Mark 11:11-21

11 ¹Jesus entered Jerusalem and came into the temple; and after looking around at everything, ²He left for Bethany with the twelve, since it was already late.

12 ³On the next day, when they had left Bethany, He became hungry.

13 Seeing at a distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to see if perhaps He would find anything on it; and 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 from you again!" And His disciples were listening.

Jesus Drives Money Changers from the Temple

15 ⁴Then they came to Jerusalem. And He entered the temple and began to drive out those who were buying and selling in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling doves;

16 and He would not permit anyone to carry merchandise through the temple.

17 And He began to teach and say to them, "Is it not written, '⁵MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER FOR ALL THE NATIONS '? ⁶But you have made it a ROBBERS' DEN."

18 The chief priests and the scribes heard this, and ⁷began seeking how to destroy Him; for they were afraid of Him, for ⁸the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.

19 ⁹When evening came, they would go out of the city.

20 ¹⁰As they were passing by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots up.

21 Being reminded, Peter said to Him, "¹¹Rabbi, look, the fig tree which You cursed has withered."

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 21:12
• 2. Matthew 21:17
• 3. Mark 11:12-14, 20-24: {Matthew 21:18-22}
• 4. Mark 11:15-18: {Matthew 21:12-16; Luke 19:45-47;} John 2:13-16
• 5. Isaiah 56:7
• 6. Jeremiah 7:11
• 7. Matthew 21:46; Mark 12:12; Luke 20:19; John 7:1
• 8. Matthew 7:28
• 9. Matthew 21:17; Mark 11:11; Luke 21:37
• 10. Mark 11:12-14, 20-24: {Matthew 21:19-22}
• 11. Matthew 23:7

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "the doves"
• [b]. Lit "a vessel;" i.e. a receptacle or implement of any kind
• [c]. Lit "cave"
• [d]. I.e. Jesus and His disciples