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Mark 11 · Mark 12

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Cursing the fig tree; cleansing the temple

Mark 11:12-19
  1. 12And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:
  2. 13And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.
  3. 14And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.
  4. 15And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;
  5. 16And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple.
  6. 17And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.
  7. 18And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine.
  8. 19And when even was come, he went out of the city.

The lesson of the withered fig tree

Mark 11:20-26
  1. 20And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.
  2. 21And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.
  3. 22And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
  4. 23For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
  5. 24Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
  6. 25And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
  7. 26But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.

Jesus' authority questioned

Mark 11:27-33
  1. 27And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,
  2. 28And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?
  3. 29And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
  4. 30The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me.
  5. 31And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
  6. 32But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.
  7. 33And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

The parable of the tenants

Mark 12:1-12
  1. 1And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.
  2. 2And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.
  3. 3And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.
  4. 4And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled.
  5. 5And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some.
  6. 6Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.
  7. 7But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
  8. 8And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.
  9. 9What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.
  10. 10And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
  11. 11This was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
  12. 12And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.

Paying taxes to Caesar

Mark 12:13-17
  1. 13And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.
  2. 14And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Cæsar, or not?
  3. 15Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it.
  4. 16And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Cæsar’s.
  5. 17And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Cæsar the things that are Cæsar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. And they marvelled at him.

The resurrection and marriage

Mark 12:18-27
  1. 18Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,
  2. 19Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man’s brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
  3. 20Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.
  4. 21And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise.
  5. 22And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.
  6. 23In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife.
  7. 24And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?
  8. 25For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.
  9. 26And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
  10. 27He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.

The great commandment

Mark 12:28-34
  1. 28And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
  2. 29And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
  3. 30And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
  4. 31And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
  5. 32And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
  6. 33And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
  7. 34And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.

Whose son is the Christ?; the widow's offering

Mark 12:35-44
  1. 35And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the Son of David?
  2. 36For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
  3. 37David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.
  4. 38And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces,
  5. 39And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:
  6. 40Which devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
  7. 41And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.
  8. 42And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
  9. 43And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:
  10. 44For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.
2Study & notable factsPeople, places, numbers, parallels

By passage — type & parallels

  • Cursing the fig tree; cleansing the templeMark 11:12-19MiracleMaMaLuJo
  • The lesson of the withered fig treeMark 11:20-26
  • Jesus' authority questionedMark 11:27-33
  • The parable of the tenantsMark 12:1-12ParableMaMaLuJo
  • Paying taxes to CaesarMark 12:13-17
  • The resurrection and marriageMark 12:18-27
  • The great commandmentMark 12:28-34
  • Whose son is the Christ?; the widow's offeringMark 12:35-44

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