Mark 11
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Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King
1As they all approached Jerusalem, they came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent out two of his disciples, 2telling them, “Go to the village ahead of you. Just as you enter it, you’ll find a donkey’s colt tied there that no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 3If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it, but he’ll send it right back.’ ”
4So they went and found a colt out in the street, tied at a doorway. As they were untying it, 5some people standing there asked, “What are you doing? Why are you untying that colt?” 6They answered as Jesus had told them to, and the people let them go. 7They brought the colt to Jesus and threw their coats over it, and he sat on it. 8Many people spread their coats on the road, while others spread branches they’d cut in the fields. 9Some of the people went ahead of him, and some followed behind, and they all shouted,
“Hosanna!”
“Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!”
10“Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!”
“Hosanna in the highest heaven!”
11Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courtyard. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, he went back out to Bethany with the 12 disciples.
Jesus Curses a Fig Tree and Clears Out the Temple Courtyard
12The next day, as they were leaving Bethany, they were hungry. 13Off in the distance Jesus saw a fig tree that was full of leaves. He went over to see if it had any fruit. But when he got there, all he found was leaves, because it wasn’t time for figs to ripen yet. 14Then Jesus said to the tree, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again!” And his disciples heard him say it.
15When Jesus got to Jerusalem, he entered the temple courtyard and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He turned over the tables of the people who were exchanging money and the benches of those who were selling doves. 16He wouldn’t allow anyone to carry items for sale through the temple courtyard. 17Then he taught them, saying, “It is written that the Lord said, ‘My house will be called a house where people from all nations can pray.’ But you’ve made it a ‘den for robbers.’ ”
18When the chief priests and the teachers of the law heard about this, they began to look for a way to kill Jesus. They were afraid of him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.
19When evening came, Jesus and his disciples left the city.
The Dried-Up Fig Tree
20In the morning, as Jesus and his disciples were walking along, they saw the fig tree again. It was dried up all the way down to its roots. 21Peter remembered what had happened the day before, and he said to Jesus, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree you put a curse on has dried up!”
22“Have faith in God,” Jesus said. 23“Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go and throw yourself into the sea,’ if they don’t doubt in their heart but believe that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. 24So I tell you, when you pray for something, believe that you have already received it. Then it will be yours. 25-26And when you stand praying, forgive anyone you have anything against. That way your Father in heaven will forgive your sins.”
The Authority of Jesus Is Questioned
27Jesus came back into Jerusalem with his disciples. As he was walking in the temple courtyard, the chief priests, teachers of the law, and elders came up to him and asked, 28“By what authority are you doing these things? Who gave you authority to do this?”
29Jesus replied, “I’ll ask you a question, and if you answer me, I’ll tell you by what authority I’m doing these things. 30Where did John’s baptism come from? Was it from heaven, or was he acting on human authority? Tell me!”
31They talked this over among themselves and realized, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he’ll ask, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’ 32But we can’t say, ‘On human authority’!” (They were afraid of the people, because everyone believed that John really was a prophet.)
33So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.”
Jesus responded, “Then I won’t tell you by what authority I’m doing these things either.”
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St Mark 11
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1AND when they were drawing near to Jerusalem and to Bethania at the mount of Olives, he sendeth two of his disciples,
2And saith to them: Go into the village that is over against you, and immediately at your coming in thither, you shall find a colt tied, upon which no man yet hath sat: loose him, and bring him.
3And if any man shall say to you, What are you doing? say ye that the Lord hath need of him: and immediately he will let him come hither.
4And going their way, they found the colt tied before the gate without, in the meeting of two ways: and they loose him.
5And some of them that stood there, said to them: What do you loosing the colt?
6Who said to them as Jesus had commanded them; and they let him go with them.
7And they brought the colt to Jesus; and they lay their garments on him, and he sat upon him.
8And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down boughs from the trees, and strewed them in the way.
9And they that went before and they that followed, cried, saying: Hosanna, blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
10Blessed be the kingdom of our father David that cometh: Hosanna in the highest.
11And he entered into Jerusalem, into the temple: and having viewed all things round about, when now the eventide was come, he went out to Bethania with the twelve.
12And the next day when they came out from Bethania, he was hungry.
13And when he had seen afar off a fig tree having leaves, he came if perhaps he might find any thing on it. And when he was come to it, he found nothing but leaves. For it was not the time for figs.
14And answering he said to it: May no man hereafter eat fruit of thee any more for ever. And his disciples heard it.
15And they came to Jerusalem. And when he was entered into the temple, he began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the chairs of them that sold doves.
16And he suffered not that any man should carry a vessel through the temple;
17And he taught, saying to them: Is it not written, My house shall be called the house of prayer to all nations? But you have made it a den of thieves.
18Which when the chief priests and the scribes had heard, they sought how they might destroy him. For they feared him, because the whole multitude was in admiration at his doctrine.
19And when evening was come, he went forth out of the city.
20And when they passed by in the morning they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.
21And Peter remembering, said to him: Rabbi, behold the fig tree, which thou didst curse, is withered away.
22And Jesus answering, saith to them: Have the faith of God.
23Amen I say to you, that whosoever shall say to this mountain, Be thou removed and be cast into the sea, and shall not stagger in his heart, but believe, that whatsoever he saith shall be done; it shall be done unto him.
24Therefore I say unto you, all things, whatsoever you ask when ye pray, believe that you shall receive; and they shall come unto you.
25And when you shall stand to pray, forgive, if you have aught against any man; that your Father also, who is in heaven, may forgive you your sins.
26But if you will not forgive, neither will your Father that is in heaven, forgive you your sins.
27And they come again to Jerusalem. And when he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests and the scribes and the ancients,
28And they say to him: By what authority dost thou these things? and who hath given thee this authority that thou shouldst do these things?
29And Jesus answering, said to them: I will also ask you one word, and answer you me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
30The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? Answer me.
31But they thought with themselves, saying: If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did you not believe him?
32If we say, From men, we fear the people. For all men counted John that he was a prophet indeed.
33And they answering, say to Jesus: We know not. And Jesus answering, saith to them: Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
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