Mark 11
1 And when they came near to Jerusalem, to Beth-phage and Bethany, at the Mountain of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
When they were getting near Jerusalem and had arrived at Bethphage and Bethany, on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples on in front, with these instructions.
2 And said to them, Go into the little town opposite: and when you come to it, you will see a young ass with a cord round his neck, on which no man has ever been seated; let him loose, and come back with him.
"Go," He said, "to the village facing you, and immediately on entering it you will find an ass's foal tied up which no one has ever yet ridden: untie him and bring him here.
3 And if anyone says to you, Why are you doing this? say, The Lord has need of him and will send him back straight away.
And if any one asks you, 'Why are you doing that?' say, 'The Master needs it, and will send it back here without delay.'"
4 And they went away and saw a young ass by the door outside in the open street; and they were getting him loose.
So they went and found a young ass tied up at the front door of a house. They were untying it,
5 And some of those who were there said to them, What are you doing, taking the ass?
when some of the bystanders called out, "What are you doing, untying the foal?"
6 And they said to them the words which Jesus had said; and they let them go.
But on their giving the answer that Jesus had bidden them give, they let them take it.
7 And they took the young ass to Jesus, and put their clothing on him, and he got on his back.
So they brought the foal to Jesus, and threw their outer garments over him; and Jesus mounted.
8 And a great number put down their clothing in the way; and others put down branches which they had taken from the fields.
Then many spread their outer garments to carpet the road, and others leafy branches which they had cut down in the fields;
9 And those who went in front, and those who came after, were crying, Glory: A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord:
while those who led the way and those who followed kept shouting "God save Him!" Blessed be He who comes in the Lord's name.
10 A blessing on the coming kingdom of our father David: Glory in the highest.
Blessings on the coming Kingdom of our forefather David! God in the highest Heavens save Him!"
11 And he went into Jerusalem into the Temple; and after looking round about on all things, it being now evening, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.
So He came into Jerusalem and into the Temple; and after looking round upon everything there, the hour being now late He went out to Bethany with the Twelve.
12 And on the day after, when they had come out from Bethany, he was in need of food.
The next day, after they had left Bethany, He was hungry.
13 And seeing a fig-tree in the distance with leaves, he went to see if by chance it had anything on it: and when he came to it, he saw nothing but leaves, for it was not the time for the fruit.
But in the distance He saw a fig-tree in full leaf, and went to see whether perhaps He could find some figs on it. When however He came to it, He found nothing but leaves (for it was not fig time);
14 And he said to it, Let no man take fruit from you for ever. And his disciples took note of his words. (aiōn g165)
and He said to the tree, "Let no one ever again eat fruit from thee!" And His disciples heard this. (aiōn g165)
15 And they came to Jerusalem; and he went into the Temple, and sent out those who were trading there, overturning the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who were offering doves for money;
They reached Jerusalem, and entering the Temple He began to drive out the buyers and sellers, and upset the money-changers' tables and the stools of the pigeon-dealers,
16 And he would not let any man take a vessel through the Temple.
and would not allow any one to carry anything through the Temple.
17 And he gave them teaching, and said to them, Is it not in the Writings, My house is to be named a house of prayer for all the nations? but you have made it a hole of thieves.
And He remonstrated with them. "Is it not written," He said, "'My House shall be called The House of Prayer for all the nations?' But you have made it what it now is--a robbers' cave."
18 And it came to the ears of the chief priests and scribes, and they took thought how they might put him to death; being in fear of him, because all the people were full of wonder at his teaching.
This the High Priests and Scribes heard, and they began to devise means to destroy Him. For they were afraid of Him, because of the deep impression produced on all the people by His teaching.
19 And every evening he went out of the town.
When evening came on, Jesus and His disciples used to leave the city.
20 And when they were going by in the morning, they saw the fig-tree dead from the roots.
In the early morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig-tree withered to the roots;
21 And Peter, having a memory of it, said to him, Master, see, the tree which was cursed by you is dead.
and Peter, recollecting, said to Him, "Look, Rabbi, the fig-tree which you cursed is withered up."
22 And Jesus, answering, said to them, Have God's faith.
Jesus said to them, "Have faith in God.
23 Truly I say to you, Whoever says to this mountain, Be taken up and be put into the sea; and has no doubt in his heart, but has faith that what he says will come about, he will have his desire.
In solemn truth I tell you that if any one shall say to this mountain, 'Remove, and hurl thyself into the sea,' and has no doubt about it in his heart, but stedfastly believes that what he says will happen, it shall be granted him.
24 For this reason I say to you, Whatever you make a request for in prayer, have faith that it has been given to you, and you will have it.
That is why I tell you, as to whatever you pray and make request for, if you believe that you have received it it shall be yours.
25 And whenever you make a prayer, let there be forgiveness in your hearts, if you have anything against anyone; so that you may have forgiveness for your sins from your Father who is in heaven.
But whenever you stand praying, if you have a grievance against any one, forgive it, so that your Father in Heaven may also forgive you your offences."
27 And they came again to Jerusalem: and while he was walking in the Temple, there came to him the chief priests and the scribes and those in authority:
They came again to Jerusalem; and as He was walking in the Temple, the High Priests, Scribes and Elders came to Him
28 And they said to him, By what authority do you do these things? or who gave you authority to do these things?
and asked, "By what authority are you doing these things? and who gave you authority to do them?"
29 And Jesus said to them, I will put to you one question; give me an answer, and I will say by what authority I do these things.
"And I will put a question to you," replied Jesus; "answer me, and then I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
30 The baptism of John, was it from heaven or from men? give me an answer.
John's Baptism--was it of Heavenly or of human origin? Answer me."
31 And they gave thought to it among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did you not have faith in him?
So they debated the matter with one another. "Suppose we say, 'Heavenly,'" they argued, "he will ask, 'Why then did you not believe him?'
32 But if we say, From men — they were in fear of the people, because all took John to be truly a prophet.
Or should we say, 'human?'" They were afraid of the people; for all agreed in holding John to have been really a Prophet.
33 And they said in answer to Jesus, We have no idea. And Jesus said to them, And I will not say to you by what authority I do these things.
So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." "Nor do I tell you," said Jesus, "by what authority I do these things."
