Through the temple (δια του ιερου). The temple authorities had prohibited using the outer court of the temple through the Precinct…

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

And would not suffer that any man.—Peculiar to St. Mark. The vessels referred to included, probably, the baskets and othe…

The Venerable Bede: What the Lord had done figuratively when He cursed the barren fig tree, He now shows more openly by casting…

The cleansing of the temple, in fulfillment of Mal 3:1–3, was Jesus’ next messianic act during the Passion Week after the Triumphal Entry. When he …

And would not suffer that any man
He was more strict and severe than the day before; and gave orders, that they shou…

Christ looked for some fruit, because the time for gathering figs, though near, had not yet come; but he found none. He made this fig tree an examp…