MARK 11:27 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
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ULT And they come to Jerusalem again, and he walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders come to him.

UST After that, Jesus and his apprentices again arrived at the city of Jerusalem. While Jesus was walking around in the temple area, some of the ruling priests, the teachers of the Jewish law, and the other Jewish leaders approached him.

BSB After their return to Jerusalem, [Jesus] was walking in the temple [courts], [and] the chief priests, scribes, and elders came up to Him.

BLB And they come again to Jerusalem. And as He is walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders come to Him.

AICNT And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came to him.

OEB ¶ They came to Jerusalem again. While Jesus was walking about in the Temple Courts, the chief priests, the teachers of the Law, and the elders came up to him.

WEBBE They came again to Jerusalem, and as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came to him,

WMBB (Same as above)

NET They came again to Jerusalem. While Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the experts in the law, and the elders came up to him

LSV And they come again to Jerusalem, and in the temple, as He is walking, there come to Him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,

FBV They returned to Jerusalem, and as he was walking in the Temple, the chief priests, religious teachers, and the leaders approached him.

TCNT Again they came to Jerusalem, and as Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came up to him

T4T Jesus and his disciples arrived in the Temple courtyard in Jerusalem again. While Jesus was walking there, a group consisting of chief priests, some men who taught the Jewish laws, and elders came to him and they said to him,

LEB ¶ And they came again to Jerusalem. And as[fn] he was walking in the temple courts,[fn] the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came up to him

11:27 *Here “as” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was walking”)

11:27 *Here “courts” is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself

BBE And they came again to Jerusalem: and while he was walking in the Temple, there came to him the chief priests and the scribes and those in authority:

Moff Once more they came to Jerusalem. And as he was walking within the temple the high priests and scribes and elders came

Wymth They came again to Jerusalem; and as He was walking in the Temple, the High Priests, Scribes and Elders came to Him

ASV And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders;

DRA And they come again to Jerusalem. And when he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests and the scribes and the ancients,

YLT And they come again to Jerusalem, and in the temple, as he is walking, there come unto him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,

Drby And they come again to Jerusalem. And as he walked about in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders come to him,

RV And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders;
(And they come again to Yerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders; )

SLT And they come again to Jerusalem: and he walking in the temple, the chief priests, and scribes, and elders come to him,

Wbstr And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,

KJB-1769 ¶ And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,
(¶ And they come again to Yerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders, )

KJB-1611 ¶ And they come againe to Hierusalem, and as he was walking in the Temple, there come to him the chiefe Priests, and the Scribes, & the Elders,
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps And they came agayne to Hierusalem: And as he walked in the temple, there came to hym the hye priestes, and the scribes, and the elders.
(And they came again to Yerusalem: And as he walked in the temple, there came to him the high priests, and the scribes, and the elders.)

Gnva Then they came againe to Hierusalem: and as he walked in the Temple, there came to him ye hie Priestes, and the Scribes, and the Elders,
(Then they came again to Yerusalem: and as he walked in the Temple, there came to him ye/you_all high Priests, and the Scribes, and the Elders, )

Cvdl And they came agayne vnto Ierusalem and whan he wente in the temple, there came vnto him the hye prestes and scrybes and the elders,
(And they came again unto Yerusalem and when he went in the temple, there came unto him the high priests and scribes and the elders,)

TNT And they came agayne to Hierusalem. And as he walked in the temple ther came to him the hye prestes and the Scribes and the elders
(And they came again to Yerusalem. And as he walked in the temple there came to him the high priests and the Scribes and the elders )

Wycl And eftsoone thei camen to Jerusalem. And whanne he walkide in the temple, the hiyeste prestis, and scribis, and the elder men camen to hym,
(And soon_afterward they came to Yerusalem. And when he walked in the temple, the highest priests, and scribes, and the elder men came to him,)

Luth Und sie kamen abermal gen Jerusalem. Und da er in den Tempel ging, kamen zu ihm die Hohenpriester und Schriftgelehrten und die Ältesten
(And they/she/them came again to/toward Yerusalem. And there he in the temple went, came to/for him the high_priest and scribes and the elders)

ClVg Et veniunt rursus Jerosolymam. Et cum ambularet in templo, accedunt ad eum summi sacerdotes, et scribæ, et seniores:
(And they_come again Yerosolymam. And when/with to_walkt in/into/on temple, they_approach to him highest priests, and scribes/clerks, and elders: )

UGNT καὶ ἔρχονται πάλιν εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα, καὶ ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ περιπατοῦντος αὐτοῦ, ἔρχονται πρὸς αὐτὸν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς, καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς, καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι.
(kai erⱪontai palin eis Hierosoluma, kai en tōi hierōi peripatountos autou, erⱪontai pros auton hoi arⱪiereis, kai hoi grammateis, kai hoi presbuteroi.)

