Mark 11
1 And when they were drawing near to Jerusalem and to Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, he sendeth forth 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 saith to them, Go to the village over against you; and immediately on entering it ye will find a colt tied, on which no man hath yet sat; loose and bring it.
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 hath need of it, and will immediately send it back hither.
If anyone asks you what you are doing, tell them, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back soon.’”
4 And they went, and found the colt tied by the door without, on the street; and they loose it.
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 were standing there said to them, What are ye about, 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 go.
The disciples replied just as Jesus told them to, and the people let them go.
7 And they bring the colt to Jesus, and put their garments on it; and he sat upon it.
They brought the colt to Jesus, put their cloaks on it, and Jesus sat on it.
8 And many spread their garments on the road; and others boughs, having cut them from the fields.
Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others laid down leafy branches that they'd cut in the fields.
9 And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, Hosanna! Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord!
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 is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest heavens!
Bless the kingdom of our father David that is coming! Hosanna in the highest!”
11 And he entered Jerusalem, and the temple; and having looked round on all things, the evening being now come, 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 had come from Bethany, he was hungry;
The next day, as they left Bethany, Jesus was hungry.
13 and seeing a fig-tree afar off having leaves, he went to see whether he might find anything on it; and on coming to it he found nothing but leaves; for the season of figs had not come.
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 he answering said to it, Let no one eat fruit from thee henceforth for ever. And his disciples heard him. (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 he went into the temple, and began to cast out those who sold and bought in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of those who sold the doves;
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 he suffered no one to carry any vessel through the temple.
He stopped anyone carrying things through the Temple.
17 And he taught, and said 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 sought how they might destroy him; for they feared him; because all the multitude was astonished at his teaching.
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 became late, he went out of the city.
When evening came Jesus and his disciples left the city.
20 And in the morning, as they were passing by, they saw the fig-tree withered from the roots.
The following morning as they returned, they saw the fig tree, withered from the roots up.
21 And Peter remembered and said to him, Rabbi, see! the fig-tree which thou didst curse is withered away.
Peter remembered what Jesus had done, and said to him, “Rabbi, look, the fig tree that you cursed has withered.”
22 And Jesus answering saith to them, Have faith in God.
“Trust in God,” Jesus replied.
23 Truly do I say to you, that whoever shall say to this mountain, Be thou taken up, and cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he saith will come to pass, he shall have it.
“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 Therefore I say to you, All things whatever ye pray for and ask, believe that ye have obtained, and ye shall have them.
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 aught against any one, that your Father who is in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.
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.”
27 And they come again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests and the scribes and the elders;
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 said to him, By what authority doest thou these things? or who gave thee this authority to do these things?
“By what authority are you doing all this?” they demanded. “Who gave you the right?”
29 And Jesus said to them, I will ask you one question; 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 from heaven, or from men? Answer me.
John's baptism—did that come from heaven, or from people?”
31 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven, he will say, Why then did ye not believe 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 shall we say, From men? They feared the people; for all regarded John as 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 answered and said to Jesus, We do not know. And Jesus saith 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.
