Mark 11
1 And when they draw near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sends two of his disciples,
As they approached Jerusalem, near to Bethphage and Bethany, beside the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples on ahead.
2 and says to them, Go into the village which is over against you, and immediately on entering into it ye will find a colt tied, upon which no [child] of man has ever sat: loose it and lead it [here].
He told them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as soon as you enter, you'll find a colt tied up that no one has ever ridden before. Untie it and bring it here.
3 And if any one say to you, Why do ye this? say, The Lord has need of it; and straightway he sends it hither.
If anyone asks you what you are doing, tell them, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back soon.’”
4 And they departed, and found a colt bound to the door without at the crossway, and they loose him.
So they set off, and found a colt tied to a door, out on the street, and they untied it.
5 And some of those who stood there said to them, What are ye doing, loosing the colt?
Some of the people standing around asked, “What are you doing, untying that colt”?
6 And they said to them as Jesus had commanded. And they let them [do it].
The disciples replied just as Jesus told them to, and the people let them go.
7 And they led the colt to Jesus, and cast their clothes upon it, and he sat on it;
They brought the colt to Jesus, put their cloaks on it, and Jesus sat on it.
8 and many strewed their clothes on the way, and others cut down branches from the trees [and went on strewing them on the way].
Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others laid down leafy branches that they'd cut in the fields.
9 And those going on before and those following cried out, Hosanna! blessed [be] he that comes in [the] Lord's name.
Those leading in the front and those that were following were all shouting, “Hosanna! Bless the one coming in the name of the Lord.
10 Blessed [be] the coming kingdom of our father David. Hosanna in the highest!
Bless the kingdom of our father David that is coming! Hosanna in the highest!”
11 And he entered into Jerusalem and into the temple; and having looked round on all things, the hour being already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.
Jesus entered Jerusalem and went in to the Temple. He looked around him, observing everything, and then, since it was getting late, he returned to Bethany with the twelve disciples.
12 And on the morrow, when they were gone out of Bethany, he hungered.
The next day, as they left Bethany, Jesus was hungry.
13 And seeing from afar off a fig-tree which had leaves, he came, if perhaps he might find something on it. And having come up to it he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the time of figs.
From some distance away he saw a fig tree with leaves, so he went over to it to see if it had any fruit. But when he got there, he found it had only leaves, because it was not the season for figs.
14 And answering he said to it, Let no one eat fruit of thee any more for ever. And his disciples heard [it]. (aiōn g165)
He said to the tree, “May no one eat fruit from you ever again.” His disciples heard his words. (aiōn g165)
15 And they come to Jerusalem, and entering into the temple, he began to cast out those who sold and who bought in the temple, and he overthrew the tables of the moneychangers and the seats of the dove-sellers,
They arrived back in Jerusalem, and Jesus went into the Temple. He started driving out the people who were buying and selling in the Temple. He overturned the tables of the money-changers and the chairs of the people selling doves.
16 and suffered not that any one should carry any package through the temple.
He stopped anyone carrying things through the Temple.
17 And he taught saying to them, Is it not written, My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations? but ye have made it a den of robbers.
He explained to them, “Doesn't Scripture say, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have turned it into a den of thieves!”
18 And the chief priests and the scribes heard [it], and they sought how they might destroy him; for they feared him, because all the crowd were astonished at his doctrine.
The chief priests and religious teachers heard what had happened, and tried to find a way to kill Jesus. But they were afraid of him, for everyone was so impressed by his teaching.
19 And when it was evening he went forth without the city.
When evening came Jesus and his disciples left the city.
20 And passing by early in the morning they saw the fig-tree dried up from the roots.
The following morning as they returned, they saw the fig tree, withered from the roots up.
21 And Peter, remembering [what Jesus had said], says to him, Rabbi, see, the fig-tree which thou cursedst is dried up.
Peter remembered what Jesus had done, and said to him, “Rabbi, look, the fig tree that you cursed has withered.”
22 And Jesus answering says to them, Have faith in God.
“Trust in God,” Jesus replied.
23 Verily I say to you, that whosoever shall say to this mountain, Be thou taken away and cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, but believe that what he says takes place, whatever he shall say shall come to pass for him.
“Believe me when I say to you that if you told this mountain, ‘Get out of here and be thrown into the sea,’ and you don't doubt in your heart, but are convinced about what you're asking, then it will happen!
24 For this reason I say to you, All things whatsoever ye pray for and ask, believe that ye receive it, and it shall come to pass for you.
I'm telling you that whatever you pray for, whatever you ask, trust that you've received it, and it's yours.
25 And when ye stand praying, forgive if ye have anything against any one, that your Father also who is in the heavens may forgive you your offences.
But when you're praying, if you have something against someone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your sins.”
26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in the heavens forgive your offences.
27 And they come again to Jerusalem. And as he walked about in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders come to him,
They returned to Jerusalem, and as he was walking in the Temple, the chief priests, religious teachers, and the leaders approached him.
28 and they say to him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority, that thou shouldest do these things?
“By what authority are you doing all this?” they demanded. “Who gave you the right?”
29 And Jesus answering said to them, I also will ask you one thing, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things:
“Let me ask you a question,” Jesus told them. “You answer me, and I'll tell you by whose authority I do these things.
30 The baptism of John, was it of heaven, or of men? answer me.
John's baptism—did that come from heaven, or from people?”
31 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we should say, Of heaven, he will say, Why [then] have ye not believed him?
They discussed it among themselves. They said, “If we say it's from heaven, he'll reply, ‘So why didn't you believe him?’
32 but should we say, Of men — they feared the people; for all held of John that he was truly a prophet.
But if we say, it's of human origin, well…” They were afraid of the crowd, because everyone believed that John was a true prophet.
33 And they answering say to Jesus, We do not know. And Jesus [answering] says to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
So they answered Jesus, “We don't know.” “Then I'm not telling you by whose authority I do these things,” replied Jesus.
