Mark 11:27

Modern

After their return to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking in the temple courts, and the chief priests, scribes, and elders came up to Him.

Traditional

And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,

Literal

And they come again to Jerusalem, and in His walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders come to Him.

Latin

Et veniunt rursus Jerosolymam. Et cum ambularet in templo, accedunt ad eum summi sacerdotes, et scribæ, et seniores:

Greek

English

After their return to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking in the temple courts, and the chief priests, scribes, and elders came up to Him.

Upon returning again to Jerusalem (see 11:1, 11, 15), Jesus and the disciples entered the temple. The frequent repetition of Jerusalem reminds Mark's audience of what would soon take place there (10:32–34; see 8:31; 9:31; 14:1–16:8).

In the temple, Jesus met the leading priests, the teachers of the law, and the elders. These three groups formed the 71-member high council, the main ruling body of the Jewish nation. Earlier passages already show these leaders opposing Jesus (8:31; see also 14:43, 53; 15:1), so their conflict with him here is not surprising.

Jesus cleansed the temple (11:15–17; Matthew 21:12–22; Luke 19:45–46). Then his opponents questioned his authority to do so (see also Matt 21:23–27; Luke 20:1–8; compare John 2:18–22).

Luke 20:1–8
One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, came up to Him.
Matthew 21:23–27
When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”
Psalm 2:1–5
Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
Acts 4:27–28
In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.
Acts 4:5–8
The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,
John 10:23
…and Jesus was walking in the temple courts in Solomon’s Colonnade.
John 18:20
“I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered. “I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.
Mark 14:1
Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him.
Malachi 3:1
“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions