Berean Standard Bible

Mark 11

(Zechariah 9:9–13; Matthew 21:1–11; Luke 19:28–40; John 12:12–19)

1ΚαὶKaiG2532AsὅτεhoteG3753they approachedἐγγίζουσιν εἰςengizousin eisG1448 G1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414and cametoεἰςeisG1519BethphageΒηθφαγὴBēthphagēG967andκαὶkaiG2532BethanyΒηθανίανBēthanianG963atπρὸςprosG4314theτὸtoG3588MountὄροςorosG3735τῶνtōnG3588of OlivesG1636, Jesussent outἀποστέλλειapostelleiG649twoδύοduoG1417ofτῶνtōnG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101

2andκαὶkaiG2532saidλέγειlegeiG3004to themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “GoὑπάγετεhupageteG5217intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588villageκώμηνkōmēnG2968τὴνtēnG3588ahead ofκατέναντιkatenantiG2713youὑμῶν·humōnG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532as soonεὐθὺςeuthusG2112as you enterεἰσπορευόμενοι εἰςeisporeuomenoi eisG1531 G1519itαὐτὴνautēnG846,you will findεὑρήσετεheurēseteG2147a coltπῶλονpōlonG4454tiedδεδεμένονdedemenonG1210there,onἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909whichὃνhonG3739no oneοὐδεὶς ἀνθρώπωνoudeis anthrōpōnG3762 G444has ever satοὔπω ἐκάθισεν·oupō ekathisenG3768 G2523.UntieλύσατεlusateG3089itαὐτὸνautonG846andκαὶkaiG2532bringφέρετε.phereteG5342it here.

3καὶkaiG2532IfἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100asksεἴπῃ·eipēG2036ὑμῖνhuminG4771, ‘WhyτίtiG5101are you doingποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160thisτοῦτο;toutoG3778?’tellεἴπατεeipateG2036himὅτιhotiG3754, ‘TheὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962needsχρείαν ἔχει,chreian echeiG2192 G5532itαὐτοῦautouG846andκαὶkaiG2532will returnἀποστέλλει πάλιν ὧδε.apostellei palin hōdeG649 G3825 G5602itαὐτὸνautonG846shortlyεὐθὺςeuthusG2112.’”

4SoκαὶkaiG2532they wentἀπῆλθονapēlthonG565andκαὶkaiG2532foundεὗρονheuronG2147thecoltπῶλονpōlonG4454outsideἔξωexōG1854inἐπὶepiG1909theτοῦtouG3588streetἀμφόδουamphodouG296,tiedδεδεμένονdedemenonG1210atπρὸςprosG4314a doorwayθύρανthuranG2374καὶkaiG2532.They untiedλύουσινluousinG3089itαὐτόν.autonG846,

5andκαίkaiG2532someτινεςtinesG5100who wereτῶνtōnG3588standingἑστηκότωνhestēkotōnG2476thereἐκεῖekeiG1563askedαὐτοῖς·autoisG2036 G846, “WhyτίtiG5101are youποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160untyingλύοντεςluontesG3089theτὸνtonG3588coltπῶλον;pōlonG4454?”

6δὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588The disciplesansweredεἶπαν αὐτοῖςeipan autoisG2036 G846asκαθὼςkathōsG2531ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424had instructedεἶπενeipenG2036them,andκαὶkaiG2532the peoplegave them permissionἀφῆκαν αὐτούς.aphēkan autousG863 G846.

7ThenκαὶkaiG2532they ledφέρουσινpherousinG5342theτὸνtonG3588coltπῶλονpōlonG4454toπρὸςprosG4314τὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424andκαὶkaiG2532threwἐπιβάλλουσινepiballousinG1911theirαὐτῷautōG846τὰtaG3588cloaksἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440over itαὐτῶν,autōnG846,andκαὶkaiG2532He satἐκάθισενekathisenG2523onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909itαὐτόν.autonG846.

8καὶkaiG2532ManyπολλοὶpolloiG4183in the crowdspreadἔστρωσανestrōsanG4766theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὰtaG3588cloaksἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440onεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588roadὁδόν,hodonG3598,whileδὲdeG1161othersἄλλοιalloiG243spreadbranchesστιβάδαςstibadasG4746they had cutκόψαντεςkopsantesG2875fromἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588fieldsἀγρῶνagrōnG68.

