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Mark 11:27

Jerusalem

25 And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.”

After their return to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking in the temple courts, and the chief priests, scribes, and elders came up to Him.

28 “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You the authority to do them?”

29 “I will ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
After their return to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking in the temple courts, and the chief priests, scribes, and elders came up to Him.
KJV
And 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,
WEB
They came again to Jerusalem, and as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came to him,
ASV
And 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;
DARBY
And they come again to Jerusalem. And as he walked about in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders come to him,
BLB
And they come again to Jerusalem, and [in] His walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders come to Him.
ÅB
Og de kom igjen til Jerusalem. Og da han gikk omkring i templet, kom yppersteprestene og de skriftlærde og de eldste
OTB
De kom igjen til Jerusalem, og mens Jesus gikk i tempelgårdene, kom overprestene, de skriftlærde og de eldste til ham,
B1930
Og de kom atter til Jerusalem. Og da han gikk omkring i templet, kom yppersteprestene og de skriftlærde og de eldste

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Luke 20:1–8

    One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, came up to Him.

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  • Matthew 21:23–27

    When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”

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  • Acts 4:27–28

    In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.

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  • Psalms 2:1–5

    Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?

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  • John 10:23

    and Jesus was walking in the temple courts in Solomon’s Colonnade.

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  • Acts 4:5–8

    The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,

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  • John 18:20

    “I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered. “I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.

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  • Mark 14:1

    Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him.

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