¹ And when they draw near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sends two of his disciples, ² 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. ³ 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 hither. ⁴ And they went away, and found a colt tied at the door without in the open street; and they loose him. ⁵ And certain of them that stood there said to them, What do ye, loosing the colt? ⁶ And they said to them even as Jesus had said: and they let them go. ⁷ And they bring the colt to Jesus, and cast on him their garments; and he sat upon him. ⁸ And many spread their garments upon the way; and others branches, which they had cut from the fields. ⁹ And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, Hosanna; Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord: ¹⁰ Blessed is the kingdom that cometh, the kingdom of our father David: Hosanna in the highest.

¹¹ 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.

¹² And on the morrow, when they were come out from Bethany, he hungered. ¹³ 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. ¹⁴ And he answered and said to it, No man eat fruit from you henceforward for ever. And his disciples heard it.

¹⁵ 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; ¹⁶ and he would not suffer that any man should carry a vessel through the temple. ¹⁷ 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. ¹⁸ 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.

¹⁹ And every evening he went forth out of the city.

²⁰ And as they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away from the roots. ²¹ And Peter calling to remembrance says to him, Rabbi, behold, the fig tree which you cursed is withered away. ²² And Jesus answering says to them, Have faith in God. ²³ Verily I say to you, Whosoever 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. ²⁴ Therefore I say to you, All things whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you receive them, and you shall have them. ²⁵ 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. ^{26 + Many ancient authorities add v. 26}

²⁷ 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; ²⁸ and they said to him, By what authority do you these things? or who gave you this authority to do these things? ²⁹ 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. ³⁰ The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? answer me. ³¹ And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did you not believe him? ³² But should we say, From men—they feared the people: for all verily held John to be a prophet. ³³ 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.