Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Mark: Chapter 11].
indirect question. Here both Sadducees (chief priests) and
Pharisees (scribes) combine in their resentment against the
claims of Jesus and in the determination to kill him. Long ago
the Pharisees and the Herodians had plotted for his death (Mr
3:6). Now in Jerusalem the climax has come right in the temple.
{For they feared him} (\ephobounto gar\). Imperfect middle
indicative. Hence in wrath they planned his death and yet they
had to be cautious. The Triumphal Entry had shown his power with
the people. And now right in the temple itself "all the multitude
was astonished at his teaching" (\p•s ho ochlos exepl•sseto epi
t•i didach•i autou\). Imperfect passive. The people looked on
Jesus as a hero, as the Messiah. This verse aptly describes the
crisis that has now come between Christ and the Sanhedrin.
11:19 {Every evening} (\hotan opse egeneto\). Literally,
{whenever evening came on} or more exactly {whenever it became
late}. The use of \hotan\ (\hote an\) with the aorist indicative
is like \hopou an\ with the imperfect indicative (\eiseporeueto\)
and \hosoi an\ with the aorist indicative (\h•psanto\) in Mr
6:56. The use of \an\ makes the clause more indefinite and
general, as here, unless it renders it more definite, a curious
result, but true. Lu 21:37 has the accusative of extent of
time, "the days," "the nights." The imperfect tense he (or they)
would go (\exeporeueto, exeporeuonto\) out of the city suggests
"whenever" as the meaning here.
11:20 {As they passed by in the morning} (\paraporeuomenoi
pr•i\). Literally, passing by in the morning. The next morning.
They went back by the lower road up the Mount of Olives and came
down each morning by the steep and more direct way. Hence they
saw it. Mt 21:20 does not separate the two mornings as Mark
does. {From the roots} (\ek riz•n\). Mark alone gives this detail
with \ex•rammen•n\ perfect passive predicate participle from
\x•rain•\.
11:21 {Peter calling to remembrance} (\anamn•stheis ho Petros\).
First aorist participle, being reminded. Only in Mark and due to
Peter's story. For his quick memory see also 14:72. {Which thou
cursedst} (\h•n kat•ras•\). First aorist middle indicative second
person singular from \kataraomai\. It almost sounds as if Peter
blamed Jesus for what he had done to the fig tree.
11:22 {Have faith in God} (\echete pistin theou\). Objective
genitive \theou\ as in Gal 2:26; Ro 3:22,26. That was the
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