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What does Mark 11:19 mean?
"When evening came, he went out of the city."
— Mark 11:19 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
He would not allow anyone to carry a container through the temple.
He taught, saying to them, “Isn’t it written, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations?’ But you have made it a den of robbers!”
The chief priests and the scribes heard it, and sought how they might destroy him. For they feared him, because all the multitude was astonished at his teaching.
When evening came, he went out of the city.
As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away from the roots.
Peter, remembering, said to him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree which you cursed has withered away.”
Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God.
Explanation
This verse is a brief narrative note that closes out one scene in Mark's account of Jesus's final week in Jerusalem. In plain terms, it simply tells us that as the day drew to a close, Jesus left Jerusalem. It is a transitional statement, marking the end of an eventful day and setting the stage for what happens next.
The context is crucial for understanding why this small detail matters. Mark's Gospel, written for an early Christian audience (traditionally understood to be a Roman audience, possibly connected to the church in Rome), moves quickly and often notes time and geography to structure the narr
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