Mark 11 — GNB — Biblija.net

Jesus Is Anointed at Bethany

³ And if someone asks you why you are doing that, say that the Master needs it and will send it back at once.” ⁴ So they went and found a colt out in the street, tied to the door of a house. As they were untying it, ⁵ some of the bystanders asked them, “What are you doing, untying that colt?” ^* ⁶ They answered just as Jesus had told them, and the crowd let them go. ⁷ They brought the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks over the animal, and Jesus got on. ⁸ Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches in the field and spread them on the road. ⁹ The people who were in front and those who followed behind began to shout, “Praise God! God bless him who comes in the name of the Lord!

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

¹⁰ God bless the coming kingdom of King David, our father! Praise be to God!” ¹¹ Jesus entered Jerusalem, went into the Temple, and looked around at everything. But since it was already late in the day, he went out to Bethany with the twelve disciples.

Jesus Curses the Fig Tree

(Matthew 21.18, 19)

Jesus Eats the Passover Meal with His Disciples

(Matthew 26.17-25; Luke 22.7-14, 21-23; John 13.21-30)

¹² The next day, as they were coming back from Bethany, Jesus was hungry.

The Question about Paying Taxes

¹³ He saw in the distance a fig tree covered with leaves, so he went to see if he could find any figs on it. But when he came to it, he found only leaves, because it was not the right time for figs.

The Awful Horror

¹⁴ Jesus said to the fig tree, “No one shall ever eat figs from you again!” And his disciples heard him.

Jesus Goes to the Temple

¹⁵ When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus went to the Temple and began to drive out all those who were buying and selling. He overturned the tables of the moneychangers and the stools of those who sold pigeons, ¹⁶ and he would not let anyone carry anything through the Temple courtyards. ¹⁷ He then taught the people: “It is written in the Scriptures that God said, ‘My Temple will be called a house of prayer for the people of all nations.’ But you have turned it into a hideout for thieves!”

The Question about Rising from Death

¹⁸ The chief priests and the teachers of the Law heard of this, so they began looking for some way to kill Jesus. They were afraid of him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching. ¹⁹ When evening came, Jesus and his disciples left the city.

The Lesson from the Fig Tree

²⁰ Early next morning, as they walked along the road, they saw the fig tree. It was dead all the way down to its roots. ²¹ Peter remembered what had happened and said to Jesus, “Look, Teacher, the fig tree you cursed has died!”

The Lord's Supper

(Matthew 26.26-30; Luke 22.14-20; 1 Corinthians 11.23-25)

²² Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God. ²³ I assure you that whoever tells this hill to get up and throw itself in the sea and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.

The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁴ For this reason I tell you: When you pray and ask for something, believe that you have received it, and you will be given whatever you ask for. ²⁵ And when you stand and pray, forgive anything you may have against anyone, so that your Father in heaven will forgive the wrongs you have done.”

The Question about Jesus' Authority

Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial

²⁷ They arrived once again in Jerusalem. As Jesus was walking in the Temple, the chief priests, the teachers of the Law, and the elders came to him

The Great Commandment

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

²⁸ and asked him, “What right do you have to do these things? Who gave you such right?” ²⁹ Jesus answered them, “I will ask you just one question, and if you give me an answer, I will tell you what right I have to do these things. ³⁰ Tell me, where did John's right to baptize come from: was it from God or from human beings?” ³¹ They started to argue among themselves: “What shall we say? If we answer, ‘From God,’ he will say, ‘Why, then, did you not believe John?’

No One Knows the Day or Hour

Jesus Prays in Gethsemane

³² But if we say, ‘From human beings...’” (They were afraid of the people, because everyone was convinced that John had been a prophet.) ³³ So their answer to Jesus was, “We don't know.” Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you, then, by what right I do these things.”

