Mark 11:29 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 11:29

“I will ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

BSB

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ASV

And Jesus said unto them, I will ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

KJV

And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

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Commentary

2 voices

Bede

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (735)

(ubi sup.) The Lord might indeed have confuted the cavils of his tempters by a direct answer, but prudently puts them a question, that they might be condemned either by their silence or their speaking.

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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And Jesus answered and said unto them,.... Being not in the least intimidated by such a body of men: I will also ask of you one question; or "one word", or "one thing"; λογος, here answers to the Hebrew word דבר, which signifies both "word" and "thing": and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things; See Gill on Mat 21:24.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

This colt was borrowed too. Christ went upon the water in a borrowed boat, ate the passover in a borrowed chamber, was buried in a borrowed sepulchre, and here rode on a borrowed ass. Let not Christians scorn to be beholden one to another, and, when need is, to go a borrowing, for our Master did not.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1857)

Let us observe in these verses, how much spiritual blindness may be in the hearts of those who hold high ecclesiastical office . We see "the chief priests and scribes and elders" coming to our Lord Jesus, and raising difficulties and objections in the way of His work. These men, we know, were the accredited teachers and rulers of the Jewish Church. They were regarded by the Jews as the fountain and spring-head of religious knowledge. They were, most of them, regularly ordained to the position they held, and could trace their orders by regular descent from Aaron.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
δὲ	de	And	G1161 →
Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Jesus	G2424 →
εἶπεν	eipen	said	G2036 →
αὐτοῖς·	autois	to them;	G846 →
ἐπερωτήσω	eperōtēsō	I will ask	G1905 →
ὑμᾶς	humas	you	G4771 →
ἕνα	hena	one	G1520 →
λόγον,	logon	question,	G3056 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἀποκρίθητέ	apokrithēte	do answer	G611 →
μοι,	moi	Me,	G3165 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐρῶ	erō	I will tell	G4483 →
ὑμῖν	humin	you	G4771 →
ἐν	en	by	G1722 →
ποίᾳ	poia	what	G4169 →
ἐξουσίᾳ	exousia	authority	G1849 →
ταῦτα	tauta	these things	G3778 →
ποιῶ.	poiō	I do.	G4160 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 52:13
Behold, My Servant will prosper; He will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.
leads to
- Philippians 2:7–11
  but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.
- Matthew 28:18
  Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
- Isaiah 42:1
  “Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
- John 3:31
  The One who comes from above is above all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks as one from the earth. The One who comes from heaven is…
- Jeremiah 23:5
  Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
Through
Matthew 21:24
“I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
leads to
- Luke 6:9
  Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”
- Colossians 4:6
  Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
- Matthew 10:16
  Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Mark

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Mark