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href="/bsb/mark/11.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/mark/11.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/mark/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />and he stopped everyone from using the Temple as a marketplace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/mark/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And he would not allow anyone to carry anything through the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/mark/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And He would not permit that anyone should carry a vessel through the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/mark/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And would not suffer that any man should carry <i>any</i> vessel through the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/mark/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And He would not allow anyone to carry wares through the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/mark/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple <i>grounds.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/mark/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and He would not permit anyone to carry merchandise through the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/mark/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and He would not permit anyone to carry goods through the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/mark/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and He was not permitting anyone to carry merchandise through the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/mark/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and He would not permit anyone to carry merchandise <i>or</i> household wares through the temple [grounds, using the temple area irreverently as a shortcut].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/mark/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and would not permit anyone to carry goods through the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/mark/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and would not permit anyone to carry goods through the temple complex. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/mark/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and he would not suffer that any man should carry a vessel through the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/mark/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jesus would not let anyone carry things through the temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/mark/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and he would not suffer that any man should carry a vessel through the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/mark/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He would not let anyone carry anything across the temple courtyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/mark/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and he would not let anyone carry anything through the Temple courtyards. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/mark/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He wouldn't even let anyone carry a vessel through the Temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/mark/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/mark/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and he would not permit anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/mark/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He would not allow anyone to carry a container through the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/mark/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />and would not allow any one to carry anything through the Temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/mark/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He would not allow anyone to carry a container through the temple. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/mark/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and He did not permit that any might carry a vessel through the temple,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And He would not permit that anyone should carry a vessel through the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/mark/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he did not suffer that any might bear a vessel through the temple,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/mark/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he permitted not that any should bring a vessel through the temple.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/mark/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he suffered not that any man should carry a vessel through the temple; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/mark/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he would not permit anyone to carry goods through the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/mark/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He did not permit anyone to carry anything through the temple area.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/mark/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and he would not allow anyone to carry anything through the temple.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/mark/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he would not allow any man to bring goods into the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/mark/11.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And he allowed no one to carry merchandise inside The Temple.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/mark/11.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And he suffered no one to carry a vessel through the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/mark/11.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />and He did not suffer that any one should carry a vessel through the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/mark/11.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />and would not suffer that any person should carry a vessel through the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/mark/11.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />nor would he suffer any baggage to be carried thro' the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />and would not allow any one to carry anything through the Temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/mark/11.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />and He was not permitting that any one should carry a vessel through the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/mark/11.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />and suffered not any <i>one</i> to carry a burthen through <i>the courts of</i> the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/mark/11-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DmwDTC71zvQ?start=3725" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/mark/11.htm">Jesus Cleanses the Temple</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15</span>When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/863.htm" title="863: ēphien (V-IIA-3S) -- From apo and hiemi; to send forth, in various applications.">He would not allow</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that."