The Triumphant Entry into Jerusalem

(Matthew 21.1-11; Luke 19.28-40; John 12.12-19)

The Parable of the Tenants in the Vineyard

(Matthew 21.33-46; Luke 20.9-19)

Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of the Temple

(Matthew 24.1, 2; Luke 21.5, 6)

The Plot against Jesus

(Matthew 26.1-5; Luke 22.1, 2; John 11.45-53)

¹ Then Jesus spoke to them in parables: “Once there was a man who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a hole for the wine press, and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to tenants and left home on a trip. ² When the time came to gather the grapes, he sent a slave to the tenants to receive from them his share of the harvest.

Troubles and Persecutions

Jesus Is Anointed at Bethany

³ The tenants grabbed the slave, beat him, and sent him back without a thing. ⁴ Then the owner sent another slave; the tenants beat him over the head and treated him shamefully. ⁵ The owner sent another slave, and they killed him; and they treated many others the same way, beating some and killing others. ^* ⁶ The only one left to send was the man's own dear son. Last of all, then, he sent his son to the tenants. ‘I am sure they will respect my son,’ he said. ⁷ But those tenants said to one another, ‘This is the owner's son. Come on, let's kill him, and his property will be ours!’ ⁸ So they grabbed the son and killed him and threw his body out of the vineyard. ⁹ “What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do?” asked Jesus. “He will come and kill those tenants and turn the vineyard over to others.

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

¹⁰ Surely you have read this scripture?
‘The stone which the builders rejected as worthless
turned out to be the most important of all.
¹¹ This was done by the Lord;
what a wonderful sight it is!’”

Jesus Curses the Fig Tree

(Matthew 21.18, 19)

Jesus Eats the Passover Meal with His Disciples

(Matthew 26.17-25; Luke 22.7-14, 21-23; John 13.21-30)

¹² The Jewish leaders tried to arrest Jesus, because they knew that he had told this parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd, so they left him and went away.

The Question about Paying Taxes

¹³ Some Pharisees and some members of Herod's party were sent to Jesus to trap him with questions.

The Awful Horror

¹⁴ They came to him and said, “Teacher, we know that you tell the truth, without worrying about what people think. You pay no attention to anyone's status, but teach the truth about God's will for people. Tell us, is it against our Law to pay taxes to the Roman Emperor? Should we pay them or not?”

Jesus Goes to the Temple

¹⁵ But Jesus saw through their trick and answered, “Why are you trying to trap me? Bring a silver coin, and let me see it.” ¹⁶ They brought him one, and he asked, “Whose face and name are these?” “The Emperor's,” they answered. ¹⁷ So Jesus said, “Well, then, pay to the Emperor what belongs to the Emperor, and pay to God what belongs to God.” And they were amazed at Jesus.

The Question about Rising from Death

¹⁸ Then some Sadducees, who say that people will not rise from death, came to Jesus and said, ¹⁹ “Teacher, Moses wrote this law for us: ‘If a man dies and leaves a wife but no children, that man's brother must marry the widow so that they can have children who will be considered the dead man's children.’

The Lesson from the Fig Tree

²⁰ Once there were seven brothers; the oldest got married and died without having children. ²¹ Then the second one married the woman, and he also died without having children. The same thing happened to the third brother,

The Lord's Supper

(Matthew 26.26-30; Luke 22.14-20; 1 Corinthians 11.23-25)

²² and then to the rest: all seven brothers married the woman and died without having children. Last of all, the woman died. ²³ Now, when all the dead rise to life on the day of resurrection, whose wife will she be? All seven of them had married her.”

The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁴ Jesus answered them, “How wrong you are! And do you know why? It is because you don't know the Scriptures or God's power. ²⁵ For when the dead rise to life, they will be like the angels in heaven and will not marry. ²⁶ Now, as for the dead being raised: haven't you ever read in the Book of Moses the passage about the burning bush? There it is written that God said to Moses, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’

The Question about Jesus' Authority

Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial

²⁷ He is the God of the living, not of the dead. You are completely wrong!”

