Mark 11
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And when they draw nigh to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives,
he sends two of his disciples,
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and says to them, Go your way into the village that is over against you: and straightway
as you enter into it, you shall find a colt tied, whereon no man ever yet sat; loose
him, and bring him.
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And if any one say to you, Why do you this? say you, The Lord has need of him; and
straightway he will send him back here.
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And they went away, and found a colt tied at the door without in the open street;
and they loose him.
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And certain of them that stood there said to them, What do you, loosing the colt?
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And they said to them even as Jesus had said: and they let them go.
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And they bring the colt to Jesus, and cast on him their garments; and he sat upon
him.
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And many spread their garments upon the way; and others branches, which they had cut
from the fields.
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And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, Hosanna; Blessed [is] he
who comes in the name of the Lord:
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Blessed [is] the kingdom that comes, [the kingdom] of our father David: Hosanna in
the highest.
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And he entered into Jerusalem, into the temple; and when he had looked round about
upon all things, it being now eventide, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.
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And on the morrow, when they were come out from Bethany, he hungered.
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And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find anything
thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for it was not the season
of figs.
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And he answered and said to it, No man eat fruit from you henceforward for ever. And
his disciples heard it.
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And they come to Jerusalem: and he entered into the temple, and began to cast out
them that sold and them that bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the
money-changers, and the seats of them that sold the doves;
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and he would not suffer that any man should carry a vessel through the temple.
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And he taught, and said 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 den of robbers.
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And the chief priests and the scribes heard it, and sought how they might destroy
him: for they feared him, for all the multitude was astonished at his teaching.
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And every evening he went forth out of the city.
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And as they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away from the
roots.
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And Peter calling to remembrance says to him, Rabbi, behold, the fig tree which you
cursed is withered away.
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And Jesus answering says to them, Have faith in God.
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Truly I say to you, Whoever shall say to this mountain, Be you taken up and cast into
the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he says comes
to pass; he shall have it.
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Therefore I say to you, All things whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you
receive them, and you shall have them.
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And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against any one; that
your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
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[But if you 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 they said to him, By what authority do you these things? or who gave you this
authority to do these things?
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And Jesus said to them, I will 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 you not believe him?
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But should we say, From men--they feared the people: for all truly held John to be
a prophet.
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And they answered Jesus and say, We know not. And Jesus says to them, Neither tell
I you by what authority I do these things.