Mark 12:6-12 Part 1 of 4

    "He had one left to send, a son, whom he loved. He sent him last of all, saying, 'They will respect my son.'

    "But the tenants said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.' So they took him and killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.

    "What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others. Haven't you read this passage of Scripture:

    " 'The stone the builders rejected 

        has become the cornerstone;

    The Lord has done this,

        and it is marvelous in our eyes.'?"

    Then the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders looked for a way to arrest him because they knew he had spoken the parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd; so they left him and went away.      

 

"He had one left to send, a son, whom he loved. He sent him last of all, saying, 'They will respect my son.' "  

Matthew 21:37

"Last of all, he sent his son to them. 'They will respect my son,' he said."

Luke 20:13  

    "Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my son whom I love; perhaps they will respect him.' "

Matthew 3:17  

And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased."  (see Matthew 3:13-17)

Hebrews 1:1-3  

    In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe. The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.  (see all Hebrews 1)

 

"But the tenants said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.' " 

Matthew 21:38  

    "But when the tenants saw the son, they said to each other, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him and take his inheritance.' "

Luke 20:14  

    "But when the tenants saw him, they talked the matter over. 'This is the heir,' they said. 'Let's kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.' "

 

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Mark 12:1-5

    Jesus began to speak to them in parables: "A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a pit for the winepress and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place. At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard. But they seized him, beat him and sent him away empty-handed. Then he sent another servant to them; they struck this man on the head and treated him shamefully. He sent still another, and that one they killed. He sent many others; some of them they beat, others they killed."

 

Jesus began to speak to them in parables: "A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a pit for the winepress and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place."

Matthew 21:33-34

    "Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place."

Luke 20:9  

    He went on to tell the people this parable: "A man planted a vineyard, rented it to some farmers and went away for a long time."

 

"At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard. But they seized him, beat him and sent him away empty-handed."  

Matthew 21:34 

    "When the harvest time approached, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his fruit."

Luke 20:10  

"At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants so they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed."

 

"Then he sent another servant to them; they struck this man on the head and treated him shamefully. He sent still another, and that one they killed. He sent many others; some of them they beat, others they killed."  

Matthew 21:35-36  

    "The tenants seized his servants; they beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. Then he sent other servants to them, more than the first time, and the tenants treated them the same way."

Luke 20:11-12  

"He sent another servant, but that one they also beat and treated shamefully and sent away empty-handed. He sent still a third, and they wounded him and threw him out." 

 

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Mark 11:27-33 Part 2 of 2

    They arrived again in Jerusalem, and while Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders came to him. "By what authority are you doing these things?" they asked. "And who gave you authority to do this?"

    Jesus replied, "I will ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. John's baptism--was it from heaven, or of human origin? Tell me!"

    They discussed it among themselves and said, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask, 'Then why didn't you believe him?' But if we say, 'Of human origin' ..." (They feared the people, for everyone held that John really was a prophet.)

    So they answered Jesus, "We don't know."

    Jesus said, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things." 

 

They discussed it among themselves and said, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask, 'Then why didn't you believe him?' But if we say, 'Of human origin' ... (They feared the people, for everyone held that John really was a prophet.)

Matthew 21:25b-26

    They discussed it among themselves and said, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask, 'Then why didn't you believe him?' But if we say, 'Of human origin--we are afraid of the people, for they all hold that John was a prophet."  

[see Matthew 11:7-11, Matthew 14:1-12]

Luke 20:5-6  

    They discussed it among themselves and said, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask, "Why didn't you believe him?' But if we say, 'Of human origin,' all the people will stone us, because they are persuaded that John was a prophet."  

[see Luke 1:76, Luke 7:24-30]

 

So they answered Jesus, "We don't know." Jesus said, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things."  

Matthew 21:27  

    So they answered Jesus, "We don't know."

    Then he said, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things."

Luke 20:7-8  

    So they answered, "We don't know where it was from."

    Jesus said, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things." 

 

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Mark 11:27-33 Part 1 of 2

    They arrived again in Jerusalem, and while Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders came to him. "By what authority are you doing these things?" they asked. "And who gave you authority to do this?"

