1 When they came near to Jerusalem, to Bethsphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples 2 and said to them, "Go your way into the village that is opposite you. Immediately as you enter into it, you will find a young donkey tied, on which no one has sat. Untie him and bring him. 3 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs him;’ and immediately he will send him back here."

4 They went away, and found a young donkey tied at the door outside in the open street, and they untied him. 5 Some of those who stood there asked them, "What are you doing, untying the young donkey?" 6 They said to them just as Jesus had said, and they let them go.

7 They brought the young donkey to Jesus and threw their garments on it, and Jesus sat on it. 8 Many spread their garments on the way, and others were cutting down branches from the trees and spreading them on the road. 9 Those who went in front and those who followed cried out, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! 10 Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is coming in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!"

11 Jesus entered into the temple in Jerusalem. When he had looked around at everything, it being now evening, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

12 The next day, when they had come out from Bethany, he was hungry. 13 Seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came to see if perhaps he might find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. 14 Jesus told it, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again!" and his disciples heard it.

15 They came to Jerusalem, and Jesus entered into the temple and began to throw out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and overthrew the money changers’ tables and the seats of those who sold the doves. 16 He would not allow anyone to carry a container through the temple. 17 He taught, saying to them, "Isn’t it written, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations?’ But you have made it a den of robbers!"

18 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.

19 When evening came, he went out of the city. 20 As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away from the roots. 21 Peter, remembering, said to him, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree which you cursed has withered away."

22 Jesus answered them, "Have faith in God. 23 For most certainly I tell you, whoever may tell this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and doesn’t doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is happening, he shall have whatever he says. 24 Therefore I tell you, all things whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received them, and you shall have them. 25 Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your transgressions. 26 But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your transgressions."

27 They came again to Jerusalem, and as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came to him, 28 and they began saying to him, "By what authority do you do these things? Or who gave you this authority to do these things?"

29 Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one question. Answer me, and 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."

31 They reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we should say, ‘From heaven;’ he will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ 32 If we should say, ‘From men’"—they feared the people, for all held John to really be a prophet. 33 They answered Jesus, "We don’t know."

Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."

1 And when they draw near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sends two of his disciples,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}.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.4 And they departed, and found a colt bound to the door without at the crossway, and they loose him.5 And some of those who stood there said to them, What are ye doing, loosing the colt?6 And they said to them as Jesus had commanded. And they let them {do it}.7 And they led the colt to Jesus, and cast their clothes upon it, and he 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}.9 And those going on before and those following cried out, Hosanna! blessed {be} he that comes in {the} Lord's name.10 Blessed {be} the coming kingdom of our father David. 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.12 And on the morrow, when they were gone out of Bethany, he hungered.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.14 And answering he said to it, Let no one eat fruit of thee any more for ever. And his disciples heard {it}.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,16 and suffered not that any one should carry any package 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.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.19 And when it was evening he went forth without the city.20 And passing by early in the morning they saw the fig-tree dried up from the roots.21 And Peter, remembering {what Jesus had said}, says to him, Rabbi, see, the fig-tree which thou cursedst is dried up.22 And Jesus answering says to them, Have faith in God.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.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.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.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,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?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:30 The baptism of John, was it of heaven, or of men? answer me.31 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we should say, Of heaven, he will say, Why {then} have ye not believed him?32 but should we say, Of men-they feared the people; for all held of John that he was truly a 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.