Markus 7:1

Breaking Human Traditions

7:1 Now ¹  the Pharisees ²  and some of the experts in the law ³  who came from Jerusalem ⁴  gathered around him.

Markus 3:8

3:8 Jerusalem, ⁵  Idumea, beyond the Jordan River, ⁶  and around Tyre ⁷  and Sidon ⁸  a great multitude came to him when they heard about the things he had done.

Markus 3:22

3:22 The experts in the law ⁹  who came down from Jerusalem ¹⁰  said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” ¹¹  and, “By the ruler ¹²  of demons he casts out demons.”

Markus 11:1

The Triumphal Entry

11:1 Now ¹³  as they approached Jerusalem, ¹⁴  near Bethphage ¹⁵  and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, ¹⁶  Jesus ¹⁷  sent two of his disciples

Markus 11:11

11:11 Then ¹⁸  Jesus ¹⁹  entered Jerusalem and went to the temple. And after looking around at everything, he went out to Bethany with the twelve since it was already late.

Markus 11:27

The Authority of Jesus

11:27 They came again to Jerusalem. ²⁰  While Jesus ²¹  was walking in the temple courts, ²²  the chief priests, the experts in the law, ²³  and the elders came up to him

Markus 15:41

15:41 When he was in Galilee, they had followed him and given him support. ²⁴  Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem ²⁵  were there too.

Markus 10:33

10:33 “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and experts in the law. ²⁶  They will condemn him to death and will turn him over to the Gentiles.

Markus 11:15

Cleansing the Temple

11:15 Then ²⁷  they came to Jerusalem. ²⁸  Jesus ²⁹  entered the temple area ³⁰  and began to drive out those who were selling and buying in the temple courts. ³¹  He turned over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves,

Markus 10:32

Third Prediction of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection

10:32 They were on the way, going up to Jerusalem. ³²  Jesus was going ahead of them, and they were amazed, but those who followed were afraid. He took the twelve aside again and began to tell them what was going to happen to him.

[7:1]  ¹ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[7:1]  ² sn See the note on Pharisees in 2:16.

[7:1]  ³ tn Or “and some of the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.

[7:1]  ⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[3:8]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[3:8]  ⁶ tn “River” is not in the Greek text but is supplied for clarity. The region referred to here is sometimes known as Transjordan (i.e., “across the Jordan”).

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[3:8]  ⁸ sn These last two locations, Tyre and Sidon, represented an expansion outside of traditional Jewish territory. Jesus’ reputation continued to expand into new regions.

[3:8]  map For location see Map1 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

[3:22]  ⁹ tn Or “The scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.

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[3:22]  ¹¹ tn Grk “He has Beelzebul.”

[3:22]  sn Beelzebul is another name for Satan. So some people recognized Jesus’ work as supernatural, but called it diabolical.

[3:22]  ¹² tn Or “prince.”

[11:1]  ¹³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

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[11:1]  ¹⁵ sn The exact location of the village of Bethphage is not known. Most put it on the southeast side of the Mount of Olives and northwest of Bethany, about 1.5 miles (3 km) east of Jerusalem.

[11:1]  ¹⁶ sn “Mountain” in English generally denotes a higher elevation than it often does in reference to places in Palestine. The Mount of Olives is really a ridge running north to south about 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) long, east of Jerusalem across the Kidron Valley. Its central elevation is about 30 meters (100 ft) higher than Jerusalem. It was named for the large number of olive trees which grew on it.

[11:1]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:11]  ¹⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Then” to indicate the transition from the previous narrative.

[11:11]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:27]  ²⁰ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[11:27]  ²¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:27]  ²² tn Grk “the temple.”

[11:27]  ²³ tn Or “the chief priests, the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.

[15:41]  ²⁴ tn Grk “and ministered to him.”

[15:41]  sn Cf. Luke 8:3.

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[10:33]  ²⁶ tn Or “chief priests and scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.

[11:15]  ²⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[11:15]  ²⁸ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[11:15]  ²⁹ tn Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:15]  ³⁰ 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]  ³¹ 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.

[10:32]  ³² map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.