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Mark 11 Summary
Triumphal Entry and Temple Cleansing
Jesus enters Jerusalem riding a colt while crowds welcome him, spreading garments and branches, crying Hosanna and blessing the coming kingdom. He surveys the temple and returns the next day to find a fig tree with only leaves; he curses it and it withers. He cleanses the temple of merchants and moneychangers, declaring it should be a house of prayer. He teaches that faith combined with prayer and forgiveness receive what believers ask, and when temple leaders question his authority, he responds by asking about John's baptism.
Key themes
Key verses
Mark 11:9-10
“And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord:”
Mark 11:15-17
“And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;”
Mark 11:22-24
“And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.”
Mark 11:27-28
“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,”
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