Mark 11
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
The Triumphal Entry
11 When(A) they approached Jerusalem,(B) at Bethphage and Bethany(C) near the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples 2 and told them, ‘Go into the village ahead of you. As soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it. 3 If anyone says to you, “Why are you doing this? ” say, “The Lord needs it and will send it back here straight away.” ’
4 So they went and found a colt outside in the street, tied by a door. They untied it, 5 and some of those standing there said to them, ‘What are you doing, untying the colt? ’ 6 They answered them just as Jesus had said; so they let them go.
7 They brought the colt to Jesus and threw their clothes on it, and he sat on it. 8 Many people spread their clothes on the road,(D) and others spread leafy branches cut from the fields.[a] 9 Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted:
Hosanna!
Blessed is he who comes
in the name(E) of the Lord
10 Blessed is the coming kingdom(G)
of our father David!(H)
Hosanna(I) in the highest heaven!
11 He went into Jerusalem(J) and into the temple.(K) After looking around at everything, since it was already late, he went out to Bethany(L) with the Twelve.
The Barren Fig Tree Is Cursed
12 The(M) next day when they went out from Bethany, he was hungry. 13 Seeing in the distance a fig(N) tree with leaves, he went to find out if there was anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for it was not the season for figs. 14 He said to it, ‘May no one ever eat fruit(O) from you again! ’(P) And his disciples(Q) heard it.
Cleansing the Temple
15 They came to Jerusalem,(R) and he went into the temple(S) and began to throw out those buying and selling. He overturned the tables of the money-changers(T) and the chairs of those selling doves, 16 and would not permit anyone to carry goods through the temple. 17 He was teaching them: ‘Is it not written,(U) My house(V) will be called a house of prayer(W) for all nations?[c] But you have made it a den of thieves! ’[d](X)
18 The chief priests and the scribes(Y) heard it and started looking for a way to kill him. For they were afraid(Z) of him, because the whole crowd was astonished by his teaching.
19 Whenever evening came, they would go out of the city.
The Barren Fig Tree Is Withered
20 Early(AA) in the morning, as they were passing by, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots up. 21 Then Peter(AB) remembered and said to him, ‘Rabbi,(AC) look! The fig tree that you cursed(AD) has withered.’
22 Jesus replied to them, ‘Have faith in God.(AE) 23 Truly I tell you,(AF) if anyone says to this mountain, “Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,” and does not doubt(AG) in his heart, but believes(AH) that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.(AI) 24 Therefore I tell you, everything you pray(AJ) and ask for(AK) #– #believe that you have received[e](AL) it and it will be yours. 25 And whenever you stand(AM) praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive(AN) him, so that your Father(AO) in heaven(AP) will also forgive(AQ) you your wrongdoing.’[f]
The Authority of Jesus Challenged
27 They(AR) came again to Jerusalem.(AS) As he was walking in the temple,(AT) the chief priests, the scribes,(AU) and the elders(AV) came 28 and asked him, ‘By what authority(AW) are you doing these things? Who gave you this authority to do these things? ’
29 Jesus said to them, ‘I will ask you one question;(AX) then answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. 30 Was John’s baptism(AY) from heaven or of human origin? Answer me.’
31 They discussed it among themselves: ‘If we say, “From heaven,” he will say, “Then why didn’t you believe(AZ) him? ” 32 But if we say, “Of human origin” ’ – they were afraid of the crowd, because everyone thought that John was truly a prophet.(BA) 33 So they answered Jesus, ‘We don’t know.’
And Jesus said to them, ‘Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.’
Footnotes
- 11:8 Other mss read others were cutting leafy branches from the trees and spreading them on the road
- 11:9 Ps 118:26
- 11:17 Is 56:7
- 11:17 Jr 7:11
- 11:24 Some mss read you receive; other mss read you will receive
- 11:25 Some mss include v. 26: ‘But if you don’t forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your wrongdoing.’