SBL-GNT Καὶ ἔρχονται πάλιν εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα. καὶ ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ περιπατοῦντος αὐτοῦ ἔρχονται πρὸς αὐτὸν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι
(Kai erⱪontai palin eis Hierosoluma. kai en tōi hierōi peripatountos autou erⱪontai pros auton hoi arⱪiereis kai hoi grammateis kai hoi presbuteroi)

RP-GNT Καὶ ἔρχονται πάλιν εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα· καὶ ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ περιπατοῦντος αὐτοῦ, ἔρχονται πρὸς αὐτὸν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι,
(Kai erⱪontai palin eis Hierosoluma; kai en tōi hierōi peripatountos autou, erⱪontai pros auton hoi arⱪiereis kai hoi grammateis kai hoi presbuteroi,)

TC-GNT Καὶ ἔρχονται πάλιν εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα· καὶ ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ περιπατοῦντος αὐτοῦ, ἔρχονται πρὸς αὐτὸν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι,
(Kai erⱪontai palin eis Hierosoluma; kai en tōi hierōi peripatountos autou, erⱪontai pros auton hoi arⱪiereis kai hoi grammateis kai hoi presbuteroi, )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 11:27–33: The Jewish leaders challenged Jesus’ authority

Jesus and his disciples arrived in Jerusalem for the third time in three days. This time the Jewish leaders confronted him directly. They questioned Jesus about his right to do the things he had been doing. They did not believe that God had authorized Jesus to do and say what he did.

Jesus responded by asking the Jewish leaders a question. He asked them who gave John the Baptist his authority. The Jewish leaders did not want to answer Jesus’ question. If they answered, they would either appear to agree that God had sent John the Baptist or show that they did not believe that God sent him. So they refused to answer. Jesus then refused to answer their question, because he knew that they would not accept his answer.

It is good to translate this section before you decide on a heading for it.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

The Authority of Jesus (NET)

A Question about Jesus’ Authority (CEV)

Leaders Doubt Jesus’ Authority (NCV)

The Jewish leaders did not believe that Jesus came with God’s authority

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 21:23–27 and Luke 20:1–8.

11:27a

After their return to Jerusalem,

¶ After Jesus and his disciples returned to Jerusalem.
¶ Then Jesus and his followers returned tothe city of Jerusalem

The events in this section probably occurred immediately after those in 11:20–25. In 11:20–25 Jesus and his disciples walked to Jerusalem in the morning. In 11:27 they arrived in Jerusalem. In some languages, it may be natural to begin this section with a time word. For example:

Then

After their: The pronoun their refers to Jesus and his disciples. In some languages, it will be natural to make this explicit.

return to Jerusalem: The word return indicates that Jesus and his disciples had already been to Jerusalem. In fact, this was the third time they had gone to Jerusalem in three days.

The first time was in 11:11 when Jesus entered Jerusalem riding on a donkey. The second time was the next day (11:12, 11:15) when they walked from Bethany to Jerusalem. The third time began the next morning (11:20) when they started walking to Jerusalem. So here in 11:27 they return to the city.

11:27b

Jesus was walking in the temple courts,

They went again to the temple, and while Jesus was walking in the temple courtyard,
and went again to the temple. While Jesus was walking in the temple area/yard,

Jesus was walking in the temple courts: When Jesus and his disciples arrived in Jerusalem, they again went to the courtyard of the temple. In some languages, it may be natural to add the implied information that they went to the temple. For example:

…and went again to the temple. While Jesus was walking in the temple courtyard…

temple courts: The Greek word that the BSB translates as temple courts is literally “temple” (as in most English versions). The temple consisted of the temple building and the walls and courtyards that surrounded it. Here “temple” refers specifically to the courtyard. People did not meet inside the temple building because only the priests could go there.

See how you translated this word in 11:16. Also see temple, Meaning 1, in the Glossary for more information about the temple and how to translate it.

11:27c

and the chief priests, scribes, and elders came up to Him.

the chief priests, scribes, and elders approached him.
the leaders of the Jewish people approached him. They were the chief priests, the experts in the Law of Moses, and the elders of the people.

All three of these terms (“chief priests", “scribes", and “elders”) also occur in 8:31c.

the chief priests: The chief priests were the leading priests. This same term occurs in 11:18a.

scribes: The scribes were the experts in the religious law. See how you translated this term in 11:18a.

See teacher of the law in the Glossary.

and elders: The elders were the civil leaders or rulers. They were generally older men. See how you translated this term in 8:31c.

came up to Him: They came to Jesus while he was in the temple courtyard.

Parallel MARK 11:27

Section 11:27–33: The Jewish leaders challenged Jesus’ authority

11:27a

11:27b

11:27c