Mark 11:17-27

17 And He began to teach and say to them, "Is it not written, '1MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER FOR ALL THE NATIONS '? 2But you have made it a ROBBERS' DEN."
18 The chief priests and the scribes heard this, and 3began seeking how to destroy Him; for they were afraid of Him, for 4the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.
19 5When evening came, they would go out of the city.
20 6As they were passing by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots up.
21 Being reminded, Peter said to Him, "7Rabbi, look, the fig tree which You cursed has withered."
22 And Jesus answered saying to them, "8Have faith in God.
23 "9Truly I say to you, whoever * says to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be granted him.
24 "Therefore * I say to you, 10all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted you.
25 "Whenever you 11stand praying, 12forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you your transgressions.
26 [ "13But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your transgressions."]

Jesus' Authority Questioned

27 They came again to Jerusalem. 14And as He was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to Him,

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Cross References 14

  • 1. Isaiah 56:7
  • 2. Jeremiah 7:11
  • 3. Matthew 21:46; Mark 12:12; Luke 20:19; John 7:1
  • 4. Matthew 7:28
  • 5. Matthew 21:17; Mark 11:11; Luke 21:37
  • 6. Mark 11:12-14, 20-24: {Matthew 21:19-22}
  • 7. Matthew 23:7
  • 8. Matthew 17:20; Matthew 21:21
  • 9. Matthew 17:20; 1 Corinthians 13:2
  • 10. Matthew 7:7
  • 11. Matthew 6:5
  • 12. Matthew 6:14
  • 13. Matthew 6:15; Matthew 18:35
  • 14. Mark 11:27-33: {Matthew 21:23-27; Luke 20:1-8}

Footnotes 3

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