Mark 11:1-26,Psalm 46:1-11,Leviticus 27:14-Numbers 1:54,Proverbs 10:23

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 11:19

‘And whenever it was evening He went out of the city.’ This was necessarily so because their camp was on the Mount of Olives near Bethany. But in Mark’s eyes it probably also symbolises His unwillingness to be fully identified with Jerusalem. He would not accept the hospitality of those whom He had sentenced. ‘Whenever.’ Each night He returned with His disciples to where He was staying in or just outside Bethany (Mark 11:12; Matthew 21:17), on the lower slopes of the Mount of Olives (Luke... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 11:19-25

The Lessons Of The Fig Tree Which Has Withered (11:19-25). When Peter calls Jesus’ attention to the fact that the fig tree has withered, Jesus uses the fact to draw a number of lessons. Firstly that anything is possible to the one who has faith, secondly that even the mountain that they could see before them (symbolic of the withered Temple) could be cast into the sea (symbolic of judgment) by faith, and thirdly of the necessity for forgiving and being forgiven if they too were to avoid... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 11:20

‘And as they passed by in the morning they saw the fig tree, withered away from its roots.’ ‘They passed by.’ Possibly, but not necessarily, the day after the cleansing of the Temple. The point is that they saw it when they were re-entering the city whose end it portrayed, which was probably the next morning. ‘They saw the fig tree withered away from its roots.’ It is emphasised that its roots were dead, just as the supposed source of religious sustenance for the Jews was dead. read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 11:21

‘And Peter, calling to memory what had happened, says to him, “Rabbi. See. The fig tree which you cursed is withered away.’ As usual it was Peter who spoke up on behalf of the group, even though they had no doubt been pointing it out to each other (for Jesus replied to ‘them’). Note that it is Peter, and not Jesus, who speaks of the fig tree being ‘cursed’. That was the ‘popular’ way of looking at it. Interestingly the lesson that Jesus draws from this is one of the power of faith, and He... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 11:22-23

‘And Jesus answering says to them, “Have faith in God. Truly I say to you that whoever will say to this mountain, ‘be you taken up and cast into the sea’, and shall not doubt in his heart but will believe that what he says happens, he will have it.’ Jesus’ reply to Peter and the others was that, as He Himself had demonstrated, they must have faith in God. He was pointing out the lesson of what faith can accomplish. The one who truly has confidence in God can not only wither fig trees but can... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 11:24

“Therefore I say to you, All things whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received them and you will have them”. This and the following verse could well be a teaching of Jesus which Mark knew of and put here in order to provide it with a context. It could be seen as a more general saying rather than as fitting the context directly. In that case it is a promise to the dedicated follower of Christ that whenever, in His service for God, he or she has a great need, they can come with... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 11:25

‘And whenever you stand praying, forgive if you have anything against anyone, that your Father who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.’ This is another saying of Jesus which at first sight appears to be even more ‘unattached’. Looking at it from this point of view it is a reminder that if we want our prayers to be answered our hearts must be right with God, and that means having a right attitude towards our fellowman. As we have the heart to forgive, so will we be forgiven (compare... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 11:1-10

Mark 11:1-2 Samuel : . The Triumphal Entry.— This incident Wellhausen and HNT regard as opening a new section of the gospel, which they end with Mark 13:37. Jesus is now close to Jerusalem, Bethphage (“ house of young figs” ) being apparently between Jerusalem and Bethany (? “ house of dates,” so Swete, or “ house of unripe fruit,” EBi, col. 548) and forming one of the limits of the Sabbatic zone round Jerusalem. In the neighbourhood of this village, Jesus adopts a plan which possessed and... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 11:1-14

Mark 11:11-2 Chronicles : . The Cursing of the Fig-Tree.— Though it is difficult to believe that Jesus spent only one crowded week in Jerusalem, Mk. here becomes confidently precise in chronology, and he tells the story of the fig-tree, distinguishing the stages in it, as if he were following exact recollections. On the first evening, Jesus surveyed the Temple, not as if He had never seen it before, but to determine His course of action. After looking round, He withdrew to Bethany. The next... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 11:15-19

Mark 11:15-Psalms : . The Cleansing of the Temple.— Jesus now follows up His survey of the Temple with an attempt to abolish the market set up in the outermost court, the court of the Gentiles, for the convenience of Jews who had to purchase sacrificial victims and who wished to obtain by a dear exchange the half-shekel wherewith to pay their Temple-tax. [76] Mk. alone says ( Mark 11:16) that Jesus reinforced the standing rule against using the court as a thoroughfare. The phrase “ for all... read more

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 11:19

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 11:19-25

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 11:20

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 11:21

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 11:22-23

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 11:24

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 11:25

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 11:1-10

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 11:1-14

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 11:15-19

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