The Great Commandment

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

²⁸ A teacher of the Law was there who heard the discussion. He saw that Jesus had given the Sadducees a good answer, so he came to him with a question: “Which commandment is the most important of all?” ²⁹ Jesus replied, “The most important one is this: ‘Listen, Israel! The Lord our God is the only Lord. ³⁰ Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ ³¹ The second most important commandment is this: ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’ There is no other commandment more important than these two.”

No One Knows the Day or Hour

Jesus Prays in Gethsemane

³² The teacher of the Law said to Jesus, “Well done, Teacher! It is true, as you say, that only the Lord is God and that there is no other god but he. ³³ And you must love God with all your heart and with all your mind and with all your strength; and you must love your neighbor as you love yourself. It is more important to obey these two commandments than to offer on the altar animals and other sacrifices to God.” ³⁴ Jesus noticed how wise his answer was, and so he told him, “You are not far from the Kingdom of God.” After this nobody dared to ask Jesus any more questions.

The Question about the Messiah

(Matthew 22.41-46; Luke 20.41-44)

³⁵ As Jesus was teaching in the Temple, he asked the question, “How can the teachers of the Law say that the Messiah will be the descendant of David? ³⁶ The Holy Spirit inspired David to say:
‘The Lord said to my Lord:
Sit here at my right side
until I put your enemies under your feet.’ ³⁷ David himself called him ‘Lord’; so how can the Messiah be David's descendant?” A large crowd was listening to Jesus gladly.

Jesus Warns against the Teachers of the Law

(Matthew 23.1-36; Luke 20.45-47)

³⁸ As he taught them, he said, “Watch out for the teachers of the Law, who like to walk around in their long robes and be greeted with respect in the marketplace, ³⁹ who choose the reserved seats in the synagogues and the best places at feasts. ⁴⁰ They take advantage of widows and rob them of their homes, and then make a show of saying long prayers. Their punishment will be all the worse!”

The Widow's Offering

(Luke 21.1-4)

⁴¹ As Jesus sat near the Temple treasury, he watched the people as they dropped in their money. Many rich men dropped in a lot of money; ⁴² then a poor widow came along and dropped in two little copper coins, worth about a penny.

The Arrest of Jesus

(Matthew 26.47-56; Luke 22.47-53; John 18.3-12)

⁴³ He called his disciples together and said to them, “I tell you that this poor widow put more in the offering box than all the others. ⁴⁴ For the others put in what they had to spare of their riches; but she, poor as she is, put in all she had—she gave all she had to live on.”

The Triumphant Entry into Jerusalem

(Matthew 21.1-11; Luke 19.28-40; John 12.12-19)

The Parable of the Tenants in the Vineyard

(Matthew 21.33-46; Luke 20.9-19)

Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of the Temple

(Matthew 24.1, 2; Luke 21.5, 6)

The Plot against Jesus

(Matthew 26.1-5; Luke 22.1, 2; John 11.45-53)

¹ As Jesus was leaving the Temple, one of his disciples said, “Look, Teacher! What wonderful stones and buildings!” ² Jesus answered, “You see these great buildings? Not a single stone here will be left in its place; every one of them will be thrown down.”

Troubles and Persecutions

Jesus Is Anointed at Bethany

³ Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, across from the Temple, when Peter, James, John, and Andrew came to him in private. ⁴ “Tell us when this will be,” they said, “and tell us what will happen to show that the time has come for all these things to take place.” ⁵ Jesus said to them, “Watch out, and don't let anyone fool you. ^* ⁶ Many men, claiming to speak for me, will come and say, ‘I am he!’ and they will fool many people. ⁷ And don't be troubled when you hear the noise of battles close by and news of battles far away. Such things must happen, but they do not mean that the end has come. ⁸ Countries will fight each other; kingdoms will attack one another. There will be earthquakes everywhere, and there will be famines. These things are like the first pains of childbirth. ⁹ “You yourselves must watch out. You will be arrested and taken to court. You will be beaten in the synagogues; you will stand before rulers and kings for my sake to tell them the Good News.

