Mark 11

1 WHEN THEY were getting near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent ahead two of His disciples2 And instructed them, Go into the village in front of you, and as soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied, which has never been ridden by anyone; unfasten it and bring it [here].3 If anyone asks you, Why are you doing this? answer, The Lord needs it, and He will send it back here presently.4 So they went away and found a colt tied at the door out in the [winding] open street, and they loosed it.5 And some who were standing there said to them, What are you doing, untying the colt?6 And they replied as Jesus had directed them, and they allowed them to go.7 And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their outer garments upon it, and He sat on it.8 And many [of the people] spread their garments on the road, and others [scattered a layer of] leafy branches which they had cut from the fields.9 And those who went before and those who followed cried out [with a cry of happiness], Hosanna! [Be graciously inclined and propitious to Him!] Praised and blessed is He Who comes in the name of the Lord! 10 Praised and blessed in the name of the Lord is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna (O save us) in the highest [heaven]!11 And Jesus went into Jerusalem and entered the temple [enclosure]; and when He had looked around, surveying and observing everything, as it was already late, He went out to Bethany together with the Twelve [apostles].12 On the day following, when they had come away from Bethany, He was hungry.13 And seeing in the distance a fig tree [covered] with leaves, He went to see if He could find any [fruit] on it [for in the fig tree the fruit appears at the same time as the leaves]. But when He came up to it, He found nothing but leaves, for the fig season had not yet come.14 And He said to it, No one ever again shall eat fruit from you. And His disciples were listening [to what He said].15 And they came to Jerusalem. And He went into the temple [area, the porches and courts] and began to drive out those who sold and bought in the temple area, and He overturned the [four-footed] tables of the money changers and the seats of those who dealt in doves;16 And He would not permit anyone to carry any household equipment through the temple enclosure [thus making the temple area a short-cut traffic lane].17 And He taught and said to them, Is it not written, My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations? But you have turned it into a den of robbers. 18 And the chief priests and the scribes heard [of this] and kept seeking some way to destroy Him, for they feared Him, because the entire multitude was struck with astonishment at His teaching.19 And when evening came on, He and His disciples , as accustomed, went out of the city.20 In the morning, when they were passing along, they noticed that the fig tree was withered [completely] away to its roots.21 And Peter remembered and said to Him, Master, look! The fig tree which You doomed has withered away!22 And Jesus, replying, said to them, Have faith in God [constantly].23 Truly I tell you, whoever says to this mountain, Be lifted up and thrown into the sea! and does not doubt at all in his heart but believes that what he says will take place, it will be done for him.24 For this reason I am telling you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe (trust and be confident) that it is granted to you, and you will [get it].25 And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him and let it drop (leave it, let it go), in order that your Father Who is in heaven may also forgive you your [own] failings and shortcomings and let them drop.26 But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your failings and shortcomings. 27 And they came again to Jerusalem. And when Jesus was walking about in the [courts and porches of the] temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to Him,28 And they kept saying to Him, By what [sort of] authority are You doing these things, or who gave You this authority to do them?29 Jesus told them, I will ask you a question. Answer Me, and then I will tell you by what [sort of] authority I do these things.30 Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men? Answer Me.31 And they reasoned and argued with one another, If we say, From heaven, He will say, Why then did you not believe him?32 But [on the other hand] can we say, From men? For they were afraid of the people, because everybody considered and held John actually to be a prophet.33 So they replied to Jesus, We do not know. And Jesus said to them, Neither am I going to tell you what [sort of] authority I have for doing these things.