Markus 11
Hoffnung für Alle
Streitgespräche mit den religiösen Führern Israels (Kapitel 11–12)
Jesus wird als König empfangen (Matthäus 21,1‒11; Lukas 19,29‒38; Johannes 12,12‒19)
11 Jesus war mit seinen Jüngern inzwischen in die Nähe von Jerusalem gekommen. Kurz bevor sie Betfage und Betanien erreichten, zwei Ortschaften am Ölberg, schickte Jesus zwei Jünger voraus 2 mit dem Auftrag: »Geht in das Dorf da vorne! Gleich am Ortseingang werdet ihr einen jungen Esel finden, der dort angebunden ist. Auf ihm ist noch nie jemand geritten. Bindet ihn los und bringt ihn her! 3 Sollte euch jemand fragen, was ihr da tut, dann sagt einfach: ›Der Herr braucht das Tier, aber er wird es bald wieder zurückschicken.‹«
4 Sie machten sich auf den Weg und fanden den Esel draußen auf der Straße an ein Hoftor angebunden. Sie banden ihn los; 5 aber einige Leute, die dabeistanden, fragten: »Was macht ihr denn da? Warum bindet ihr den Esel los?« 6 Sie antworteten so, wie Jesus es ihnen gesagt hatte. Da ließ man sie gewähren.
7 Die Jünger brachten den jungen Esel zu Jesus, legten ihre Mäntel auf das Tier, und er setzte sich darauf. 8 Viele Leute breiteten ihre Kleider als Teppich vor ihm aus, andere legten Zweige auf den Weg, die sie von Bäumen auf den Feldern abgerissen hatten. 9 Vor und hinter ihm drängten sich die Menschen und riefen:
»Gelobt sei Gott, und gepriesen sei, der in seinem Auftrag kommt! 10 Gesegnet sei das Königreich unseres Vorfahren David, das nun kommt! Gelobt sei Gott hoch im Himmel!«
11 So zog Jesus in Jerusalem ein. Er ging in den Tempel und sah sich dort aufmerksam um. Weil es aber schon spät geworden war, kehrte er nach kurzer Zeit wieder mit seinen zwölf Jüngern nach Betanien zurück.
Der Feigenbaum (Matthäus 21,18‒19)
12 Am nächsten Morgen, als sie Betanien verließen, hatte Jesus Hunger. 13 Da sah er von weitem einen Feigenbaum, der schon Blätter hatte. Er ging hin, um zu sehen, ob auch Früchte an ihm waren.[a] Aber er fand nichts als Blätter, denn zu dieser Jahreszeit gab es noch keine Feigen. 14 Da sagte Jesus zu dem Baum: »In Zukunft soll nie wieder jemand von dir eine Frucht essen!« Auch seine Jünger hörten es.
Jesus jagt die Händler aus dem Tempel (Matthäus 21,12‒17; Lukas 19,45‒48; Johannes 2,13‒17)
15 Sie kamen nach Jerusalem, und Jesus ging in den Tempel. Dort jagte er die Händler und Käufer hinaus; die Tische der Geldwechsler und die Stände der Taubenverkäufer stieß er um. 16 Er duldete auch nicht, dass jemand irgendetwas durch den Tempelvorhof trug. 17 Zur Erklärung rief Jesus den Menschen zu: »Ihr wisst doch, was Gott in der Heiligen Schrift sagt: ›Mein Haus soll für alle Völker ein Ort des Gebets sein‹,[b] ihr aber habt eine Räuberhöhle daraus gemacht!«
18 Als die obersten Priester und die Schriftgelehrten von diesen Ereignissen hörten, überlegten sie, wie sie Jesus umbringen könnten. Sie fürchteten seinen Einfluss, denn seine Worte hinterließen einen tiefen Eindruck bei den Menschen. 19 Am Abend verließ Jesus mit seinen Jüngern die Stadt.
Von der Kraft des Glaubens (Matthäus 21,20‒22)
20 Als sie am nächsten Morgen wieder an dem Feigenbaum vorbeikamen, sahen sie, dass er völlig abgestorben war. 21 Petrus erinnerte sich und sagte: »Rabbi, sieh doch! Der Baum, den du verflucht hast, ist vertrocknet.« 22 Da antwortete Jesus: »Ihr müsst Gott ganz vertrauen! 23 Ich versichere euch: Wenn ihr glaubt und nicht im Geringsten daran zweifelt, dass es wirklich geschieht, könnt ihr zu diesem Berg sagen: ›Hebe dich von der Stelle und stürze dich ins Meer!‹, und es wird geschehen.
