1 J esus and His followers were near Jerusalem at the Mount of Olives. They were in the towns of Bethphage and Bethany. Jesus sent two of His followers on ahead.

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

2 H e said to them, “Go into the town over there. As soon as you get there, you will find a young donkey tied. No man has ever sat on it. Let the donkey loose 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 asks you, ‘Why are you doing that?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it. He will send it back again soon.’”

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 he two followers went on their way. They found the young donkey tied by the door where two streets crossed. They took the rope off its neck.

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

5 S ome men were standing there. They said to the two followers, “Why are you taking the rope off that young donkey?”

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

6 T he two followers told them what Jesus had said and the men let them take the donkey.

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

7 T hey brought it to Jesus and put their coats over it. Jesus sat on the donkey.

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

8 M any people put their clothes down on the road. Others cut branches off the trees and put them down on the road.

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 spoke with loud voices, “Greatest One! Great and honored 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 G reat is the coming holy nation of our father David. It will come in the name of the Lord, Greatest One in the highest heaven.”

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

11 J esus came to Jerusalem and went into the house of God. He looked around at everything. Then He went with the twelve followers to the town of Bethany because it was late. The Fig Tree with No Fruit

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 T hey came from Bethany the next morning. Jesus was hungry.

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

13 A long the road He saw a fig tree with leaves on it. He went over to see if it had any fruit. He saw nothing but leaves. It was not the right time 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 J esus said to the tree, “Let no one ever again eat fruit from you.” His followers heard Him say it. Jesus Stops the Buying and the Selling in the House of God

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. Jesus went into the house of God. He began to make the people leave who were selling and buying in the house of God. He turned over the tables of the men who changed money. He turned over the seats of those who sold 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 H e would not allow anyone to carry a pot or pan through the house of God.

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

17 H e taught them saying, “Is it not written, ‘My house is to be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? You have made it a place 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 T he teachers of the Law and the religious leaders of the Jews heard it. They tried to find some way to put Jesus to death. But they were afraid of Him because all the people were surprised and wondered about 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, Jesus and His followers went out of the city. The Fig Tree Dries Up

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

20 I n the morning they passed by the fig tree. They saw it was dried up from the roots.

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

21 P eter remembered what had happened the day before and said to Jesus, “Teacher, see! The fig tree which You spoke to has dried up!”

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

22 J esus said to them, “Have faith in God.

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

23 F or sure, I tell you, a person may say to this mountain, ‘Move from here into the sea.’ And if he does not doubt, but believes that what he says will be done, it will happen.

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 B ecause of this, I say to you, whatever you ask for when you pray, have faith that you will receive it. Then you will get it.

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 hen you stand to pray, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him. Then your Father in heaven will forgive your sins also.

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 I f you do not forgive them their sins, your Father in heaven will not forgive your sins.”

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. Jesus was walking around in the house of God. The religious leaders and the teachers of the Law and other leaders 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 T hey asked, “How do You have the right and the power to do these things? Who gave You the right and the power 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 said to them, “I will ask you one thing also. If you tell Me, then I will tell you by what right and power 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? Tell Me.”

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

31 T hey talked among themselves. They said, “If we say from heaven, He will say, ‘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 how can we say, ‘From men’?” They were afraid of the people because everyone believed that John was one who spoke for God.

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 said, “We do not know.” Then Jesus said, “Then I will not tell you by what right and power 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.