Mark 12

1 AND [Jesus] started to speak to them in parables [with comparisons and illustrations]. A man planted a vineyard and put a hedge around it and dug a pit for the winepress and built a tower and let it out [for rent] to vinedressers and went into another country.2 When the season came, he sent a bond servant to the tenants to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.3 But they took him and beat him and sent him away without anything.4 Again he sent to them another bond servant, and they stoned him and wounded him in the head and treated him shamefully [sending him away with insults].5 And he sent another, and that one they killed; then many others--some they beat, and some they put to death.6 He had still one left [to send], a beloved son; last of all he sent him to them, saying, They will respect my son.7 But those tenants said to one another, Here is the heir; come on, let us put him to death, and [then] the inheritance will be ours.8 And they took him and killed him, and threw [his body] outside the vineyard.9 Now what will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the tenants, and give the vineyard to others.10 Have you not even read this [passage of] Scripture: The very Stone which [after putting It to the test] the builders rejected has become the Head of the corner [Cornerstone];11 This is from the Lord and is His doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes? 12 And they were trying to get hold of Him, but they were afraid of the people, for they knew that He spoke this parable with reference to and against them. So they left Him and departed. 13 But they sent some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians to Him for the purpose of entrapping Him in His speech.14 And they came up and said to Him, Teacher, we know that You are sincere and what You profess to be, that You cannot lie, and that You have no personal bias for anyone; for You are not influenced by partiality and have no regard for anyone’s external condition or position, but in [and on the basis of] truth You teach the way of God. Is it lawful (permissible and right) to give tribute (poll taxes) to Caesar or not?15 Should we pay [them] or should we not pay [them]? But knowing their hypocrisy, He asked them, Why do you put Me to the test? Bring Me a coin (a denarius), so I may see it.16 And they brought [Him one]. Then He asked them, Whose image (picture) is this? And whose superscription (title)? They said to Him, Caesar’s.17 Jesus said to them, Pay to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and to God the things that are God’s. And they stood marveling and greatly amazed at Him.18 And [some] Sadducees came to Him, [of that party] who say there is no resurrection, and they asked Him a question, saying,19 Teacher, Moses gave us [a law] that if a man’s brother died, leaving a wife but no child, the man must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. 20 Now there were seven brothers; the first one took a wife and died, leaving no children.21 And the second [brother] married her, and died, leaving no children; and the third did the same;22 And all seven, leaving no children. Last of all, the woman died also.23 Now in the resurrection, whose wife will she be? For the seven were married to her.24 Jesus said to them, Is not this where you wander out of the way and go wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God?25 For when they arise from among the dead, [men] do not marry nor are [women] given in marriage, but are like the angels in heaven.26 But concerning the dead being raised--have you not read in the book of Moses, [in the passage] about the [burning] bush, how God said to him, I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob? 27 He is not the God of [the] dead, but of [the] living! You are very wrong.28 Then one of the scribes came up and listened to them disputing with one another, and, noticing that Jesus answered them fitly and admirably, he asked Him, Which commandment is first and most important of all [in its nature]?29 Jesus answered, The first and principal one of all commands is: Hear, O Israel, The Lord our God is one Lord;30 And you shall love the Lord your God out of and with your whole heart and out of and with all your soul (your life) and out of and with all your mind (with your faculty of thought and your moral understanding) and out of and with all your strength. This is the first and principal commandment. 31 The second is like it and is this, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these. 32 And the scribe said to Him, Excellently and fitly and admirably answered, Teacher! You have said truly that He is One, and there is no other but Him;33 And to love Him out of and with all the heart and with all the understanding [with the faculty of quick apprehension and intelligence and keenness of discernment] and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, is much more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. [I Sam. 15:22; Hos. 6:6; Mic. 6:6-8; Heb. 10:8.]34 And when Jesus saw that he answered intelligently (discreetly and having his wits about him), He said to him, You are not far from the kingdom of God. And after that no one ventured or dared to ask Him any further question.35 And as Jesus taught in [a porch or court of] the temple, He said, How can the scribes say that the Christ is David’s Son?36 David himself, [inspired] in the Holy Spirit, declared, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies [a footstool] under Your feet. 37 David himself calls Him Lord; so how can it be that He is his Son? Now the great mass of the people heard [Jesus] gladly [listening to Him with delight].38 And in [the course of] His teaching, He said, Beware of the scribes, who like to go around in long robes and [to get] greetings in the marketplaces [public forums],39 And [have] the front seats in the synagogues and the chief couches (places of honor) at feasts,40 Who devour widows’ houses and to cover it up make long prayers. They will receive the heavier [sentence of] condemnation.41 And He sat down opposite the treasury and saw how the crowd was casting money into the treasury. Many rich [people] were throwing in large sums.42 And a widow who was poverty-stricken came and put in two copper mites [the smallest of coins], which together make half of a cent.43 And He called His disciples [to Him] and said to them, Truly and surely I tell you, this widow, [she who is] poverty-stricken, has put in more than all those contributing to the treasury.44 For they all threw in out of their abundance; but she, out of her deep poverty, has put in everything that she had--[even] all she had on which to live.