9καὶkaiG2532TheοἱhoiG3588ones whowent aheadπροάγοντεςproagontesG4254andκαὶkaiG2532those whoοἱhoiG3588followedἀκολουθοῦντεςakolouthountesG190were shoutingἔκραζονekrazonG2896: “Hosannaὡσαννά,hōsannaG5614!” “Blessed isεὐλογημένοςeulogēmenosG2127HeὁhoG3588whocomesἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064inἐνenG1722thenameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962!”

10“BlessedεὐλογημένηeulogēmenēG2127istheἡhēG3588comingἐρχομένηerchomenēG2064kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of ourG1473τοῦtouG3588fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962DavidΔαυίδ,DauidG1138!” “HosannaὡσαννὰhōsannaG5614inἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588highestὑψίστοις.¶hupsistoisG5310!”

11ThenΚαὶKaiG2532Jesusenteredεἰσῆλθεν εἰςeisēlthen eisG1525 G1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414and wentintoεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588templeἱερόν,hi'eronG2411courts.καὶkaiG2532He looked around atπεριβλεψάμενοςperiblepsamenosG4017everythingπάντα,pantaG3956, but sinceτῆςtēsG3588itὥρας,hōrasG5610wasοὔσηςousēsG1510alreadyἤδηēdēG2235lateG3796,He went outἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831toεἰςeisG1519BethanyΒηθανίανBēthanianG963withμετὰmetaG3326theτῶνtōnG3588Twelveδώδεκα.¶dōdekaG1427.

Jesus Curses the Fig Tree

(Matthew 21:18–22; Mark 11:20–25)

12ΚαὶKaiG2532TheτῇtēaG3588next dayἐπαύριονepaurionG1887, whentheyαὐτῶνautōnG846had leftἐξελθόντων ἀπὸexelthontōn apoG1831 G575BethanyΒηθανίαςBēthaniasG963, Jesuswas hungryἐπείνασεν.epeinasenG3983.

13καὶkaiG2532SeeingG3708inἀπὸapoG575the distanceμακρόθενmakrothenG3113a fig treeσυκῆνsukēnG4808inἔχουσανechousanG2192leafφύλλαphullaG5444,He wentἦλθενēlthenG2064to seeεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147ifεἰeiG1487there wasG687anyτιtiG5100fruitonἐνenG1722itαὐτῇ.autēaG846.But whenκαὶkaiG2532He reachedἐλθὼν ἐπ᾽elthōn ep᾽G2064 G1909itαὐτὴνautēnG846,He foundεὗρενheurenG2147nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762on itexceptεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361leavesφύλλα·phullaG5444,sinceγὰρgarG1063it wasἦνēnG1510notοὐκoukG3756theὁhoG3588seasonκαιρὸςkairosG2540for figsσύκων.sukōnG4810.

14ThenκαὶkaiG2532He saidἀποκριθεὶς εἶπενapokritheis eipenG611 G2036toαὐτῇ·autēaG846the tree, “May no oneμηδεὶςmēdeisG3367everμηκέτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶναmēketi eis ton aiōnaG3371 G1519 G3588 G165eatφάγοι.phagoiG5315ofἐκekG1537yourσοῦsouG4771fruit againκαρπὸνkarponG2590.”AndκαὶkaiG2532Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101heardἤκουονēkouonG191this statement.

Jesus Cleanses the Temple

(Matthew 21:12–17; Luke 19:45–48; John 2:12–25)

15WhenκαὶkaiG2532they arrivedἔρχονταιerchontaiG2064inεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμα,Hi'erosolumaG2414καὶkaiG2532, Jesusenteredεἰσελθὼν εἰςeiselthōn eisG1525 G1519theτὸtoG3588templeἱερὸνhi'eronG2411courts andbeganG756to drive outἐκβάλλεινekballeinG1544those whoτοὺςtousG3588were buyingἀγοράζονταςagorazontasG59andκαὶkaiG2532τοὺςtousG3588sellingπωλοῦνταςpōlountasG4453thereἐν τῷ ἱερῷ,en tō hi'erōG1722 G3588 G2411καὶkaiG2532.He overturnedκατέστρεψενkatestrepsenG2690theτὰςtasG3588tablesτραπέζαςtrapezasG5132of theτῶνtōnG3588money changersκολλυβιστῶνkollubistōnG2855andκαὶkaiG2532theτὰςtasG3588seatsκαθέδραςkathedrasG2515of thoseτῶνtōnG3588sellingπωλούντωνpōlountōnG4453τὰςtasG3588dovesπεριστερὰςperisterasG4058.

