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Mark 11:16

King James Version (KJV)

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And would not suffer that any man should carry [any] vessel through the temple.

Mark 11:16 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Mark 11:16

Theological / Devotional

Through the temple. That is, through the courts of the Temple. The word here used for Temple is hieron, which refers to all courts and buildings within the Temple area, not the naos, or Temple proper. Upon entering the sacred precincts of the Temple men were to lay aside, as a token of reverence, any burden they might be bearing. Apparently, men carrying burdens were using the Temple courts as a short cut to avoid a more circuitous journey (see Mishnah Berakoth 9. 5, Soncino ed. of the Talmud, p. 328).

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