Mark 13

1 AND AS [Jesus] was coming out of the temple [area], one of His disciples said to Him, Look, Teacher! Notice the sort and quality of these stones and buildings!2 And Jesus replied to him, You see these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be loosened and torn down.3 And as He sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple [enclosure], Peter and James and John and Andrew asked Him privately,4 Tell us when is this to take place and what will be the sign when these things, all [of them], are about to be accomplished?5 And Jesus began to tell them, Be careful and watchful that no one misleads you [about it].6 Many will come in [appropriating to themselves] the name [of Messiah] which belongs to Me [basing their claims on the use of My name], saying, I am [He]! And they will mislead many.7 And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not get alarmed (troubled and frightened); it is necessary [that these things] take place, but the end is not yet.8 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines and calamities. This is but the beginning of the intolerable anguish and suffering [only the first of the birth pangs].9 But look to yourselves; for they will turn you over to councils, and you will be beaten in the synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for My sake as a testimony to them.10 And the good news (the Gospel) must first be preached to all nations.11 Now when they take you [to court] and put you under arrest, do not be anxious beforehand about what you are to say nor [ even ] meditate about it; but say whatever is given you in that hour and at the moment, for it is not you who will be speaking, but the Holy Spirit.12 And brother will hand over brother to death, and the father his child; and children will take a stand against their parents and [have] them put to death.13 And you will be hated and detested by everybody for My name’s sake, but he who patiently perseveres and endures to the end will be saved (made a partaker of the salvation by Christ, and delivered from spiritual death).14 But when you see the abomination of desolation mentioned by Daniel the prophet standing where it ought not to be--[and] let the one who reads take notice and consider and understand and heed [this]--then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 15 Let him who is on the housetop not go down into the house nor go inside to take anything out of his house;16 And let him who is in the field not turn back again to get his mantle (cloak).17 And alas for those who are pregnant and for those who have nursing babies in those days!18 Pray that it may not occur in winter,19 For at that time there will be such affliction (oppression and tribulation) as has not been from the beginning of the creation which God created until this particular time--and positively never will be [again].20 And unless the Lord had shortened the days, no human being would be saved (rescued); but for the sake of the elect, His chosen ones (those whom He picked out for Himself), He has shortened the days. 21 And then if anyone says to you, See, here is the Christ (the Messiah)! or, Look, there He is! do not believe it.22 False Christs (Messiahs) and false prophets will arise and show signs and [work] miracles to deceive and lead astray, if possible, even the elect (those God has chosen out for Himself).23 But look to yourselves and be on your guard; I have told you everything beforehand.24 But in those days, after [the affliction and oppression and distress of] that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; 25 And the stars will be falling from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. 26 And then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great (kingly) power and glory (majesty and splendor). 27 And then He will send out the angels and will gather together His elect (those He has picked out for Himself) from the four winds, from the farthest bounds of the earth to the farthest bounds of heaven.28 Now learn a lesson from the fig tree: as soon as its branch becomes tender and it puts forth its leaves, you recognize and know that summer is near.29 So also, when you see these things happening, you may recognize and know that He is near, at [the very] door.30 Surely I say to you, this generation (the whole multitude of people living at that one time) positively will not perish or pass away before all these things take place.31 Heaven and earth will perish and pass away, but My words will not perish or pass away.32 But of that day or that hour not a [single] person knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.33 Be on your guard [constantly alert], and watch and pray; for you do not know when the time will come.34 It is like a man [already] going on a journey; when he leaves home, he puts his servants in charge, each with his particular task, and he gives orders to the doorkeeper to be constantly alert and on the watch.35 Therefore watch (give strict attention, be cautious and alert), for you do not know when the Master of the house is coming--in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrowing, or in the morning--36 [Watch, I say] lest He come suddenly and unexpectedly and find you asleep.37 And what I say to you I say to everybody: Watch (give strict attention, be cautious, active, and alert)!

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