24 Deshalb sage ich euch: Um was ihr auch bittet – glaubt fest, dass ihr es schon bekommen habt, und Gott wird es euch geben! 25 Aber wenn ihr ihn um etwas bitten wollt, sollt ihr vorher den Menschen vergeben, denen ihr etwas vorzuwerfen habt. Dann wird euch der Vater im Himmel eure Schuld auch vergeben.[c]«
Die Frage nach der Vollmacht von Jesus (Matthäus 21,23‒27; Lukas 20,1‒8)
27 Inzwischen waren sie wieder in Jerusalem angelangt. Als Jesus im Tempel umherging, kamen die obersten Priester, die Schriftgelehrten und die führenden Männer des Volkes zu ihm 28 und stellten ihn zur Rede: »Woher nimmst du dir das Recht, so aufzutreten? Wer gab dir die Vollmacht dazu?«
29 Jesus erwiderte: »Ich will euch eine Gegenfrage stellen. Beantwortet sie mir, dann werde ich euch sagen, wer mir die Vollmacht gegeben hat. 30 War Johannes der Täufer von Gott beauftragt zu taufen oder nicht? Was meint ihr?«
31 Sie überlegten: »Wenn wir antworten: ›Gott hat ihn gesandt‹, dann wird er fragen: ›Warum habt ihr ihm dann nicht geglaubt?‹ 32 Was ist, wenn wir bestreiten, dass Gott ihn gesandt hat?« Doch sie befürchteten, deswegen Ärger mit dem Volk zu bekommen. Denn alle waren davon überzeugt, dass Johannes ein Prophet war.
33 So antworteten sie schließlich: »Wir wissen es nicht!« Darauf entgegnete Jesus: »Dann sage ich euch auch nicht, wer mir die Vollmacht gegeben hat, all diese Dinge zu tun.«
Footnotes
- 11,13 Wahrscheinlich hatte Jesus erwartet, Frühfeigen an diesem Baum zu finden, die gleichzeitig mit den ersten Blättern wuchsen und essbar waren. Die echten Feigen wuchsen später, wie Markus im nächsten Satz betont.
- 11,17 Jesaja 56,7
- 11,25 Andere Handschriften fügen hinzu: (Vers 26) Wenn ihr ihnen aber nicht vergebt, dann wird euch Gott im Himmel eure Schuld auch nicht vergeben.
Mark 11
New International Version
Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King(A)(B)
11 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany(C) at the Mount of Olives,(D) Jesus sent two of his disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden.(E) Untie it and bring it here. 3 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here shortly.’”
4 They went and found a colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway.(F) As they untied it, 5 some people standing there asked, “What are you doing, untying that colt?” 6 They answered as Jesus had told them to, and the people let them go. 7 When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it. 8 Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields. 9 Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted,
“Hosanna![a]”
10 “Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!”
“Hosanna in the highest heaven!”(H)
11 Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve.(I)
Jesus Curses a Fig Tree and Clears the Temple Courts(J)(K)(L)
12 The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. 13 Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs.(M) 14 Then he said to the tree, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard him say it.
15 On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves, 16 and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. 17 And as he taught them, he said, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’[c]?(N) But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’[d]”(O)
18 The chief priests and the teachers of the law heard this and began looking for a way to kill him, for they feared him,(P) because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.(Q)
19 When evening came, Jesus and his disciples[e] went out of the city.(R)
20 In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots. 21 Peter remembered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi,(S) look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!”
22 “Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. 23 “Truly[f] I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them.(T) 24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.(U) 25 And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.”(V) [26] [g]
The Authority of Jesus Questioned(W)
27 They arrived again in Jerusalem, and while Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders came to him. 28 “By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you authority to do this?”
29 Jesus replied, “I will ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. 30 John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or of human origin? Tell me!”
31 They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’ 32 But if we say, ‘Of human origin’ …” (They feared the people, for everyone held that John really was a prophet.)(X)
33 So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.”
Jesus said, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
Footnotes
- Mark 11:9 A Hebrew expression meaning “Save!” which became an exclamation of praise; also in verse 10
- Mark 11:9 Psalm 118:25,26
- Mark 11:17 Isaiah 56:7
- Mark 11:17 Jer. 7:11
- Mark 11:19 Some early manuscripts came, Jesus
- Mark 11:23 Some early manuscripts “If you have faith in God,” Jesus answered, 23 “truly
- Mark 11:26 Some manuscripts include here words similar to Matt. 6:15.
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