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          DASV: Mark 11    

1 When they drew near to Jerusalem, by Bethphage and Bethany,
on the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
2 and said to them, "Go into the village ahead of you, and
immediately as you enter it, you will find a colt tied, that
no one has ever ridden. Loose it, and bring it here.
3 If anyone says to you, 'Why do you do this?' say, 'The Lord
has need of him', and immediately he will send him back here."
4 Then they went, and found a colt tied at the door outside
in the open street, and they untied it.
5 Then certain of those who stood there said to them, "What
are you doing untying the colt?"
6 They told them just what Jesus had said to them, and they
let them go.
7 They brought the colt to Jesus, and put their garments on it,
and he sat upon it.
8 Many spread their garments upon the road, and others used
branches, which they had cut from the fields.
9 Now they who went ahead, and those who followed, cried,
"Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
10 Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David. Hosanna
in the highest."

11 Then he entered Jerusalem, and went to the temple. When he
had looked around at everything, he went out to Bethany with
the twelve since it was late in the day.
12 Now on the next day, when they came from Bethany, he was
hungry.
13 Seeing a fig tree in the distance having leaves, he came,
to see if by chance he might find anything on it. When he
came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the
season of figs.
14 Then he said to it, "Let no one eat your fruit ever again."
His disciples heard it.

15 When they came to Jerusalem, he entered the temple, and began
to throw out those who bought and sold in the temple. He
overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats
of those who sold the doves.
16 He would not permit any one to carry merchandise through
the temple.
17 Then he taught them, "Is it not written, 'My house will be
called a house of prayer for all the nations'? But you have
turned it into a den of robbers."
18 When the chief priests and the scribes heard it, they plotted
how they might destroy him. For they feared him, because
the whole crowd was enamored with his teaching.
19 When it was evening, he left the city.

20 In the morning, when they passed by, they saw the fig tree
withered away from the roots.
21 Peter recalled saying to him, "Rabbi, look, the fig tree
which you cursed is withered away."
22 Jesus answered them, "Have faith in God.
23 Truly I say to you, whoever will say to this mountain,
be pulled up and thrown into the sea, and will not doubt
in his heart, but will believe, whatever he says will
happen for him.
24 Therefore I say to you, all things whatever you pray
and ask for, believe that you will receive them, and
you will have them.
25 Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have
anything against any one; so that your Father who is
in heaven may also forgive your sins."
26 [Some manuscripts have: But if you do not forgive,
neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your
sins.]

27 They came again to Jerusalem. As he was walking in
the temple, the chief priests, scribes, and the elders
came to him.
28 Then they said to him, "By what authority do you
do these things? or who gave you authority to do
these things?"
29 Jesus said to them, "I will ask of you one question,
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
human origin? Answer me."
31 They reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we say,
'From heaven,' he will say, 'why then did you not
believe him?'
32 But if we say, 'From human origin'" -- they feared
the people, for everyone held John to be a prophet.
33 Then they answered Jesus, "We do not know." Jesus
said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority
I do these things."

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