King James Bible

New American Standard Bible 1995

1And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,

1As they approached Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples,

2And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him.

2and said to them, "Go into the village opposite you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one yet has ever sat; untie it and bring it here.

3And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.

3"If anyone says to you, 'Why are you doing this?' you say, 'The Lord has need of it'; and immediately he will send it back here."

4And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.

4They went away and found a colt tied at the door, outside in the street; and they untied it.

5And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt?

5Some of the bystanders were saying to them, "What are you doing, untying the colt?"

6And they said unto them even as Jesus had commanded: and they let them go.

6They spoke to them just as Jesus had told them, and they gave them permission.

7And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him.

7They brought the colt to Jesus and put their coats on it; and He sat on it.

8And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way.

8And many spread their coats in the road, and others spread leafy branches which they had cut from the fields.

9And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord:

9Those who went in front and those who followed were shouting: "Hosanna! BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD;

10Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.

10Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David; Hosanna in the highest!"

11And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.

11Jesus entered Jerusalem and came into the temple; and after looking around at everything, He left for Bethany with the twelve, since it was already late.

12And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:

12On the next day, when they had left Bethany, He became hungry.

13And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.

13Seeing at a distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to see if perhaps He would find anything on it; and when He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.

14And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.

14He said to it, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again!" And His disciples were listening.

15And 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 moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;

15Then they came to Jerusalem. And He entered the temple and began to drive out those who were buying and selling in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling doves;

16And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple.

16and He would not permit anyone to carry merchandise through the temple.

17And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.

17And He began to teach and say to them, "Is it not written, 'MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER FOR ALL THE NATIONS '? But you have made it a ROBBERS' DEN."

18And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine.

18The chief priests and the scribes heard this, and began seeking how to destroy Him; for they were afraid of Him, for the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.

19And when even was come, he went out of the city.

19When evening came, they would go out of the city.

20And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.

20As they were passing by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots up.

21And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.

21Being reminded, Peter said to Him, "Rabbi, look, the fig tree which You cursed has withered."

22And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.

22And Jesus answered saying to them, "Have faith in God.

23For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.

23"Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be granted him.

24Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

24"Therefore I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted you.

25And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

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

26But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.

26"But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your transgressions."

27And 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,

27They came again to Jerusalem. And as He was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to Him,

28And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?

28and began saying to Him, "By what authority are You doing these things, or who gave You this authority to do these things?"

29And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

29And Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one question, and you answer Me, and then I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

30The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me.

30"Was the baptism of John from heaven, or from men? Answer Me."

31And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?

31They began reasoning among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say, 'Then why did you not believe him?'

32But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.

32"But shall we say, 'From men '?"-- they were afraid of the people, for everyone considered John to have been a real prophet.

33And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

33Answering Jesus, they said, "We do not know." And Jesus said to them, "Nor will I tell you by what authority I do these things."

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