Chapter 11
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 ."