    Jesus replied, "I will ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. John's baptism--was it from heaven, or of human origin? Tell me!"

    They discussed it among themselves and said, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask, 'Then why didn't you believe him?' But if we say, 'Of human origin' ..." (They feared the people, for everyone held that John really was a prophet.)

    So they answered Jesus, "We don't know."

    Jesus said, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things." 

 

They arrived again in Jerusalem, and while Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders came to him. "By what authority are you doing these things?" they asked. "And who gave you authority to do this?"

Matthew 21:23

    Jesus entered the temple courts, and, while he was teaching, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him. "By what authority are you doing these things?" they asked. "And who gave you this authority?"

Luke 20:1-2  

    One day as Jesus was teaching people in the temple courts and proclaiming the good news, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, together with the elders, came up to him. "Tell us by what authority you are doing these things." they said. "Who gave you this authority?" 

 

Jesus replied, "I will ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. John's baptism--was it from heaven, or of human origin? Tell me!"  

Matthew 21:24-25a  

    Jesus replied, "I will also ask you one question. If you answer me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. John's baptism--where did it come from? Was it from heaven, or of human origin?"

Luke 2:3-4  

    He replied, "I will also ask you a question. Tell me: John's baptism--was it from heaven, or of human origin?" 

 

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Mark 11:20-25 Part 2 of 2

   In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots. Peter remembered and said to Jesus, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!"

    "Have faith in God," Jesus answered. "Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins."

 

"And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins."  

Matthew 5:23-24  

    "Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them, then come and offer your gift."  (see Matthew 5:21-26)

Matthew 6:12, 14-15  

" 'And forgive us our debts

    as we also have forgiven our debtors."

    ....

    "For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins."  (see Matthew 6:5-18)

Matthew 18:32-35  

    "Then the master called the servant in. 'You wicked servant,' he said, 'I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?' In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.

    "This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart."  (see Matthew 18:21-35) 

 

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Mark 11:20-25 Part 1 of 2

   In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots. Peter remembered and said to Jesus, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!"

    "Have faith in God," Jesus answered. "Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins."

 

In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots. Peter remembered and said to Jesus, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!"

Matthew 21:20

    When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. "How did the fig tree wither so quickly!" they asked.

 

"Have faith in God," Jesus answered. "Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea.' and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them." 

Matthew 17:20  

    He replied, "Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."  (see Matthew 17:14-20) 

Luke 17:6  

    He replied, "If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it will obey you."  (see Luke 17:1-10)

James 1:2-4  

    Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.  (see all James 1)

 

"Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." 

Matthew 21:21-22  

    Jesus replied, "Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and it will be done. If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer."  (see Matthew 21:18-22)

Matthew 7:7  

    "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you."  (see Matthew 7:7-11)

 

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Mark 11:15-19

    On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves, and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. And as he taught them, he said, "Is it not written: 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations'? But you have made it 'a den of robbers.' " 

    The chief priests and the teachers of the law heard this and began looking for a way to kill him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.

    When evening came, Jesus and his disciples went out of the city. 

 

On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves, and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts.

Matthew 21:12

    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 benches of those selling doves.

Luke 19:45  

    When Jesus entered the temple courts, he began to drive out those who were selling.

John 2:13-15  

    When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. 

 

And as he taught them, he said, "Is it not written: 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations'? But you have made it 'a den of robbers.' "  

Matthew 21:13  

    "It is written," he said to them, " 'My house will be called a house of prayer' (Isaiah 56:7), but you are making it 'a den of robbers' (Jeremiah 7:11)."

Luke 19:46  

    "It is written," he said to them, " 'My house will be a house of prayer'; but you have made it 'a den of robbers.' "

John 2:16  

To those who sold doves he said, "Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father's house into a market!" His disciples remembered that it is written: "Zeal for your house will consume me." (Psalm 69:9)

 

The chief priests and the teachers of the law heard this and began looking for a way to kill him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching. When evening came, Jesus and his disciples went out of the city.  

Matthew 7:28-29  

    When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.  

(see Matthew 5-7)   

 

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