Mark 11

Revised Geneva Translation

11 And when they came near Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, to the mount of Olives, He sent forth two of His disciples,

² and said to them, “Go into that town over there. And as soon as you enter it, you shall find a colt, tied, upon which never a man sat. Untie him and bring him.

³ “And if anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ Say that the Lord has need of him. And He will return him immediately.”

⁴ And they went their way and found a colt, tied by the door outside, at an intersection. And they untied him.

⁵ Then some of those who stood there said to them, “Why are you untying that colt?”

⁶ And they said to them as Jesus had commanded them. So, they let them go.

⁷ And they brought the colt to Jesus and laid their garments on him. And He sat upon him.

⁸ And many spread their garments along the way. Others cut down branches off the trees and spread them in the way.

⁹ And those who went before and who followed, cried, saying, “Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord!

¹⁰ “Blessed is the Kingdom that comes in the Name of the Lord of our father David! Hosanna! O You Who are in the highest heavens!”

¹¹ So Jesus entered into Jerusalem and went into the Temple. And when He had looked around at everything (and it was evening) He went forth to Bethany with the twelve.

¹² And the next day, on the way back from Bethany, He became hungry.

¹³ And seeing a fig tree at a distance which had leaves, He went to see if He might find anything on it. But when He came to it, He found nothing but leaves. For the time of figs was not yet.

¹⁴ Then Jesus answered, and said to it, “Never shall anyone eat fruit from you again while the world stands.” And His disciples heard it.

¹⁵ And they came to Jerusalem. And Jesus went into the Temple and began to cast out those who sold and bought in the Temple and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers and the seats of those who sold doves;

¹⁶ nor would He allow anyone to carry merchandise through the Temple.

¹⁷ And He taught, saying to them, “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called the house of prayer, to all nations’!? But you have made it a den of thieves!”

¹⁸ And the Scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how to destroy Him. For they feared Him, because the whole multitude was astonished at His doctrine.

¹⁹ But when evening came, Jesus went out of the city.

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

²¹ Then Peter remembered and said to Him, “Master, behold, the fig tree which You cursed is withered.”

²² And Jesus answered, and said to them, “Have the faith of God.

²³ “For truly I say to you, that whoever shall say to this mountain, ‘Be taken away and cast into the sea’, and shall not waver in his heart but shall believe that those things which he says shall happen, whatever he says shall be done to you.

²⁴ “Therefore I say to you, whatever you desire when you pray, believe that you shall have it and it shall be done to you.

²⁵ “But when you shall stand and pray, forgive (if you have anything against anyone) that your Father also, Who is in Heaven, may forgive you your trespasses.

²⁶ “For if you will not forgive, your Father Who is in Heaven will not pardon you your trespasses.”

²⁷ Then they came to Jerusalem again. And as He walked in the Temple, the chief priests came to Him, and the scribes and the elders,

²⁸ and said to Him, “By what authority do You do these things? And who gave You this authority, that You should do these things?”

²⁹ Then Jesus answered, and said to them, “I will also ask you a certain thing. 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 man? answer Me.”

³¹ And they thought amongst themselves, saying, “If we shall say, ‘From Heaven’, He will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’

³² “But if we say, ‘From man’, we fear the people.” For all men counted John as a Prophet, indeed.

³³ Then they answered, and said to Jesus, “We cannot tell.” And Jesus answered, and said to them, “Nor will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”