Mark 11
1 And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, to Bethphage, and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth 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 saith to them, Go into the village over against you: and as soon as ye have entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, on which never man sat; loose him, and bring [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 any man shall say to you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and immediately he will send him hither.
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, and found the colt tied by the door without, in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.
So they went and found a young ass tied up at the front door of a house. They were untying it,
5 And certain of them that stood there, said to them, What do ye, loosing the colt?
when some of the bystanders called out, "What are you doing, untying the foal?"
6 And they said to them even as Jesus had commanded; 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 brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him.
So they brought the foal to Jesus, and threw their outer garments over him; and Jesus mounted.
8 And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches off trees, and strewed [them] in the way.
Then many spread their outer garments to carpet the road, and others leafy branches which they had cut down in the fields;
9 And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna: Blessed [is] he that cometh 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 Blessed [be] the kingdom of our Father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.
Blessings on the coming Kingdom of our forefather David! God in the highest Heavens save Him!"
11 And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round upon 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 morrow, when they had come from Bethany, he was hungry,
The next day, after they had left Bethany, He was hungry.
13 And seeing a fig-tree afar off, having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing on it: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves: for the time of figs had not yet come.
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 Jesus answered and said to it, Let no man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard [it]. (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 come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that sold doves;
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 would not suffer that any man should carry [any] vessel through the temple.
and would not allow any one to carry anything through the Temple.
17 And he taught, saying to them, Is it not written, My house shall be called by all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den 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 the scribes and chief priests heard [it], and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people were astonished at his doctrine.
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 when evening had come, he went out of the city.
When evening came on, Jesus and His disciples used to leave the city.
20 And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig-tree dried up from the roots.
In the early morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig-tree withered to the roots;
21 And Peter calling to remembrance, saith to him, Master, behold, the fig-tree which thou cursedst is withered.
and Peter, recollecting, said to Him, "Look, Rabbi, the fig-tree which you cursed is withered up."
22 And Jesus answering, saith to them, Have faith in God.
Jesus said to them, "Have faith in God.
23 For verily I say to you, that whoever shall say to this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that the things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatever he saith.
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 Therefore I say to you, Whatever things ye desire when ye pray, believe that ye receive [them], and ye shall have [them].
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 when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any: that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
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."
26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
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 came again to Jerusalem; and as He was walking in the Temple, the High Priests, Scribes and Elders came to Him
28 And say to him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this 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 answered and said to them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you 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? answer me.
John's Baptism--was it of Heavenly or of human origin? Answer me."
31 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe 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 shall say, from men; they feared the people: for all [men] counted John that he was a prophet indeed.
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 answered and said to Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith to them, Neither do I tell 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."
