Markus 11:15

Cleansing the Temple

11:15 Then ¹  they came to Jerusalem. ²  Jesus ³  entered the temple area ⁴  and began to drive out those who were selling and buying in the temple courts. ⁵  He turned over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves,

Markus 1:45

1:45 But as the man ⁶  went out he began to announce it publicly and spread the story widely, so that Jesus ⁷  was no longer able to enter any town openly but stayed outside in remote places. Still ⁸  they kept coming ⁹  to him from everywhere.

Markus 14:19

14:19 They were distressed, and one by one said to him, “Surely not I?”

[11:15]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[11:15]  ² map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[11:15]  ³ tn Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:15]  ⁴ tn Grk “the temple.”

[11:15]  sn The merchants (those who were selling) would have been located in the Court of the Gentiles.

[11:15]  ⁵ tn Grk “the temple.”

[11:15]  sn Matthew (21:12-27), Mark (here, 11:15-19), and Luke (19:45-46) record this incident of the temple cleansing at the end of Jesus’ ministry. John (2:13-16) records a cleansing of the temple at the beginning of Jesus’ ministry. See the note on the word temple courts in John 2:14 for a discussion of the relationship of these accounts to one another.

[1:45]  ⁶ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the man who was healed) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:45]  ⁷ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:45]  ⁸ tn Grk “and”; καί (kai) often has a mildly contrastive force, as here.

[1:45]  ⁹ tn The imperfect verb has been translated iteratively.