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Mark 11 — Sermon Preparation
Jesus enters Jerusalem in triumph, curses a fig tree, cleanses the temple, and faces questions about his authority. Below is a research summary for Mark 11, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 33
- verses
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- Greek words / lemmas
- 38
- classic sermon excerpts
- 7
- preachers & commentators
Mark 11 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| πῶλος | pōlos | G4454 | 4 | colt |
| ἱερός | hierón | G2411 | 5 | temple |
| ἀποκρίνομαι | apokrínomai | G611 | 5 | answer |
| ἐξουσία | exousía | G1849 | 4 | authority, jurisdiction, liberty, power |
| Βηθανία | Bēthanía | G963 | 3 | Bethany |
| συκῆ | sykē | G4808 | 3 | fig tree |
| Ἱεροσόλυμα | Hierosólyma | G2414 | 4 | Jerusalem |
How preachers through history handled this text
38 public-domain excerpts on Mark 11, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Our Saviour shows how near akin his doctrine and baptism were to those of John; they had the same design and tendency, to bring in the gospel kingdom. These elders did not deserve to be taught; for it was plain that they contended not for truth, but victory: nor did he need to tell them; for the works he did, told them plainly he had authority from God; since no man could do the miracles which he did, unless God were with him.”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Mark 11:27–40 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Bethany 1— Mark 11:1
- Bethphage— Mark 11:1
- Jerusalem— Mark 11:1
- Mount of Olives— Mark 11:1
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