Mark 11:33 — Meaning and Application

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“And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

Mark 11:33

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And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?

But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all {men} counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.

And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

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Mark 11:1

"And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,"

Mark 11:2

"And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring {him}."

Mark 11:3

"And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither."

Mark 11:4

"And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him."

Mark 11:5

"And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt?"

Mark 11:6

"And they said unto them even as Jesus had commanded: and they let them go."

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