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Passage Lookup: Mark 11-12

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Mark 11:1
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Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King(a)(b)

As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany(c) at the Mount of Olives,(d) Jesus sent two of his disciples,
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Mark 11:2
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saying to them, "Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden.(e) Untie it and bring it here.
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Mark 11:3
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If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?' say, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here shortly.'"
Mark 11:4
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They went and found a colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway.(f) As they untied it,
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Mark 11:5
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some people standing there asked, "What are you doing, untying that colt?"
Mark 11:6
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They answered as Jesus had told them to, and the people let them go.
Mark 11:7
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When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it.
Mark 11:8
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Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields.
Mark 11:9
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Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted, "Hosanna![a]" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!"[b](g)
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Mark 11:10
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"Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!" "Hosanna in the highest heaven!"(h)
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Mark 11:11
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Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve.(i)
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Mark 11:12
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The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry.
Mark 11:13
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Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs.(m)
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Mark 11:14
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Then he said to the tree, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again." And his disciples heard him say it.
Mark 11:15
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On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves,
Mark 11:16
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and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts.
Mark 11:17
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And as he taught them, he said, "Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations'[c]?(n) But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.'[d]"(o)
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Mark 11:18
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The chief priests and the teachers of the law heard this and began looking for a way to kill him, for they feared him,(p) because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.(q)
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Mark 11:19
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When evening came, Jesus and his disciples[e] went out of the city.(r)
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Mark 11:20
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In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots.
Mark 11:21
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Peter remembered and said to Jesus, "Rabbi,(s) look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!"
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Mark 11:22
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"Have faith in God," Jesus answered.
Mark 11:23
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"Truly[f] I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them.(t)
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Mark 11:24
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Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.(u)
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Mark 11:25
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And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins."(v)
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Mark 11:26
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[26][g]
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Mark 11:27
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They arrived again in Jerusalem, and while Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders came to him.
Mark 11:28
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"By what authority are you doing these things?" they asked. "And who gave you authority to do this?"
Mark 11:29
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Jesus replied, "I will ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
Mark 11:30
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John's baptism—was it from heaven, or of human origin? Tell me!"
Mark 11:31
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They discussed it among themselves and said, "If we say, ‘From heaven,' he will ask, ‘Then why didn't you believe him?'
Mark 11:32
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But if we say, ‘Of human origin' …" (They feared the people, for everyone held that John really was a prophet.)(x)
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Mark 11:33
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So they answered Jesus, "We don't know." Jesus said, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things."
Mark 12:1
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The Parable of the Tenants(a)

Jesus then began to speak to them in parables: "A man planted a vineyard.(b) He put a wall around it, dug a pit for the winepress and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place.
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Mark 12:2
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At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.
Mark 12:3
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But they seized him, beat him and sent him away empty-handed.
Mark 12:4
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Then he sent another servant to them; they struck this man on the head and treated him shamefully.
Mark 12:5
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He sent still another, and that one they killed. He sent many others; some of them they beat, others they killed.
Mark 12:6
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"He had one left to send, a son, whom he loved. He sent him last of all,(c) saying, ‘They will respect my son.'
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Mark 12:7
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"But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let's kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'
Mark 12:8
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So they took him and killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
Mark 12:9
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"What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.
Mark 12:10
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Haven't you read this passage of Scripture: "‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;(d)
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Mark 12:11
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the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes'[a]?"(e)
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Mark 12:12
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Then the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders looked for a way to arrest him because they knew he had spoken the parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd;(f) so they left him and went away.(g)
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Mark 12:13
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Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians(i) to Jesus to catch him(j) in his words.
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Mark 12:14
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They came to him and said, "Teacher, we know that you are a man of integrity. You aren't swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are; but you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it right to pay the imperial tax[b] to Caesar or not?
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Mark 12:15
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Should we pay or shouldn't we?" But Jesus knew their hypocrisy. "Why are you trying to trap me?" he asked. "Bring me a denarius and let me look at it."
Mark 12:16
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They brought the coin, and he asked them, "Whose image is this? And whose inscription?" "Caesar's," they replied.
Mark 12:17
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Then Jesus said to them, "Give back to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's."(k) And they were amazed at him.
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Mark 12:18
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Then the Sadducees,(m) who say there is no resurrection,(n) came to him with a question.
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Mark 12:19
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"Teacher," they said, "Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.(o)
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Mark 12:20
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Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died without leaving any children.
Mark 12:21
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The second one married the widow, but he also died, leaving no child. It was the same with the third.
Mark 12:22
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In fact, none of the seven left any children. Last of all, the woman died too.
Mark 12:23
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At the resurrection[c] whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?"
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Mark 12:24
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Jesus replied, "Are you not in error because you do not know the Scriptures(p) or the power of God?
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Mark 12:25
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When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.(q)
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Mark 12:26
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Now about the dead rising—have you not read in the Book of Moses, in the account of the burning bush, how God said to him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'[d]?(r)
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Mark 12:27
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He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!"
Mark 12:28
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One of the teachers of the law(t) came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, "Of all the commandments, which is the most important?"
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Mark 12:29
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"The most important one," answered Jesus, "is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.[e]
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Mark 12:30
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Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.'[f](u)
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Mark 12:31
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The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.'[g](v) There is no commandment greater than these."
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Mark 12:32
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"Well said, teacher," the man replied. "You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but him.(w)
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Mark 12:33
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To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices."(x)
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Mark 12:34
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When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God."(y) And from then on no one dared ask him any more questions.(z)
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Mark 12:35
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While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts,(ac) he asked, "Why do the teachers of the law say that the Messiah is the son of David?(ad)
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Mark 12:36
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David himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit,(ae) declared: "‘The Lord said to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet."'[h](af)
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Mark 12:37
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David himself calls him ‘Lord.' How then can he be his son?" The large crowd(ag) listened to him with delight.
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Mark 12:38
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As he taught, Jesus said, "Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and be greeted with respect in the marketplaces,
Mark 12:39
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and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.(ah)
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Mark 12:40
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They devour widows' houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely."
Mark 12:41
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Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put(aj) and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts.
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Mark 12:42
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But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents.
Mark 12:43
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Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others.
Mark 12:44
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They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on."(ak)
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