Mark 11:27

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Mark 11:27 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 2:1Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
  2. Malachi 3:1“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.
  3. Matthew 21:23When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”
  4. Mark 14:1Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him.
  5. Luke 20:1One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, came up to Him.
  6. John 10:23and Jesus was walking in the temple courts in Solomon’s Colonnade.
  7. John 18:20“I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered. “I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.
  8. Acts 4:5The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,
  9. Acts 4:27In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.

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