New American Standard Bible 1995

Mark 11:11-18

11Jesus enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414and cameinto the templeG2413;and after lookingπεριβλεψάμενοςperiblepsamenosG4017aroundG4017at everythingπάντα,pantaG3956,He leftἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831for BethanyΒηθανίανBēthanianG963with the twelveδώδεκα.¶dōdekaG1427,since it was alreadyἤδηēdēG2235lateG3796.

12On the nextἐπαύριονepaurionG1887dayG1887,when they had leftἐξελθόντωνexelthontōnG1831BethanyΒηθανίαςBēthaniasG963,He became hungryἐπείνασεν.epeinasenG3983.

13SeeingG3708at a distanceμακρόθενmakrothenG3113a figσυκῆνsukēnG4808treeG4808in leafφύλλαphullaG5444,He wentἦλθενēlthenG2064to seeifG1487perhapsἄραaraG686He would findεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147anythingτιtiG5100on it; and when He cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064to it, He foundεὗρενheurenG2147nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762but leavesφύλλα·phullaG5444,for it was not the seasonκαιρὸςkairosG2540for figsσύκων.sukōnG4810.

14He saidG3004to it,“May noG3367oneμηδεὶςmēdeisG3367everεἰς αἰῶναeis aiōnaG1519 G165eatG2068fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590from you againμηκέτιmēketiG3371!”And His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101were listeningἤκουονēkouonG191.

15ThenG2532they cameἔρχονταιerchontaiG2064to JerusalemἹεροσόλυμα,Hi'erosolumaG2414.And He enteredεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525the templeG2413and beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to driveἐκβάλλεινekballeinG1544out thoseG3588who were buyingἀγοράζονταςagorazontasG59and sellingπωλοῦνταςpōlountasG4453in the templeG2413,and overturnedκατέστρεψενkatestrepsenG2690the tablesτραπέζαςtrapezasG5132of the moneyκολλυβιστῶνkollubistōnG2855changersG2855and the seatsκαθέδραςkathedrasG2515of thoseG3588who were sellingπωλούντωνpōlountōnG4453dovesπεριστερὰςperisterasG4058;

16and He would not permitἤφιενēphienG863anyoneτιςtisG5100to carryδιενέγκῃdienegkēG1308merchandiseσκεῦοςskeuosG4632throughδιὰdiaG1223the templeG2413.

17And He beganto teachἐδίδασκενedidaskenG1321and sayἔλεγενelegenG3004to them,“Is it not writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125, ‘My houseοἶκόςoikosG3624shall be calledκληθήσεταιklēthēsetaiG2564a houseοἶκοςoikosG3624of prayerπροσευχῆςproseuchēsG4335for allπᾶσινpasinG3956the nationsἔθνεσιν;ethnesinG1484’?But you have madeπεποιήκατεpepoiēkateG4160it arobbers’λῃστῶν.¶lēstōnG3027denσπήλαιονspēlaionG4693.”

18The chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122heardἤκουσανēkousanG191this, and beganseekingἐζήτουνezētounG2212howπῶςpōsG4459to destroyἀπολέσωσιν·apolesōsinG622Him; for they were afraidἐφοβοῦντοephobountoG5399of Him, forthe wholeπᾶςpasG3956crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793was astonishedἐξεπλήσσετοexeplēssetoG1605at His teachingδιδαχῇdidachēaG1322.

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