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

¹⁰ But before the end comes, the gospel must be preached to all peoples. ¹¹ And when you are arrested and taken to court, do not worry ahead of time about what you are going to say; when the time comes, say whatever is then given to you. For the words you speak will not be yours; they will come from the Holy Spirit.

Jesus Curses the Fig Tree

(Matthew 21.18, 19)

Jesus Eats the Passover Meal with His Disciples

(Matthew 26.17-25; Luke 22.7-14, 21-23; John 13.21-30)

¹² Men will hand over their own brothers to be put to death, and fathers will do the same to their children. Children will turn against their parents and have them put to death.

The Question about Paying Taxes

¹³ Everyone will hate you because of me. But whoever holds out to the end will be saved.

The Awful Horror

¹⁴ “You will see ‘The Awful Horror’ standing in the place where he should not be.” (Note to the reader: understand what this means!) “Then those who are in Judea must run away to the hills.

Jesus Goes to the Temple

¹⁵ Someone who is on the roof of a house must not lose time by going down into the house to get anything to take along. ¹⁶ Someone who is in the field must not go back to the house for a cloak. ¹⁷ How terrible it will be in those days for women who are pregnant and for mothers with little babies!

The Question about Rising from Death

¹⁸ Pray to God that these things will not happen in the winter! ¹⁹ For the trouble of those days will be far worse than any the world has ever known from the very beginning when God created the world until the present time. Nor will there ever be anything like it again.

The Lesson from the Fig Tree

²⁰ But the Lord has reduced the number of those days; if he had not, nobody would survive. For the sake of his chosen people, however, he has reduced those days. ²¹ “Then, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘Look, there he is!’—do not believe it.

The Lord's Supper

(Matthew 26.26-30; Luke 22.14-20; 1 Corinthians 11.23-25)

²² For false Messiahs and false prophets will appear. They will perform miracles and wonders in order to deceive even God's chosen people, if possible. ²³ Be on your guard! I have told you everything ahead of time.

The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁴ “In the days after that time of trouble the sun will grow dark, the moon will no longer shine, ²⁵ the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers in space will be driven from their courses. ²⁶ Then the Son of Man will appear, coming in the clouds with great power and glory.

The Question about Jesus' Authority

Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial

²⁷ He will send the angels out to the four corners of the earth to gather God's chosen people from one end of the world to the other.

The Great Commandment

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

²⁸ “Let the fig tree teach you a lesson. When its branches become green and tender and it starts putting out leaves, you know that summer is near. ²⁹ In the same way, when you see these things happening, you will know that the time is near, ready to begin. ³⁰ Remember that all these things will happen before the people now living have all died. ³¹ Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

No One Knows the Day or Hour

Jesus Prays in Gethsemane

³² “No one knows, however, when that day or hour will come—neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son; only the Father knows. ³³ Be on watch, be alert, for you do not know when the time will come. ³⁴ It will be like a man who goes away from home on a trip and leaves his servants in charge, after giving to each one his own work to do and after telling the doorkeeper to keep watch.

The Question about the Messiah

(Matthew 22.41-46; Luke 20.41-44)

³⁵ Watch, then, because you do not know when the master of the house is coming—it might be in the evening or at midnight or before dawn or at sunrise. ³⁶ If he comes suddenly, he must not find you asleep. ³⁷ What I say to you, then, I say to all: Watch!”

The Triumphant Entry into Jerusalem

(Matthew 21.1-11; Luke 19.28-40; John 12.12-19)

The Parable of the Tenants in the Vineyard

(Matthew 21.33-46; Luke 20.9-19)

Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of the Temple

(Matthew 24.1, 2; Luke 21.5, 6)

The Plot against Jesus

(Matthew 26.1-5; Luke 22.1, 2; John 11.45-53)

¹ It was now two days before the Festival of Passover and Unleavened Bread. The chief priests and the teachers of the Law were looking for a way to arrest Jesus secretly and put him to death. ² “We must not do it during the festival,” they said, “or the people might riot.”