></a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tis (IPro-NMS) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">anyone</a> <a href="/greek/1308.htm" title="1308: dienenkē (V-ASA-3S) -- From dia and phero; to bear through, i.e. transport; usually to bear apart, i.e. to toss about; subjectively, to differ, or surpass.">to carry</a> <a href="/greek/4632.htm" title="4632: skeuos (N-ANS) -- A vessel, implement, equipment or apparatus (specially, a wife as contributing to the usefulness of the husband).">merchandise</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: dia (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">through</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2411.htm" title="2411: hierou (N-GNS) -- Neuter of hieros; a sacred place, i.e. The entire precincts of the Temple.">temple courts.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">17</span>Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-12.htm">Matthew 21:12-13</a></span><br />Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-45.htm">Luke 19:45-46</a></span><br />Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there. / He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-14.htm">John 2:14-16</a></span><br />In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables. / So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. / To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-7.htm">Isaiah 56:7</a></span><br />I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-11.htm">Jeremiah 7:11</a></span><br />Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-1.htm">Malachi 3:1-3</a></span><br />“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts. / But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap. / And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-9.htm">Psalm 69:9</a></span><br />because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-21.htm">Zechariah 14:21</a></span><br />Indeed, every pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy to the LORD of Hosts, and all who sacrifice will come and take some pots and cook in them. And on that day there will no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-29.htm">1 Kings 8:29-30</a></span><br />May Your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ‘My Name shall be there,’ so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place. / Hear the plea of Your servant and of Your people Israel when they pray toward this place. May You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place. May You hear and forgive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-20.htm">2 Chronicles 6:20-21</a></span><br />May Your eyes be open toward this temple day and night, toward the place where You said You would put Your Name, so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place. / Hear the plea of Your servant and of Your people Israel when they pray toward this place. May You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place. May You hear and forgive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/13-8.htm">Nehemiah 13:8-9</a></span><br />And I was greatly displeased and threw all of Tobiah’s household goods out of the room. / Then I ordered that the rooms be purified, and I had the articles of the house of God restored to them, along with the grain offerings and frankincense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/5-11.htm">Ezekiel 5:11</a></span><br />Therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable idols and abominations, I Myself will withdraw My favor; I will not look upon you with pity, nor will I spare you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-15.htm">Hosea 9:15</a></span><br />All their evil appears at Gilgal, for there I hated them. I will drive them from My house for the wickedness of their deeds. I will no longer love them; all their leaders are rebellious.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-21.htm">Amos 5:21-23</a></span><br />“I hate, I despise your feasts! I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies. / Even though you offer Me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; for your peace offerings of fattened cattle I will have no regard. / Take away from Me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-11.htm">Micah 3:11</a></span><br />Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/mark/10-37.htm">Allow</a> <a href="/mark/10-19.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/mark/8-19.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/numbers/19-15.htm">Container</a> <a href="/matthew/26-55.htm">Courts</a> <a href="/matthew/22-5.htm">Merchandise</a> <a href="/mark/10-14.htm">Permit</a> <a href="/mark/10-14.htm">Suffer</a> <a href="/mark/11-6.htm">Suffered</a> <a href="/mark/11-15.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/mark/4-21.htm">Vessel</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/4-41.htm">Allow</a> <a href="/mark/13-9.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/mark/15-21.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/luke/8-16.htm">Container</a> <a href="/mark/11-27.htm">Courts</a> <a href="/john/2-16.htm">Merchandise</a> <a href="/luke/8-32.htm">Permit</a> <a href="/luke/4-41.htm">Suffer</a> <a href="/luke/4-3.htm">Suffered</a> <a href="/mark/11-27.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/mark/14-13.htm">Vessel</a><div class="vheading2">Mark 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/11-1.htm">Jesus rides with triumph into Jerusalem;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/11-12.htm">curses the fruitless fig tree;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/11-15.htm">purges the temple;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/11-20.htm">exhorts his disciples to steadfastness of faith, and to forgive their enemies;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/11-27.htm">and defends his actions by the witness of John, who was a man sent of God.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/mark/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And He would not allow anyone</b><br>This phrase highlights Jesus' authority and determination. In the context of the temple, Jesus exercises His divine authority to enforce reverence and proper worship practices. This act is reminiscent of the zeal for God's house mentioned in <a href="/psalms/69-9.htm">Psalm 69:9</a>, which is often associated with Jesus' actions in the temple. It underscores His role as a reformer and protector of sacred spaces.<p><b>to carry merchandise</b><br>The carrying of merchandise through the temple courts indicates a misuse of the sacred space. The temple was meant to be a house of prayer (<a href="/isaiah/56-7.htm">Isaiah 56:7</a>), but it had become a marketplace. This commercialization of the temple was a significant issue, as it distracted from worship and exploited worshippers. Jesus' actions here are a fulfillment of <a href="/malachi/3.htm">Malachi 3:1-3</a>, where the Lord comes to purify the temple.<p><b>through the temple courts.</b><br>The temple courts refer to the outer areas of the temple complex, specifically the Court of the Gentiles. This was the only area where non-Jews could come to worship the God of Israel. By allowing commerce in this area, the religious leaders were obstructing the Gentiles' ability to worship. Jesus' cleansing of the temple courts is a prophetic act pointing to the inclusion of all nations in God's plan, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/56-6.htm">Isaiah 56:6-7</a> and <a href="/ephesians/2-14.htm">Ephesians 2:14-18</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jesus is demonstrating His authority and zeal for the sanctity of the temple.