Chapter 11

  And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, to Bethphage, and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,  

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  And saith to them, Go into the village over against you: and as soon as ye have entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, on which never man sat; loose him, and bring him.  

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  And if any man shall say to you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and immediately he will send him hither.  

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  And they went, and found the colt tied by the door without, in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.  

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  And certain of them that stood there, said to them, What do ye, loosing the colt?  

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  And they said to them even as Jesus had commanded; and they let them go.  

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  And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him.  

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  And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches off trees, and strewed them in the way.  

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  And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.  

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  Blessed be the kingdom of our Father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.  

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  And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round upon all things, it being now evening, he went out to Bethany, with the twelve.  

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  And on the morrow, when they had come from Bethany, he was hungry,  

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  And seeing a fig-tree afar off, having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing on it: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves: for the time of figs had not yet come.  

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  And Jesus answered and said to it, Let no man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.  

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  And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that sold doves;  

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  And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple.  

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  And he taught, saying to them, Is it not written, My house shall be called by all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.  

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  And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people were astonished at his doctrine.  

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  And when evening had come, he went out of the city.  

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  And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig-tree dried up from the roots.  

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  And Peter calling to remembrance, saith to him, Master, behold, the fig-tree which thou cursedst is withered.  

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  And Jesus answering, saith to them, Have faith in God.  

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  For verily I say to you, that whoever shall say to this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that the things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatever he saith.  

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  Therefore I say to you, Whatever things ye desire when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.  

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  And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any: that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.  

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  But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your trespasses.  

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  And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,  

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  And say to him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?  

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  And Jesus answered and said to them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.  

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  The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? answer me.  

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  And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?  

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  But if we shall say, from men; they feared the people: for all men counted John that he was a prophet indeed.  

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  And they answered and said to Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.  

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