Ecclesiastical history informs us, that St. Gregory of Neo-Cæsarea, surnamed Thaumaturgus (whose feast is kept Nov. 17.) performed this miracle, removing by his prayers a mountain that obstructed the building of a church. (Ven. Bede)
See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 21:18. Mark 11:11 INTO THE TEMPLE - Not into the edifice properly called “the temple,” but into the “courts” which surrounded the principal edifice....
PART III. THE SERVANT IN JERUSALEM PRESENTED AS KING AND REJECTED -- Chapter s 11-13 Chapter 11 __ 1. The Servant enters into Jerusalem. (Mark 11:1 .Matthew 21:1; Luke 19:28;...
THE POWER OF FAITH. On the third day of the week, Peter draws attention to the withered fig-tree, and Jesus uses it to illustrate the great power of faith. The teaching does not seem to spring very di...
Jesus answered, "Have faith in God. This is the truth I tell you--whoever will say to this mountain, 'Be lifted up and be cast into the sea,' and who in his heart does not doubt, but believes that wha...
THE COMING OF THE KING (Mark 11:1-6)...
VERILY. See note _on_ Matthew 5:18. THIS MOUNTAIN. Referring, and probably pointing to Olivet. Compare Matthew 17:20; Matthew 21:21. and see note on...
_verily I say unto you_ With great solemnity He seeks to impress upon them a truth which would be of the greatest import to them, when they went forth, as His Apostles, to establish and spread His kin...
23. [2565][2566][2567][2568] omit γάρ, [2569][2570][2571][2572] omit δ ἐὰν εἴπῃ. [2565] Codex Sinaiticus. 4th cent. Discovered by Tischendorf in 1859 at the Monastery of St Katharine on Mount Sinai....
20–25. THE LESSON OF THE WITHERED FIG-TREE Matthew 21:19-22...
Ver 19. And when even was come, He went out of the city. 20. And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. 21. And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto Him,...
_JUDGMENT AGAINST THE FRUITLESS TREE EXPLAINED MARK 11:20-26:_ Within about twenty-four hours the fig tree had dried up from the roots. Peter seemed to have been the person that was so impressed with...
ΕΪ́ΠΗ _aor. conj. act., см._ Mark 11:3. _Conj._ с ΆΝ (G302) в indef. rel. _прид._ ΆΡΘΗΤΙ _aor. imper. pass. от_ Α'ΊΡΩ (G142) поднимать; _pass._ подниматься, ΒΛΉΘΗΤΙ _aor. imper. pass. от_ ΒΆΛΛΩ (G90...
C. TUESDAY: 1. THE LESSON OF THE WITHERED FIG TREE. 11:20-26 _TEXT 11:20-26_ And as they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away from the roots. And Peter calling to remembrance...
_SUMMARY 11:1 TO 12:44_ In this section the historian has presented only one miracle, that of withering the barren fig-tree. The section is chiefly taken up with conversations and speeches, in which s...
For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he...
3 11 See Mat_21:10-11 12-14 Compare Mat_21:18-19 12 A beautiful figure of the condition of Israel at that time is found in the barren fig tree. On a fruitful fig tree the figs form before the leave...
11:23 for (a-45) Lit. 'shall be to.'...
JESUS RIDES INTO JERUSALEM. THE FIG TREE. CLEANSING THE TEMPLE; CHRIST'S AUTHORITY CHALLENGED 1-11. The entry into Jerusalem (Matthew 21:1; Luke 19:29; John 12:12). See on Mt and Jn....
THE WITHERING OF THE FIG TREE. THE POWER OF FAITH (Matthew 21:20). See on Mt....
CHRIST IN THE BIBLE: MARK’S GOSPEL _KEITH SIMONS_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 11 CHRIST THE KING COMES TO JERUSALEM VERSES 1-11 Jesus and the crowd were near Je...
CHAPTER 11:12-14, 20-25 (MARK 11:12; MARK 11:20) THE BARREN FIG-TREE "And on the morrow, when they were come out from Bethany, He hungered. And seeing a fig-tree afar off having leaves, He came, if h...
in Matthew 17:20; Luke 17:6; Mark 11:24 in Matthew 7:7; Luke 11:9;...
_The withered fig tree and relative conversation_ (Matthew 21:20-22)....
THE CONDITIONS OF PRAYER Mark 11:20-33 The great lesson taught by this stricken tree justified its doom. It was not yet the time of the fig harvest, but some of last year's fruit might still be found...
This is the one occasion in the life of Jesus on which He of set purpose, and in such a way as to be understood of the crowds, took the position and accepted the homage of a King. Afterward the discip...
THE WITHERING OF THE FIG-TREE Matthew 21:20-22; Mark 11:20-26. _“And early in the morning, they, passing by, saw the fig-tree withered from its roots.”_ The withering was so decisive that even the tru...
(12) And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry: (13) And seeing a fig tree afar off; having leaves, he came, if haply he might find anything thereon: and when he came to it, h...
The transfiguration, as a matter of fact witnessed by the eyes of chosen witnesses, introduces naturally the great change that was about to be effected by the mighty power of God; for that wondrous sc...
In that which follows (chapter 11) Jesus presents Himself to Jerusalem as King. His reception shews the extent to which the testimony He had rendered had acted on the hearts of the simple. God ordaine...