16AndκαὶkaiG2532He would not allowοὐκ ἤφιενouk ēphienG3756 G863ἵναinaG2443anyoneτιςtisG5100to carryδιενέγκῃdienegkēG1308merchandiseσκεῦοςskeuosG4632throughδιὰdiaG1223theτοῦtouG3588templeἱεροῦ.hi'erouG2411courts.

17ThenκαὶkaiG2532Jesusbegan to teachἐδίδασκενedidaskenG1321themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,andκαὶkaiG2532He declaredG2036, “Is it not writtenοὐ γέγραπταιou gegraptaiG3756 G1125ὅτιhotiG3754: ‘MyG1473ὁhoG3588houseοἶκόςoikosG3624will be calledκληθήσεταιklēthēsetaiG2564a houseοἶκοςoikosG3624of prayerπροσευχῆςproseuchēsG4335for allπᾶσινpasinG3956theτοῖςtoisG3588nationsἔθνεσιν;ethnesinG1484’?ButδὲdeG1161youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771have madeπεποιήκατεpepoiēkateG4160itαὐτὸνautonG846‘a denσπήλαιονspēlaionG4693of robbersλῃστῶν.¶lēstōnG3027.’”

18WhenΚαὶKaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588chief priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122heardἤκουσανēkousanG191thisκαὶkaiG2532,they looked forἐζήτουνezētounG2212a wayπῶςpōsG4459to killἀπολέσωσιν·apolesōsinG622HimαὐτὸνautonG846.ForγὰρgarG1063they were afraidἐφοβοῦντοephobountoG5399of Himαὐτόν,autonG846,becauseγὰρgarG1063theὁhoG3588wholeπᾶςpasG3956crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793was astonishedἐξεπλήσσετοexeplēssetoG1605atἐπὶepiG1909Hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846τῇtēaG3588teachingδιδαχῇdidachēaG1322.

19AndΚαὶKaiG2532whenὅτανhotanG3752eveningὀψὲopseG3796cameἐγένετο,egenetoG1096, Jesus and His discipleswentἐξεπορεύοντοexeporeuontoG1607out ofἔξωexōG1854theτῆςtēsG3588cityπόλεως.poleōsG4172.

The Withered Fig Tree

(Matthew 21:18–22; Mark 11:12–14)

20AsκαὶkaiG2532they were walking backπαραπορευόμενοιparaporeuomenoiG3899in the morningπρωῒprōiG4404,they sawG3708theτὴνtēnG3588fig treeσυκῆνsukēnG4808witheredἐξηραμμένηνexērammenēnG3583fromἐκekG1537itsrootsῥιζῶν.rhizōnG4491.

21καὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074rememberedἀναμνησθεὶςanamnēstheisG363it andsaidλέγειlegeiG3004αὐτῷ·autōG846, “LookG2400,Rabbiῥαββί,rhabbiG4461!TheἡhēG3588fig treeσυκῆsukēG4808ἣνhēnG3739You cursedκατηράσωkatērasōG2672has witheredἐξήρανται.¶exērantaiG3583.”

22“HaveἔχετεecheteG2192faithπίστινpistinG4102in Godθεοῦ.theouG2316ΚαὶKaiG2532ὁhoG3588,”JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidἀποκριθεὶς λέγειapokritheis legeiG611 G3004to themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846.

23“TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754if anyoneὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302saysεἴπῃeipēG2036to thisτούτῳ·toutōG3778τῷtōG3588mountainὄρειoreiG3735, ‘Be lifted upἄρθητιarthētiG142andκαὶkaiG2532thrownβλήθητιblēthētiG906intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588seaθάλασσαν,thalassanG2281,’andκαὶkaiG2532has no doubtμὴ διακριθῇmē diakrithēaG3361 G1252inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦautouG846τῇtēaG3588heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588butἀλλὰallaG235believesπιστεύῃpisteuēG4100thatὅτιhotiG3754itὃ λαλεῖho laleiG3739 G2980will happenγίνεται,ginetaiG1096,it will be doneἔσταιestaiG1510for himαὐτῷautōG846.

24Thereforeδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771,whateverπάντα ὅσαpanta hosaG3956 G3745καὶkaiG2532you ask forαἰτεῖσθε,aiteistheG154in prayerπροσεύχεσθεproseuchestheG4336,believeπιστεύετεpisteueteG4100thatὅτιhotiG3754you have receivedἐλάβετε,elabeteG2983it,andκαὶkaiG2532itwill beἔσταιestaiG1510yoursὑμῖν.huminG4771.

25AndκαὶkaiG2532whenὅτανhotanG3752you standστήκετεstēketeG4739to prayπροσευχόμενοι,proseuchomenoiG4336,ifεἴeiG1487you holdἔχετεecheteG2192anythingτιtiG5100againstκατάkataG2596anotherτινοςtinosG5100,forgiveἀφίετεaphieteG863it,so thatἵναinaG2443yourG4771ὁhoG3588FatherπατὴρpatērG3962ὁhoG3588inἐνenG1722τοῖςtoisG3588heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772will forgiveἀφῇaphēaG863yourG4771τὰtaG3588trespassesπαραπτώματαparaptōmataG3900as wellκαὶkaiG2532.”

Jesus’ Authority Challenged

(Matthew 21:23–27; Luke 20:1–8)

27ΚαὶKaiG2532After their returnἔρχονται πάλινerchontai palinG2064 G3825toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμα· καὶHi'erosoluma kaiG2414 G2532, JesusαὐτοῦautouG846was walkingπεριπατοῦντοςperipatountosG4043inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588templeἱερῷhi'erōG2411courts, andtheοἱhoiG3588chief priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749καὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588,scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122,andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245came upἔρχονταιerchontaiG2064toπρὸςprosG4314HimαὐτὸνautonG846.

28“ByἐνenG1722whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849are You doingποιεῖςpoieisG4160these thingsταῦταtautaG3778καὶkaiG2532?”they askedG2036αὐτῷ·autōG846. “AndἢēG2228whoτίςtisG5101gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325YouσοιsoiG4771ταύτηνtautēnG3778theτὴνtēnG3588authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849toἵναinaG2443doποιῇς;poiēasG4160themταῦταtautaG3778?”

29“I will askἐπερωτήσωeperōtēsōG1905youὑμᾶςhumasG4771oneἕναhenaG1520questionλόγον,logonG3056δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588,”JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424repliedεἶπεν αὐτοῖς·eipen autoisG2036 G846, “andκαὶkaiG2532ifyou answerἀποκρίθητέapokrithēteG611MeG1473καὶkaiG2532,I will tellG2046youὑμῖνhuminG4771byἐνenG1722whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849I am doingποιῶ.poiōG4160these thingsταῦταtautaG3778.

30John’sἸωάννουIōannouG2491τὸtoG3588baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908τὸtoG3588—was itἦνēnG1510fromἐξexG1537heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772orἢēG2228fromἐξexG1537menἀνθρώπων;anthrōpōnG444?AnswerἀποκρίθητέapokrithēteG611MeG1473!”

31καὶkaiG2532They deliberatedδιελογίζοντοdielogizontoG1260amongπρὸςprosG4314themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438whatG5101they should answerG2036λέγοντες·legontesG3004: “IfἐὰνeanG1437we sayεἴπωμεν·eipōmenG2036, ‘FromἐξexG1537heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772,’He will askG2046, ‘Whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101thenοὖνounG3767did you not believeοὐκ ἐπιστεύσατεouk episteusateG3756 G4100himαὐτῷ;autōG846?’

32Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235if we sayεἴπωμεν·eipōmenG2036, ‘FromἐξexG1537menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444’...”they were afraid ofἐφοβοῦντοephobountoG5399theτὸνtonG3588peopleG3793,forγὰρgarG1063they allἅπαντεςhapantesG537heldεἶχονeichonG2192thatτὸνtonG3588JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491trulyὄντωςontōsG3689ὅτιhotiG3754wasἦν.ēnG1510a prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396.

33SoκαὶkaiG2532they answeredἀποκριθέντεςapokrithentesG611τῷtōG3588ἸησοῦIēsouG2424λέγουσιν·legousinG3004, “We do not knowοὐκoukG3756 G1492.”AndκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424repliedλέγει αὐτοῖς·legei autoisG3004 G846, “NeitherοὐδὲoudeG3761will IἐγὼegōG1473tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771byἐνenG1722whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849I am doingποιῶ.¶poiōG4160these thingsταῦταtautaG3778.”