem Ἱεροσόλυμα G2414 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural - Καὶ G2532 Conjunction [Jesus] entered εἰσελθὼν G1525 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular . . . εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular temple [courts] ἱερὸν G2411 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular [and] began ἤρξατο G756 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular to drive out ἐκβάλλειν G1544 Verb - Present Infinitive Active those who τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural were buying ἀγοράζοντας G59 Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction - τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural selling πωλοῦντας G4453 Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural vvv ἐν G1722 Preposition vvv τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Singular [there] ἱερῷ G2411 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction He overturned κατέστρεψεν G2690 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular the τὰς G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Plural tables τραπέζας G5132 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural of the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural money changers κολλυβιστῶν G2855 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction the τὰς G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Plural seats καθέδρας G2515 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural of those τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural selling πωλούντων G4453 Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural - τὰς G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Plural doves περιστερὰς G4058 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Verse 16

Original words

And καὶ G2532 Conjunction vvv οὐκ G3756 Adverb He would not allow ἤφιεν G863 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - ἵνα G2443 Conjunction anyone τις G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular to carry διενέγκῃ G1308 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular merchandise σκεῦος G4632 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular through διὰ G1223 Preposition the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular temple [courts] ἱεροῦ G2411 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Verse 17

Original words

Then καὶ G2532 Conjunction [Jesus] began to teach ἐδίδασκεν G1321 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular them αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction He declared ἔλεγεν G2036 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular vvv Οὐ G3756 Adverb Is it not written γέγραπται G1125 Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular - ὅτι G3754 Conjunction My μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular house οἶκός G3624 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular will be called κληθήσεται G2564 Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular a house οἶκος G3624 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular of prayer προσευχῆς G4335 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular for all πᾶσιν G3956 Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural the τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Plural nations ἔθνεσιν G1484 Noun - Dative Neuter Plural But δὲ G1161 Conjunction you ὑμεῖς G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural have made πεποιήκατε G4160 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural it αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular a den Σπήλαιον G4693 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular of robbers λῃστῶν G3027 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural

BSB notes

  • Isaiah 56:7
  • Jeremiah 7:11
Verse 18

Original words

When Καὶ G2532 Conjunction the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural chief priests ἀρχιερεῖς G749 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction - οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural scribes γραμματεῖς G1122 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural heard [this] ἤκουσαν G191 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural - καὶ G2532 Conjunction they looked for ἐζήτουν G2212 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural a way πῶς G4459 Adverb to kill ἀπολέσωσιν G622 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural Him αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular For γὰρ G1063 Conjunction they were afraid ἐφοβοῦντο G5399 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural of Him αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular because γὰρ G1063 Conjunction the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular whole πᾶς G3956 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular crowd ὄχλος G3793 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular was astonished ἐξεπλήσσετο G1605 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular at ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular teaching διδαχῇ G1322 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 19

Original words

And Καὶ G2532 Conjunction when ὅταν G3752 Conjunction evening ὀψὲ G3796 Adverb came ἐγένετο G1096 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular [Jesus and His disciples] went ἐξεπορεύοντο G1607 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural out of ἔξω G1854 Preposition the τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular city πόλεως G4172 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • Literally they went; BYZ and TR He went

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