¹When they came near to Jerusalem , to Bethsphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives , he sent two of his disciples[#11:1 TR & NU read “Bethphage” instead of “Bethsphage”]

²and 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 .

³If anyone asks you , ‘ Why are you doing this ?’ say , ‘ The Lord needs him ;’ and immediately he will send him back here .”

⁴They went away , and found a young donkey tied at the door outside in the open street, and they untied him .

⁵Some of those who stood there asked them , “What are you doing , untying the young donkey?”

⁶They said to them just as Jesus had said , and they let them go .

⁷They brought the young donkey to Jesus and threw their garments on it , and Jesus sat on it .

⁸Many spread their garments on the way , and others were cutting down branches from the trees and spreading them on the road .

⁹Those who went in front and those who followed cried out , “Hosanna ! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord ![#11:9 “Hosanna” means “save us” or “help us, we pray”.; #Psalms 118:25-26]

¹⁰Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is coming in the name of the Lord ! Hosanna in the highest !”

¹¹Jesus 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 .

¹²The next day , when they had come out from Bethany, he was hungry .

¹³Seeing 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 .

¹⁴Jesus told it , “ May no one ever eat fruit from you again !” and his disciples heard it .

¹⁵They 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 .

¹⁶He would not allow anyone to carry a container through the temple .

¹⁷He 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 !”[#Isaiah 56:7; #Jeremiah 7:11]

¹⁸The 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 .

¹⁹When evening came , he went out of the city .

²⁰As they passed by in the morning , they saw the fig tree withered away from the roots .

²¹Peter , remembering, said to him , “Rabbi , look ! The fig tree which you cursed has withered away .”

²²Jesus answered them , “ Have faith in God .

²³For 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 .

²⁴Therefore I tell you , all things whatever you pray and ask for , believe that you have received them , and you shall have them .

²⁵Whenever you stand praying , forgive, if you have anything against anyone ; so that your Father , who is in heaven , may also forgive you your transgressions .

²⁶But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your transgressions.”[#11:26 NU omits verse 26.]

²⁷They came again to Jerusalem , and as he was walking in the temple , the chief priests, the scribes , and the elders came to him ,

²⁸and they began saying to him , “By what authority do you do these things ? Or who gave you this authority to do these things ?”

²⁹Jesus said to them , “ I will ask you one question . Answer 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 .”

³¹They reasoned with themselves , saying , “If we should say , ‘From heaven ;’ he will say , ‘Why then did you not believe him ?’

³²If we should say , ‘From men ’”—they feared the people , for all held John to really be a prophet .

³³They answered Jesus , “We don’t know .”

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