1 W hen they were getting near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent ahead two of His disciples

¶ And when they came near to Jerusalem unto Bethphage and Bethany at the mount of Olives, he sends forth two of his disciples

2 A nd instructed them, Go into the village in front of you, and as soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied, which has never been ridden by anyone; unfasten it and bring it.

and said unto them, Go to the place which is before you; and as soon as ye are entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, upon which no man ever sat; loose him and bring him.

3 I f anyone asks you, Why are you doing this? answer, The Lord needs it, and He will send it back here presently.

And if anyone says unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord has need of him, and straightway he will send him here.

4 S o they went away and found a colt tied at the door out in the open street, and they loosed it.

And they went and found the colt tied by the door outside between two ways, and they loosed him.

5 A nd some who were standing there said to them, What are you doing, untying the colt?

And some of those that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt?

6 A nd they replied as Jesus had directed them, and they allowed them to go.

Then they said unto them even as Jesus had commanded, and they let them go.

7 A nd they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their outer garments upon it, and He sat on it.

They brought the colt to Jesus and cast their garments on him, and he sat upon him.

8 A nd many spread their garments on the road, and others leafy branches which they had cut from the fields.

And many spread their garments in the way, and others cut down leaves off the trees and spread them in the way.

9 A nd those who went before and those who followed cried out '> with a cry of happiness], Hosanna! Praised and blessed is He Who comes in the name of the Lord!

And those that went before and those that followed cried out, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord;

10 P raised and blessed in the name of the Lord is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna (O save us) in the highest!

blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that comes in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.

11 A nd Jesus went into Jerusalem and entered the temple '> enclosure]; and when He had looked around, surveying and observing everything, as it was already late, He went out to Bethany together with the Twelve.

And the Lord entered into Jerusalem and into the temple; and when he had looked around upon all things, and it being now late, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.

12 O n the day following, when they had come away from Bethany, He was hungry.

¶ And the next day when they left Bethany, he was hungry,

13 A nd seeing in the distance a fig tree with leaves, He went to see if He could find any on it '> for in the fig tree the fruit appears at the same time as the leaves]. But when He came up to it, He found nothing but leaves, for the fig season had not yet come.

and seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing upon her; but when he came to her, he found nothing but leaves, for the time of figs was not yet.

14 A nd He said to it, No one ever again shall eat fruit from you. And His disciples were listening.

Then Jesus, answering, said to the fig tree, Never again shall anyone eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.

15 A nd they came to Jerusalem. And He went into the temple '> porches and courts] and began to drive out those who sold and bought in the temple area, and He overturned the '> four-footed] tables of the money changers and the seats of those who dealt in doves;

And they come to Jerusalem, and Jesus, entering into the temple, began to cast out those that sold and bought in the temple and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers and the seats of those that sold doves

16 A nd He would not permit anyone to carry any household equipment through the temple enclosure.

and would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple.

17 A nd He taught and said to them, Is it not written, My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations? But you have turned it into a den of robbers.

And he taught them, saying, Is it not written that my house shall be called house of prayer by all the nations? but ye have made it a den of thieves.

18 A nd the chief priests and the scribes heard and kept seeking some way to destroy Him, for they feared Him, because the entire multitude was struck with astonishment at His teaching.

And the scribes and the princes of the priests heard it and sought how they might kill him, for they feared him because all the multitude was astonished at his doctrine.

19 A nd when evening came on, He and His disciples, as accustomed, went out of the city.

But when evening was come, Jesus went out of the city.

20 I n the morning, when they were passing along, they noticed that the fig tree was withered away to its roots.

And passing by in the morning, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.

21 A nd Peter remembered and said to Him, Master, look! The fig tree which You doomed has withered away!

Then Peter, remembering, said unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou didst curse is withered away.

22 A nd Jesus, replying, said to them, Have faith in God.

And Jesus, answering, said unto them, Have faith in God.

23 T ruly I tell you, whoever says to this mountain, Be lifted up and thrown into the sea! and does not doubt at all in his heart but believes that what he says will take place, it will be done for him.

For verily I say unto you that whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Remove thyself and cast thyself into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart but shall believe that what he says shall be done whatsoever he says shall be done unto him.

24 F or this reason I am telling you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe (trust and be confident) that it is granted to you, and you will.

Therefore I say unto you that everything that ye ask for, praying, believe that ye receive it, and it shall come upon you.

25 A nd whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him and let it drop (leave it, let it go), in order that your Father Who is in heaven may also forgive you your failings and shortcomings and let them drop.

And when ye are praying, forgive if ye have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in the heavens will also forgive you your trespasses.

26 B ut if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your failings and shortcomings.

For if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in the heavens forgive your trespasses.

27 A nd they came again to Jerusalem. And when Jesus was walking about in the '> courts and porches of the] temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to Him,

¶ And they returned to Jerusalem, and as he was walking in the temple, the princes of the priests and the scribes and the elders came

28 A nd they kept saying to Him, By what authority are You doing these things, or who gave You this authority to do them?

and said unto him, By what faculty doest thou these things? and who gave thee this faculty to do these things?

29 J esus told them, I will ask you a question. Answer Me, and then I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Then Jesus, answering, said unto them, I will also ask of you one word, and respond unto me, and I will tell you with what faculty I do these things.

30 W as the baptism of John from heaven or from men? Answer Me.

The baptism of John, was it of heaven or of men? Respond unto me.

31 A nd they reasoned and argued with one another, If we say, From heaven, He will say, Why then did you not believe him?

Then they thought inside themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven, he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?

32 B ut can we say, From men? For they were afraid of the people, because everybody considered and held John actually to be a prophet.

But if we shall say, Of men, we fear the people, for everyone judged regarding John that he truly was a prophet.

33 S o they replied to Jesus, We do not know. And Jesus said to them, Neither am I going to tell you what authority I have for doing these things.

And answering, they said unto Jesus, We do not know. And Jesus, answering, said unto them, Neither shall I tell you with what faculty I do these things.