FOR VERILY I SAY UNTO YOU, THAT WHOSOEVER SHALL SAY UNTO THIS MOUNTAIN,.... The Mount of Olives, at, or near which they now were, BE THOU REMOVED, AND BE THOU CAST INTO THE SEA; that is, of Galilee,...
For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he s...
_Jesus answering, saith, Have faith in God_ The original expression, εχετε πιστιν θεου, is literally, _Have a faith of God;_ that is, say some, _Have a strong faith._ And it is a known Hebraism, to su...
THIS MOUNTAIN; to remove a mountain was a common phrase for the most difficult thing. HE SHALL HAVE WHATSOEVER HE SAITH; the things which, in the name of Christ, under the guidance of his Spirit, and...
The lesson of the dead tree:...
FOR VERILY I SAY UNTO, YOU, THAT WHOSOEVER SHALL SAY UNTO THIS MOUNTAIN, BE THOU REMOVED, AND BE THOU CAST INTO THE SEA, AND SHALL NOT DOUBT IN HIS HEART, BUT SHALL BELIEVE THAT THOSE THINGS WHICH HE...
Mark 11:12-26 SERMON #1 TITLE: Nothing But Leaves TEXT: Mark 11:12-26 PROPOSITION: Many talk the talk, but do not walk the walk. QUESTION: What? KEY WORD: Applications READING: Same INTRODUCTION: 1....
19-26 The disciples could not think why that fig-tree should so soon wither away; but all wither who reject Christ; it represented the state of the Jewish church. We should rest in no religion that d...
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Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book VII This Gnostic, to speak compendiously, makes up for the absence of the apostles, by the rectitude of his life, the accuracy of his knowledge, by benefiting his...
Mark 11:23 For G1063 assuredly G281 say G3004 (G5719) you G5213 G3754 whoever G3739 G302 says...
Mark 11:23-24. See on Matthew 21:21-22. THIS MOUNTAIN. Probably pointing to Mount Moriah, where stood the temple, the centre of the Jewish worship and the bulwark of the hypocritical hierarchy. WH...
Order of Events. On _Monday morning_ the fig tree was cursed (Mark 11:12-14), on the same day the temple cleansed (Mark 11:15-19), the chief-priests murmuring at the children's Hosannas there (Matthew...
SHALL NOT DOUBT IN HIS HEART (μη διακριθη εν τη καρδια αυτου). First aorist passive subjunctive with ος αν. The verb means a divided judgment (δια from δυο, two, and κρινω, to judge). Wavering doub...
WHOSOEVER See (Matthew 17:20); (Luke 11:1). ( See Scofield) - (Luke 11:1). (Luke 17:6); ...
CONTENTS: Official presentation of Jesus as King. The barren fig tree. Purifying of the temple. The prayer of faith. Jesus' authority questioned. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Peter, disciples, John the Baptist...
Mark 11:1. _When they came nigh to Jerusalem._ This chapter, with the exception of a few words, is the same as Matthew 21. Mark 11:9. _They that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hos...
It was dead all the way down to its roots. Mark tells that this took place early next morning, the day following the cursing of the fig tree. This was symbolic of what would happen to the part of the...
_That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed._ THIS MOUNTAIN “This mountain,” which Christ promised His disciples power to remove, and which in after years they did most effectually...
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 11:22 Moving a MOUNTAIN was symbolic language for doing the seemingly impossible (compare Isaiah 40:4;...
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 11:12 Jesus’ first actions, after being hailed by the people as King, are to pass judgment on Jerusalem figuratively through the cursing of the fig tree and to cleanse the temple. Th...
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 11:1 Entering and Judging Jerusalem. Jesus enters Jerusalem triumphantly, cleanses the temple, and authoritatively teaches both opponents and disciples....
JESUS SAYS THE DISCIPLES CAN PRAY FOR ANYTHING MATTHEW 21:20-22; MARK 11:20-26; MATTHEW 21:20 And when the disciples saw [_it_], they marvelled,...
CHAPTER 11 1 _Christ rideth with triumph into Jerusalem_ : 12 _curseth the fruitless leafy tree_ : 15 _purgeth the temple_ : 20 _exhorteth his disciples to stedfastness of faith, and to forgive their...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Mark 11:13. IF HAPLY.—If, _after all_—although not the proper time for fruit. Mark 11:17. The marginal rendering is preferable. Mark 11:19. See R. V....
EXPOSITION MARK 11:1 AND WHEN THEY DREW NIGH UNTO JERUSALEM, UNTO BETHPHAGE AND BETHANY, AT THE MOUNT OF OLIVES. St. Matthew (Matthew 21:1) says, "When they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and came unto B...
And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, [they were] at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go your way into the village over agains...
1 Corinthians 13:2; Hebrews 11:17; James 1:5; James 1:6; John 14:13;...
Shall come to pass [γ ι ν ε τ α ι]. Rather cometh to pass, as Rev....
(CF. MARK 11:12-14; MARK 11:20)— When was the fig tree cursed by Jesus, before or after the temple was cleansed? PROBLEM: Matthew places the cursing of the fig tree after the cleansing of the temple....
There are two qualifications requisite in prayer, if we expect to find acceptance with God, namely, faith and love; to the first Christ had spoken in the former verse, to the latter in this. WHEN YE S...