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>Located in Jerusalem, the temple is the focal point of Jewish worship and the setting for this event.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/merchants_and_money_changers.htm">Merchants and Money Changers</a></b><br>Individuals conducting business within the temple courts, whom Jesus confronts.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple_courts.htm">The Temple Courts</a></b><br>The outer area of the temple where commerce was taking place, disrupting the intended purpose of worship.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/passover.htm">Passover</a></b><br>The Jewish festival during which this event occurs, drawing many people to the temple.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/z/zeal_for_god's_house.htm">Zeal for God's House</a></b><br>Jesus' actions demonstrate a righteous zeal for the purity and purpose of God's house. Believers are called to have a similar zeal for the church and their own spiritual lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/purity_in_worship.htm">Purity in Worship</a></b><br>The temple was meant to be a place of worship, not commerce. This teaches us to maintain purity in our worship practices, ensuring they are focused on God and not distracted by worldly concerns.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/respect_for_sacred_spaces.htm">Respect for Sacred Spaces</a></b><br>Jesus' refusal to allow merchandise through the temple courts underscores the importance of respecting sacred spaces. This can be applied to how we treat our places of worship today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_against_distractions.htm">Guarding Against Distractions</a></b><br>Just as Jesus cleared the temple of distractions, believers are encouraged to remove distractions from their lives that hinder their relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/authority_of_christ.htm">Authority of Christ</a></b><br>Jesus' authority over the temple is a reminder of His divine authority over all aspects of life, calling us to submit to His lordship.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_mark_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Mark 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_jesus_cleanse_the_temple.htm">What was Jesus' purpose in cleansing the temple?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_jesus_cleanse_the_temple_same_day.htm">Did Jesus cleanse the temple the same day he entered Jerusalem? Yes (Matthew 21:12) or No, he waited until the next day (Mark 11:1-17)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_jesus'_temple_action_peaceful.htm">Mark 11:15-17: How is Jesus driving out merchants from the temple consistent with a message of peace and compassion?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_salvation_from_the_jews.htm">Why did Jesus disrupt the money changers' tables?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/mark/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) <span class= "bld">And would not suffer that any man.</span>--Peculiar to St. Mark. The vessels referred to included, probably, the baskets and other common implements of traffic. Men were using the courts of the Temple as a short cut from one part of the city to another.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/mark/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he would not suffer that any man should carry a vessel through the temple</span>. It was a great temptation to make the temple, at least the great court of the Gentiles, a thoroughfare. It was so extensive that a long and tedious circuit would be avoided, in going from one part of the city to another, by passing through it. To those, for example, who were passing from the sheep market, Bethesda, into the upper part of the city, the shortest cut was through this court and by Solomon's Porch. The distance would be greatly increased if they went round it. So the priests permitted servants and laborers, laden with anything, to take this shorter way through the great court of the temple. But our Lord hindered them, forbidding them with the voice of one that had authority, and restraining them with his hand, and compelling them to go back. He would have the whole of his Father's House regarded as sacred. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/mark/11-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">And</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">He would not allow</span><br /><span class="grk">ἤφιεν</span> <span class="translit">(ēphien)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_863.htm">Strong's 863: </a> </span><span class="str2">From apo and hiemi; to send forth, in various applications.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">anyone</span><br /><span class="grk">τις</span> <span class="translit">(tis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> </span><span class="str2">Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to carry</span><br /><span class="grk">διενέγκῃ</span> <span class="translit">(dienenkē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1308.htm">Strong's 1308: </a> </span><span class="str2">From dia and phero; to bear through, i.e. transport; usually to bear apart, i.e. to toss about; subjectively, to 'differ', or surpass.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">merchandise</span><br /><span class="grk">σκεῦος</span> <span class="translit">(skeuos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4632.htm">Strong's 4632: </a> </span><span class="str2">A vessel, implement, equipment or apparatus (specially, a wife as contributing to the usefulness of the husband).</span><br /><br /><span class="word">through</span><br /><span class="grk">διὰ</span> <span class="translit">(dia)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(tou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">temple courts.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἱεροῦ</span> <span class="translit">(hierou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2411.htm">Strong's 2411: </a> </span><span class="str2">Neuter of hieros; a sacred place, i.e. The entire precincts of the Temple.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/mark/11-16.htm">Mark 11:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/mark/11-16.htm">Mark 11:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/mark/11-16.htm">Mark 11:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/mark/11-16.htm">Mark 11:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/mark/11-16.htm">Mark 11:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/mark/11-16.htm">Mark 11:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/mark/11-16.htm">Mark 11:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/mark/11-16.htm">Mark 11:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/mark/11-16.htm">Mark 11:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/mark/11-16.htm">Mark 11:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/mark/11-16.htm">NT Gospels: Mark 11:16 He would not allow anyone to carry (Mar Mk Mr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/mark/11-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Mark 11:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Mark 11:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/mark/11-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Mark 11:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Mark 11:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>