Mark 11:16 NLT,NIV,ESV

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 11:15-18

The holy house. It is significant that our Lord should have performed the authoritative and symbolical act of cleansing the temple twice—at the commencement, and again at the close, of his ministry. We learn that no real reformation had taken place in the religious habits of the chief priests and the people who frequented the holy place; they continued to practice the abuses which had been already so justly and so sternly rebuked. And we learn also that Jesus, although hated and despised... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 11:15-18

The cleansing of the temple. Jesus came to "bear witness unto the truth." One truth was the sanctity of that "house of prayer" which was opened for "all the nations." But have the rightful guardians of that house preserved for it this sacredness, that the feet of the wearied and the heart of the sorrowful of all nations might be allured within its hallowed walls, where in humble penitence and prayer, and with strong cries to the God of heaven and earth, they might find rest and peace and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 11:15-19

Jesus cleansing the temple. A second occasion; the first occurring at the beginning of his ministry ( John 2:13-17 ). A fulfillment of Malachi 3:1 , Malachi 3:2 . I. THERE IS A TENDENCY IN THE MOST SACRED INSTITUTIONS TO DECAY AND ABUSE . Most of the abominations swept away by Christ had their origin in immemorial custom, and the demands of the worshippers themselves. Traffic came to assume a religious character, and gain was excused on account of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 11:16

And he would not suffer that any man should carry a vessel through the temple . It was a great temptation to make the temple, at least the great court of the Gentiles, a thoroughfare. It was so extensive that a long and tedious circuit would be avoided, in going from one part of the city to another, by passing through it. To those, for example, who were passing from the sheep market, Bethesda, into the upper part of the city, the shortest cut was through this court and by Solomon's Porch.... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 11:11-26

See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 21:18-22.Mark 11:11Into the temple - Not into the edifice properly called “the temple,” but into the “courts” which surrounded the principal edifice. Our Saviour, not being of the tribe of Levi, was not permitted to enter into the holy or most holy place; and when, therefore, it is said that he went into the “temple,” it is always to be understood of the “courts” surrounding the temple. See the notes at Matthew 21:12.And when he had looked... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 11:15-17

Mark 11:15-17. And they come to Jerusalem Jesus, having doomed the fig-tree to destruction, continued his journey to the city, where, when he arrived, he went straightway to the temple, and drove the buyers and sellers out of it, &c., and would not suffer any vessel to be carried through the sacred edifice. See the note on Matthew 21:12-14. Such strong notions had our Lord of even relative holiness, and of the regard due to those places, as well as times, that are peculiarly dedicated... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Mark 11:15-19

120. Jesus cleanses the temple (Matthew 21:12-17; Mark 11:15-19; Luke 19:45-48)At the beginning of his public ministry Jesus had cleansed the temple (see John 2:13-25), but old practices had returned. Now that he had come to his messianic city he cleansed it again. By his action he showed God’s judgment on those who had forgotten the real purpose of religious exercises and used them chiefly to make money (Matthew 21:12-13).God was more pleased with Jesus’ action in healing the blind and the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 11:16

And would not suffer, &c. This was not done at the former cleansing in Matthew 21:12-16 . vessel . Greek skeuos. See note on Mark 3:27 . Used of vessels in general for non-sacred purposes. through. Greek. dia App-104 .Mark 11:1 . As if through a street. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 11:16

And he would not suffer that any man should carry a vessel through the temple.Jesus closed the court of the Gentiles as a short-cut for the traffickers in merchandise and materials. The thorough commercialization of the place had made it, in fact, much like a street-market, despite the truth of its being, actually, a significant area within the holy temple itself. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Mark 11:16

Mark 11:16. Any vessel— Or utensil; that is, any kind of burden. See John 2:14; John 2:25. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 11:15-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 11:15-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 11:15-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 11:16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 11:11-26

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 11:15-17

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Mark 11:15-19

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 11:16

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 11:16

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Mark 11:16

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