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Mark 11:12
The next day, when they had left Bethany, Jesus was hungry.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator describes the moment the day after Jesus inspects the Jerusalem temple and retreats to Bethany with the Twelve. The text reports Jesus’s physical condition as the group departs the town.
The words — The Greek ἐπεῖνασεν (epeinasen) translates literally as “He was hungry.” It follows ἐπαύριον (epaurion), meaning “next day,” to anchor the timeline of the departure.
The thread — The event runs parallel to Matthew 21:18, which notes Jesus growing hungry while returning to the city. It also intersects with Matthew 4:2 and John 19:28, where physical hunger and thirst mark distinct phases of his ministry and death.
Why it lands — The text establishes Jesus’s genuine human need before the fig tree examination. It asks the reader to note the factual sequence of events without projecting theological meaning onto the physical description.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:
Cross-references
- Matthew 21:18 In the morning, as Jesus was returning to the city, He was hungry.
- Matthew 4:2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.
- John 19:28 After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”
- Luke 4:2 where for forty days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry.
- John 4:6 Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
- John 4:31 Meanwhile the disciples urged Him, “Rabbi, eat something.”
- Hebrews 2:17 For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people.