Mark-11-trans

The Gospel of Mark
Chapter 11
Close literal translation

1. And when they came near to Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany near the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
2. And he said to them, “Go into the village which is before you, and as soon as you enter into it, you will find a colt tied up, upon which no man has yet sat. Lose it and bring.
3. And if anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord has need of it, and immediately he will send it back here again.’”
4. And they went out and found a colt tied outside at the door in the street, and they untied it.
5. And some of those standing there said to them, “What are you doing, loosing the colt?”
6. But they said to them just as Jesus said, and they permitted them.
7. And they brought the colt to Jesus, and they threw their cloaks on it, and he sat upon it.
8. And many spread their garments in the road, and others spread branches in the road, having cut them from the fields.
9. And those going before and those following were crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is the one coming in the name of the Lord!”
10. Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father, David! Hosanna in the highest.
11. And he entered into Jerusalem, into the temple. And after looking around at all things, the hour being already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.
12. And on the following day, as they left Bethany, he was hungry.
13. And seeing a fig tree from afar with leaves, he came, if perhaps he might find something on it. And coming to it, he found nothing except leaves, for it was not the time of figs.
14. And answering, he said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you into the age.” And his disciples heard it.
15. And they came into Jerusalem. And when he entered into the temple, he began to throw out those selling and those buying in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves,
16. And he did not permit anyone to carry merchandise through the temple.
17. And teaching, he said to them, “Is it not written, My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations? But you have made it a den of robbers.”
18. And the chief priests and scribes heard him, and they sought how they might destroy him, for they feared him, for all the crowd was amazed by his teaching.
19. And when evening came, they went out of the city.
20. And as they were passing by in the morning, they saw the fig tree having withered from the roots.
21. And remembering, Peter said to him, “Rabbi, look, the fig tree which you cursed is withered.”
22. And answering, Jesus said to them, “Have the faith of God.
23. Truly I say to you that whoever says to this mountain, “Be lifted up and be thrown into the sea,” and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come about, it will be for him.
24. Because of this, I say to you, all things, whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you will receive, and it will be yours.
25. And when you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, in order that your Father in heaven may forgive your trespasses.”
26. [But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in the heavens forgive your trespasses.]
27. And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders came to him.
28. And they said to him, “By what authority are you doing these things? Or who gave to you this authority that you should do these things?”
29. And Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
30. Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men? Answer me.”
31. And they debated among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
32. But if we say, “From men”…? They feared the crowd, for all held that John was really a prophet.
33. And answering, they said to Jesus, “We do not know.” And Jesus said to them, “Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

Mark Chapter 11, Verse 1
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