1 A s they approached Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, He sent 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 said to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one yet has ever sat; untie it and bring it here.

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 says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ you say, ‘The Lord has need of it’; and immediately he will send it back here.”

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 T hey went away and found a colt tied at the door, outside in the street; and they untied it.

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

5 S ome of the bystanders were saying 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 T hey spoke to them just as Jesus had told them, and they gave them permission.

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

7 T hey brought the colt to Jesus and put their coats on 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 coats in the road, and others spread 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 T hose who went in front and those who followed were shouting: “Hosanna! 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 B lessed is the coming kingdom of our father David; Hosanna in the highest!”

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

11 J esus entered Jerusalem and came into the temple; and after looking around at everything, He left for Bethany with the twelve, since it was already late.

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 next day, when they had left Bethany, He became hungry.

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

13 S eeing at a distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to see if perhaps He would find anything on it; and when He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.

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 H e said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again!” And His disciples were listening. Jesus Drives Money Changers from the Temple

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 T hen they came to Jerusalem. And He entered the temple and began to drive out those who were buying and selling in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling 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 merchandise through the temple.

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

17 A nd He began to teach and say to them, “Is it not written, ‘ My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations ’? But you have made it a robbers ’ den.”

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 T he chief priests and the scribes heard this, and began seeking how to destroy Him; for they were afraid of Him, for the whole crowd was astonished 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 W hen evening came, they would go out of the city.

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

20 A s they were passing by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots up.

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

21 B eing reminded, Peter said to Him, “ Rabbi, look, the fig tree which You cursed has withered.”

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

22 A nd Jesus answered saying to them, “ Have faith in God.

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

23 T ruly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be granted 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 T herefore I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted you.

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

25 W henever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you your transgressions.

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 ' > But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your transgressions.” ] Jesus’ Authority Questioned

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

27 T hey came again to Jerusalem. And as He was walking in 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 began saying to Him, “By what authority are You doing these things, or who gave You this authority to do these things?”

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

29 A nd Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question, and you 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 T hey began reasoning among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Then why 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 shall we say, ‘From men’?”—they were afraid of the people, for everyone considered John to have been a real prophet.

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

33 A nswering Jesus, they said, “We do not know.” And Jesus said to them, “Nor will I tell you by what authority I do 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.