aAs they *approached Jerusalem
, at Bethphage
and bBethany
, near
cthe Mount
of Olives
, He *sent
two
of His disciples
,
and *said to them, "Go
into the village
opposite
you, and immediately
as you enter
it, you will find
a colt
tied
there, on which
no
one
yet
has ever
sat
; untie
it and bring
it here.
"If anyone
says
to you, `Why
are you doing
this
?' you say
, `The Lord
has
need
of it'; and immediately
he 1will send
it back
here
."
They went away
and found
a colt
tied
at the door
, outside
in the street
; and they *untied
it.
Some of the bystanders
were saying
to them, "What
are you doing
, untying
the colt
?"
They spoke to them just
as Jesus
had told
them, and they gave
them permission
.
aThey *brought the colt
to Jesus
and put
their coats
on it; and He sat
on it.
And many spread
their coats
in the road
, and others
spread leafy
branches
which they had cut
from the fields
.
Those who went
in front
and those
who followed
were shouting
: "Hosanna
! aBLESSED
IS HE WHO COMES
IN THE NAME
OF THE LORD
;
Blessed is the coming
kingdom
of our father
David
; Hosanna
ain the highest
!"
aJesus entered Jerusalem
and came into the temple
; and after looking
around
at everything
, bHe left
for Bethany
with the twelve
, since it was already
late
.
aOn the next day
, when they had left
Bethany
, He became hungry
.
Seeing at a distance
a fig
tree
in leaf
, He went
to see if
perhaps
He would find
anything
on it; and when He came
to it, He found
nothing
but leaves
, for it was not the season
for figs
.
He said to it, "May no
one
ever
eat
fruit
from you again
!" And His disciples
were listening
.
aThen they *came
to Jerusalem
. And He entered
the temple
and began
to drive
out those
who were buying
and selling
in the temple
, and overturned
the tables
of the money
changers
and the seats
of those
who were selling
1doves
;
and He would not permit anyone
to carry
1merchandise
through
the temple
.
And He began to teach and say
to them, "Is it not written
, ` aMY HOUSE
SHALL BE CALLED
A HOUSE
OF PRAYER
FOR ALL
THE NATIONS
'? bBut you have made
it a ROBBERS'
1DEN
."
The chief priests
and the scribes
heard
this, and abegan seeking
how
to destroy
Him; for they were afraid
of Him, for bthe whole
crowd
was astonished
at His teaching
.
aWhen evening
came
, 1they would go
out of the city
.
aAs they were passing by in the morning
, they saw
the fig
tree
withered
from the roots
up.
Being reminded, Peter
*said
to Him, " aRabbi
, look
, the fig
tree
which
You cursed
has withered
."
And Jesus *answered
saying
to them, " aHave
faith
in God
.
" aTruly I say
to you, whoever
says
to this
mountain
, `Be taken
up and cast
into the sea
,' and does not doubt
in his heart
, but believes
that what
he says
is going to happen
, it will be granted him.
"Therefore I say
to you, aall
things
for which
you pray
and ask
, believe
that you have received
them, and they will be granted you.
"Whenever you astand
praying
, bforgive
, if
you have
anything
against
anyone
, so
that your Father
who
is in heaven
will also
forgive
you your transgressions
.
[" 1 aBut if you do not forgive
, neither
will your Father
who
is in heaven
forgive
your transgressions
."]
They *came again
to Jerusalem
. aAnd as He was walking
in the temple
, the chief
priests
and the scribes
and the elders
*came
to Him,
and began saying to Him, "By what
authority
are You doing
these
things
, or
who
gave
You this
authority
to do
these
things
?"
And Jesus said
to them, "I will ask
you one
question
, and you answer
Me, and then I will tell
you by what
authority
I do
these
things
.
"Was the baptism of John
from heaven
, or
from men
? Answer
Me."
They began reasoning among
themselves
, saying
, "If
we say
, `From heaven
,' He will say
, `Then
why
did you not believe
him?'
"But 1shall we say, `From men
'?"--they were afraid
of the people
, for everyone
considered
John
to have been
a real
prophet
.
Answering Jesus
, they *said
, "We do not know
." And Jesus
*said
to them, "Nor
1will I tell
you by what
authority
I do
these
things
."