1Andwhen they came nightoJerusalem, untoBethphageandBethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forthtwo of hisdisciples,
2Andsaith unto them, Go your wayinto the village over againstyou: andas soon as ye be enteredintoit, ye shall find a colttied, whereonnevermansat; loosehim, andbringhim.
3Andif any mansay unto you, Why do yethis?sayyethat the Lordhathneed of him; andstraightway he will sendhimhither.
4And they went their way, andfound the colttiedby the doorwithoutin a place where two ways met; and they loosehim.
5And certain of them that stoodtheresaid unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt?
6And they said unto them even asJesus had commanded: and they letthemgo.
7And they brought the colttoJesus, andcasttheirgarmentsonhim; and he satuponhim.
8Andmanyspreadtheirgarmentsin the way: andothers cut downbranchesoff the trees, andstrawed them in the way.
9And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that comethin the name of the Lord:
10Blessed be the kingdom of ourfatherDavid, that comethin the name of the Lord: Hosannain the highest.
11AndJesusenteredintoJerusalem, andinto the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, andnow the eventide was come, he went outuntoBethanywith the twelve.
12And on the morrow, when they were comefromBethany, he was hungry:
13Andseeing a fig tree afar offhavingleaves, he came, ifhaply he might find any thingthereon: and when he cametoit, he foundnothingbutleaves; for the time of figswasnot yet.
14AndJesusansweredandsaid unto it, No maneatfruitoftheehereafterforever. Andhisdisciplesheardit.
15And they cometoJerusalem: andJesuswentinto the temple, andbeganto cast outthem that soldandboughtin the temple, andoverthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that solddoves;
16Andwouldnotsufferthat any man should carry any vesselthrough the temple.
17And he taught, saying unto them, Is itnotwritten, Myhouse shall be called of allnations the house of prayer?butye have madeit a den of thieves.
18And the scribesand chief priestsheard it, andsoughthow they might destroyhim: for they fearedhim, becauseall the people was astonishedathisdoctrine.
19Andwheneven was come, he went out of the city.
20And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried upfrom the roots.
21AndPeter calling to remembrancesaith unto him, Master, behold, the fig treewhich thou cursedst is withered away.
22AndJesusansweringsaith unto them, Havefaith in God.
23Forverily I say unto you, Thatwhosoevershallsay unto thismountain, Be thou removed, and be thou castinto the sea; andshallnotdoubtinhisheart, butshallbelievethat those things whichhesaithshall come to pass; heshallhavewhatsoeverhesaith.
24Therefore I say unto you, Whatthingssoeveryedesire, when yepray, believethatyereceive them, andye shall have them.
25Andwhen ye standpraying, forgive, if ye haveoughtagainstany: thatyourFatheralsowhich is inheaven may forgiveyouyourtrespasses.
26Butifyedonotforgive, neitherwillyourFatherwhich is inheavenforgiveyourtrespasses.
27And they comeagaintoJerusalem: and as he was walkingin the temple, there cometohim the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,
28Andsay unto him, Bywhatauthority doest thou these things?andwhogavetheethisauthoritytodo these things?
29AndJesusansweredandsaid unto them, I willalsoask of youonequestion, andanswerme, and I willtellyoubywhatauthority I do these things.
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The baptismofJohn, was it fromheaven, orofmen?answerme.
31And they reasonedwiththemselves, saying, If we shall say, Fromheaven; he will say, Whythen did yenotbelievehim?
32Butif we shall say, Ofmen; they feared the people: forallmencountedJohn, that he was a prophetindeed.
33And they answeredandsaid unto Jesus, Wecannottell. AndJesusansweringsaith unto them, NeitherdoItellyoubywhatauthorityIdo these things.