The Grace Commentary – Your free verse-by-verse Bible commentary Mark 11

Mark 11:1

As they approached Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples,

Bethany was a village about two miles from Jerusalem; see entrada for John 11:18.

Mark 11:11

Jesus entered Jerusalem and came into the temple; and after looking around at everything, He left for Bethany with the twelve, since it was already late.

(uma) Looking around. What Jesus saw was that the money changers were back. At the beginning of his public ministry, he had overturned their tables and driven the livestock from the temple (John 2:13–17). Tomorrow, he would do it again (see Mark 11:15).

(b) Bethany was a village about two miles from Jerusalem; see entrada for John 11:18.

Marcos 11:13

Vendo de longe uma figueira em folha, foi ver se talvez encontrasse alguma coisa nela; e, chegando lá, não achou senão folhas, porque não era época de figos.

Ele não encontrou nada. John, the last of the old covenant prophets, urged the religious Jews to “Bear the fruit of repentance” (Matt 3:8), but they didn’t listen. Then for three years Jesus searched Israel in vain for the fruit of faith. When Jesus entered Jerusalem at the start of his final week, the people waved branches without fruit and the next morning, Jesus cursed a fruitless fig tree (see next verse).

Marcos 11:14

Ele lhe disse: “Que ninguém mais coma frutas de você!” E Seus discípulos estavam ouvindo.

A maldição da figueira infrutífera foi um ato profético que simboliza a rejeição auto-infligida de Israel. Ver entrada for Mark 11:21.

Mark 11:15

Then they came to Jerusalem. And He entered the temple and began to drive out those who were buying and selling in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling doves;

Drive out. This was the second time Jesus cleared the temple. The first time happened at the beginning of his public ministry (John 2:13–17). On that occasion, Jesus drove out the livestock with a homemade whip and he overturned the tables of the money changers. Evidently, the merchants had moved back in, so Jesus cleared them out again.

All this activity took place in the outer Court of the Gentiles. This court was set aside for non-Jewish proselytes as a place of worship. It was a sacred place where people came from all over the world to worship God. But the temple officials had allowed the merchants to turn the court into a marketplace.

Mark 11:16

and He would not permit anyone to carry merchandise through the temple.

Carry merchandise. In addition to being a marketplace, the Court of the Gentiles had become a thoroughfare for people carrying household items, baskets, and vessels from one part of the city to another.

The temple precinct was a massive 35 acre complex. For Jesus to put a stop to all trade and through-traffic would have required a coordinated effort involving his disciples. But shut it down he did. The religious leaders were alarmed. Since Jesus had become a threat to their business, they resolved to kill him (Mark 11:18, Luke 19:47).

Mark 11:17

And He began to teach and say to them, “Is it not written, ‘MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER FOR ALL THE NATIONS’? But you have made it a ROBBERS’ DEN.”

(uma) It is written; see entrada for Mark 1:2.

(b) Robbers. The original word (lestes) means armed brigands of the kind who robbed and beat the traveler on the road to Jericho (Luke 10:30), and who also menaced Paul in his travels (2 Cor. 11:26). Two such brigands were crucified beside Christ (Matt. 27:38), and Barabbas was also a brigand (John. 18:40). A robber is no mere thief but a violent outlaw who works in a group and ambushes his victims.

Mark 11:18

The chief priests and the scribes heard this, and began seeking how to destroy Him; for they were afraid of Him, for the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.

(uma) The chief priests; see entrada for Matt. 2:4.

(b) Scribes; see entrada for Matt. 5:20.

(c) Astonished. The people were literally “struck with astonishment” because Jesus’ message nothing like what they were used to hearing from the scribes and religious leaders. This kind of amazed reaction was common when Jesus ministered (e.g., Matt. 7:28, 13:54, 22:33, Mark 1:22).

Marcos 11:21

Sendo lembrado, Pedro lhe disse: “Rabi, eis que a figueira que amaldiçoaste secou”.

Secou. The Israelites cut themselves off through unbelief. “God did not reject his people … they were broken off because of unbelief” (Rom. 11:2, 20).

Os judeus religiosos confiavam em si mesmos. Sua fonte era o eu e sua raiz era sua queda. Assim como a figueira secou da raiz, os judeus religiosos apodreceram de dentro para fora. O que eles deveriam ter feito? Eles deveriam ter ouvido a Jesus. Eles deveriam ter abandonado sua busca por auto-aperfeiçoamento, colocado sua fé em Deus e se permitido ser enxertados na Videira viva.

Marcos 11:22

E Jesus respondeu, dizendo-lhes: “Tende fé em Deus.

Tenha fé em Deus. The vast majority of first-century Jews had faith in God and this would have been true of the disciples. They believed that God was one (Jas. 2:19). But while this is a good start, this is not a saving faith (see entrada for Jas. 2:14), and it’s not the kind of faith that moves mountains.

Marcos 11:23

“Em verdade vos digo que aquele que disser a este monte: 'Seja arrebatado e lançado no mar', e não duvidar em seu coração, mas acredita que o que ele diz vai acontecer, isso lhe será concedido.

(uma) Não duvida. Doubt is a faith-killer. The one who doubts has the mind of a storm-tossed sea (Jas. 1:6). The remedy to doubt is not to whip yourself into a frenzy of DIY faith, but to remind yourself of the goodness of God.

(b) Mas acredita. Ter fé é estar persuadido de que Deus é quem ele diz ser. A fé é uma persuasão ou um substantivo, enquanto acreditar é uma obra ou um verbo. É possível ter fé em Deus e ainda ser cativo da dúvida e da incredulidade.

Marcos 11:24

“Por isso vos digo que todas as coisas pelas quais pedirdes e orardes, crede que as recebestes, e vos serão concedidas.

Acredite que você os recebeu. Tudo vem a nós pela graça e é recebido pela fé.

Marcos 11:25

“Quando você estiver orando, perdoe, se você tiver alguma coisa contra alguém, para que seu Pai que está nos céus também perdoe suas transgressões.

(uma) Seu pai. O Criador Todo-Poderoso quer que você se relacione com ele como seu Pai amoroso. Ver entrada for Matthew 5:16.

(b) Perdoar; Vejo entrada para o perdão.

(c) Também vai te perdoar. The sole condition for receiving the gift of forgiveness is faith (see previous verse). But if you harbor unforgiveness in your heart, you’re going to have a hard time receiving God’s forgiveness. Conversely, when you know how much Christ has forgiven you, you will be empowered to forgive others (Col. 3:13). See entrada for Luke 11:4.

(d) Transgressions. The original noun (paraptōma) is a fall or slip and is sometimes translated as trespasses (2 Cor. 5:19). It’s a slip up, a mistake, an error. In context, it means our sins.

Marcos 11:26

[“Mas, se você não perdoar, seu Pai que está nos céus também não perdoará suas transgressões.”]

Este versículo está entre colchetes e omitido em algumas Bíblias, pois não aparece em alguns manuscritos. Parece ser uma repetição de algo que Jesus disse no Sermão da Montanha. Ver entrada for Matthew 6:15.

Mark 11:27

They came again to Jerusalem. And as He was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to Him,

(uma) Walking to the temple. Mark records the temple officials questioning Jesus en route to the temple while Matthew and Luke say they questioned him while he was teaching at the temple (Matt. 21:23, Luke 19:47).

(b) The chief priests; see entrada for Matt. 2:4.

(d) Elders; see entrada for Matt. 16:21.

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