Mark 11:1-18 ▼

1 And when they draw near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, to the mount of Olives, he sends two of his disciples,

2 And says to them, Retire into the town over against you: and quickly going into it, ye shall find a colt tied, upon which none of men has sat; having loosed, bring him.

3 And if any say to you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord has need of him; and quickly will he send him here.

4 And they went away, and found the colt tied to the door without by the road, and they loose him.

5 And certain standing there said to them, What do ye, loosing the colt?

6 And they said as Jesus charged them: and they let them go.

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

8 And many strewed their garments in the way: and others cut down branches from the trees, and strewed in the way.

9 And they going before, and they following, cried, saying, Osanna; praised he coming in the name of the Lord:

10 Praised the kingdom coming in the name of the Lord of our father David: Osanna in the highest ones.

11 And Jesus came into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and having looked around upon all things, the hour being already coming, he went into Bethany with the twelve.

12 And in the morrow, they having come from Bethany, he hungered:

13 And having seen a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if yet he shall find any thing upon it; and having come to it, he found nothing except leaves; for it was not time of the figs.

14 And Jesus having answered, said to it, May none eat more fruit of thee forever. And his disciples heard.

15 And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus having entered into the temple, began to cast out those selling and buying in the temple; and the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of those selling doves he overturned;

16 And he permitted not that any should bring a vessel through the temple.

17 And he taught, saying to them, Has it not been written, That my house shall be called the house of prayer to all nations? and ye made it a den of robbers.

18 And the scribes and chief priests heard, and they sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, for all the crowd were struck with amazement at his teaching.