Mar 11:27 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Mark 11:27-33: 11:27-33 Following the cleansing of the Temple (11:15-17 ; Matt 21:12-22 ; Luke 19:45-46 ), Jesus’ opponents question his authority to do so (see also Matt 21:23-27 ; Luke 20:1-8 ; cp. John 2:18-22 ). 11:27 Upon returning again to Jerusalem (see 11:1 , 11 , 15 ), Jesus and the disciples entered the Temple. The frequent repetition of Jerusalem reminds readers of what would soon take place there (10:32-34 ; see 8:31 ; 9:31 ; 14:1–16:8 ). • In the Temple, Jesus encountered the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders . These three groups made up the seventy-one–member high council (the ruling body of the nation). From earlier encounters with them (8:31 ; see also 14:43 , 53 ; 15:1 ), we expect them to oppose Jesus.

Summary for Mark 11:27-33: 11:27-33 ^a Following the cleansing of the Temple (11:15-17 ^b; Matt 21:12-22 ^c; Luke 19:45-46 ^d), Jesus’ opponents question his authority to do so (see also Matt 21:23-27 ^e; Luke 20:1-8 ^f; cp. John 2:18-22 ^g). 11:27 ^h Upon returning again to Jerusalem (see 11:1 ⁱ, 11 ^j, 15 ^k), Jesus and the disciples entered the Temple. The frequent repetition of Jerusalem reminds readers of what would soon take place there (10:32-34 ^l; see 8:31 ^m; 9:31 ⁿ; 14:1–16:8 ^o).

• In the Temple, Jesus encountered the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders. These three groups made up the seventy-one–member high council (the ruling body of the nation). From earlier encounters with them (8:31 ^p; see also 14:43 ^q, 53 ^r; 15:1 ^s), we expect them to oppose Jesus.