Troubles and Persecutions

Jesus Is Anointed at Bethany

³ Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon, a man who had suffered from a dreaded skin disease. While Jesus was eating, a woman came in with an alabaster jar full of a very expensive perfume made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured the perfume on Jesus' head. ⁴ Some of the people there became angry and said to one another, “What was the use of wasting the perfume? ⁵ It could have been sold for more than three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor!” And they criticized her harshly. ^* ⁶ But Jesus said, “Leave her alone! Why are you bothering her? She has done a fine and beautiful thing for me. ⁷ You will always have poor people with you, and any time you want to, you can help them. But you will not always have me. ⁸ She did what she could; she poured perfume on my body to prepare it ahead of time for burial. ⁹ Now, I assure you that wherever the gospel is preached all over the world, what she has done will be told in memory of her.”

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

¹⁰ Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve disciples, went off to the chief priests in order to betray Jesus to them. ¹¹ They were pleased to hear what he had to say, and promised to give him money. So Judas started looking for a good chance to hand Jesus over to them.

Jesus Curses the Fig Tree

(Matthew 21.18, 19)

Jesus Eats the Passover Meal with His Disciples

(Matthew 26.17-25; Luke 22.7-14, 21-23; John 13.21-30)

¹² On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the day the lambs for the Passover meal were killed, Jesus' disciples asked him, “Where do you want us to go and get the Passover meal ready for you?”

The Question about Paying Taxes

¹³ Then Jesus sent two of them with these instructions: “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him

The Awful Horror

¹⁴ to the house he enters, and say to the owner of the house: ‘The Teacher says, Where is the room where my disciples and I will eat the Passover meal?’

Jesus Goes to the Temple

¹⁵ Then he will show you a large upstairs room, fixed up and furnished, where you will get everything ready for us.” ¹⁶ The disciples left, went to the city, and found everything just as Jesus had told them; and they prepared the Passover meal. ¹⁷ When it was evening, Jesus came with the twelve disciples.

The Question about Rising from Death

¹⁸ While they were at the table eating, Jesus said, “I tell you that one of you will betray me—one who is eating with me.” ¹⁹ The disciples were upset and began to ask him, one after the other, “Surely you don't mean me, do you?”

The Lesson from the Fig Tree

²⁰ Jesus answered, “It will be one of you twelve, one who dips his bread in the dish with me. ²¹ The Son of Man will die as the Scriptures say he will; but how terrible for that man who will betray the Son of Man! It would have been better for that man if he had never been born!”

The Lord's Supper

(Matthew 26.26-30; Luke 22.14-20; 1 Corinthians 11.23-25)

²² While they were eating, Jesus took a piece of bread, gave a prayer of thanks, broke it, and gave it to his disciples. “Take it,” he said, “this is my body.” ²³ Then he took a cup, gave thanks to God, and handed it to them; and they all drank from it.

The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁴ Jesus said, “This is my blood which is poured out for many, my blood which seals God's covenant. ²⁵ I tell you, I will never again drink this wine until the day I drink the new wine in the Kingdom of God.” ²⁶ Then they sang a hymn and went out to the Mount of Olives.

The Question about Jesus' Authority

Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial

²⁷ Jesus said to them, “All of you will run away and leave me, for the scripture says, ‘God will kill the shepherd, and the sheep will all be scattered.’

The Great Commandment

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

²⁸ But after I am raised to life, I will go to Galilee ahead of you.” ²⁹ Peter answered, “I will never leave you, even though all the rest do!” ³⁰ Jesus said to Peter, “I tell you that before the rooster crows two times tonight, you will say three times that you do not know me.” ³¹ Peter answered even more strongly, “I will never say that, even if I have to die with you!” And all the other disciples said the same thing.

No One Knows the Day or Hour

Jesus Prays in Gethsemane