Mark - 11:16



16 He would not allow anyone to carry a container through the temple.

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Explanation and meaning of Mark 11:16.

Differing Translations

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And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple.
and he would not suffer that any man should carry a vessel through the temple.
And he suffered not that any man should carry a vessel through the temple;
and suffered not that any one should carry any package through the temple.
and he did not suffer that any might bear a vessel through the temple,
and would not allow any one to carry anything through the Temple.
And he would not let any man take a vessel through the Temple.
And he would not permit anyone to carry goods through the temple.
and would not allow anyone to carry anything across the Temple Courts.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

Any vessel - Any vessel used in cooking, or connected with the sale of their articles of merchandise.

Should carry any vessel - Among the Jews the word כלי keli, vessel, had a vast latitude of meaning; it signified arms, Jeremiah 21:4; Ezekiel 9:1; clothes, Deuteronomy 22:5, and instruments of music, Psalm 71:22. It is likely that the evangelist uses the Greek word σκευος in the same sense, and by it points out any of the things which were bought and sold in the temple.

And would not suffer that any man should carry [any] (c) vessel through the temple.
(c) That is, any profane instrument (of which those men had many) that made the court of the temple a marketplace.

And would not suffer that any man,.... He was more strict and severe than the day before; and gave orders, that they should be so far from being allowed to sit and trade in that sacred place, that no man
should carry any vessel through the temple; should make a, thoroughfare of it, by carrying through to any other place, any vessel that was for common use, or any sort of burden whatever: and this they could not well find fault with, nor complain of, since it was agreeable to one of their own canons; for they say (h),
"a man may not go into the mountain of the house, with his staff (in his hands); nor with shoes (on his feet); nor with his girdle, and his money in it; nor with a bag thrown over his shoulders; nor with dust upon his feet; nor might he make it, "a thoroughfare", and much less spit in it.''
(h) Misn. Beracot, c. 9. sect. 5. Vid. T. Bab. Beracot, fol. 62. 2. & Yebamot, fol. 6. 2. & Midrash Kohelet, fol. 70. 3. & Maimon. Hilch. Beth Habbechira, c. 7. sect. 1, 2, 3.

He suffered not that any should carry a vessel through the temple - So 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 to God.

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