Mark 11

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 When they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples	1 And as they were approaching Jerusalem and Bethania, toward the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
2 and said to them, "Go into the village opposite you, and immediately on entering it, you will find a colt tethered on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.	2 and he said to them: “Go into the village that is opposite you, and immediately upon entering there, you will find a colt tied, on which no man has yet sat. Release him and bring him.
3 If anyone should say to you, 'Why are you doing this?' reply, 'The Master has need of it and will send it back here at once.'"	3 And if anyone will say to you: ‘What are you doing?’ Say that the Lord has need of him. And he will immediately send him here.”
4 So they went off and found a colt tethered at a gate outside on the street, and they untied it.	4 And going out, they found the colt tied before the outer gate, at the meeting of two ways. And they untied him.
5 Some of the bystanders said to them, "What are you doing, untying the colt?"	5 And some of those who were standing there said to them, “What are you doing by releasing the colt?”
6 They answered them just as Jesus had told them to, and they permitted them to do it.	6 And they spoke to them just as Jesus had instructed them. And they permitted them.
7 So they brought the colt to Jesus and put their cloaks over it. And he sat on it.	7 And they led the colt to Jesus. And they placed their garments on it; and he sat upon it.
8 Many people spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields.	8 Then many spread their garments along the way; but others cut down leafy branches from trees and scattered them on the way.
9 Those preceding him as well as those following kept crying out: "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!	9 And those who went ahead, and those who followed, cried out saying: “Hosanna! Blessed is he who has arrived in the name of the Lord.
10 Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is to come! Hosanna in the highest!"	10 Blessed is the advent of the kingdom of our father David. Hosanna in the highest!”
11 He entered Jerusalem and went into the temple area. He looked around at everything and, since it was already late, went out to Bethany with the Twelve.	11 And he entered into Jerusalem, into the temple. And having looked around at everything, since it was now the evening hour, he went out to Bethania with the twelve.
12 The next day as they were leaving Bethany he was hungry.	12 And the next day, as they were departing from Bethania, he was hungry.
13 Seeing from a distance a fig tree in leaf, he went over to see if he could find anything on it. When he reached it he found nothing but leaves; it was not the time for figs.	13 And when he had seen a fig tree with leaves in the distance, he went to it, in case he might find something on it. And when he had gone to it, he found nothing but leaves. For it was not the season for figs.
14 And he said to it in reply, "May no one ever eat of your fruit again!" And his disciples heard it.	14 And in response, he said to it, “From now on and forever, may no one eat fruit from you again!” And his disciples heard this.
15 They came to Jerusalem, and on entering the temple area he began to drive out those selling and buying there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling doves.	15 And they went to Jerusalem. And when he had entered into the temple, he began to cast out the sellers and the buyers in the temple. And he overturned the tables of the moneychangers and the chairs of the vendors of doves.
16 He did not permit anyone to carry anything through the temple area.	16 And he would not permit anyone to carry goods through the temple.
17 Then he taught them saying, "Is it not written: 'My house shall be called a house of prayerfor all peoples'? But you have made it a den of thieves."	17 And he taught them, saying: “Is it not written: ‘For my house shall be called the house of prayer for all nations?’ But you have made it into a den of robbers.”
18 The chief priests and the scribes came to hear of it and were seeking a way to put him to death, yet they feared him because the whole crowd was astonished at his teaching.	18 And when the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, had heard this, they sought a means by which they might destroy him. For they feared him, because the entire multitude was in admiration over his doctrine.
19 When evening came, they went out of the city.	19 And when evening had arrived, he departed from the city.
20 Early in the morning, as they were walking along, they saw the fig tree withered to its roots.	20 And when they passed by in the morning, they saw that the fig tree had dried up from the roots.
21 Peter remembered and said to him, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered."	21 And Peter, remembering, said to him, “Master, behold, the fig tree that you cursed has withered.”
22 Jesus said to them in reply, "Have faith in God.	22 And in response, Jesus said to them: “Have the faith of God.
23 Amen, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it shall be done for him.	23 Amen I say to you, that whoever will say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and who will not have hesitated in his heart, but will have believed: then whatever he has said be done, it shall be done for him.
24 Therefore I tell you, all that you ask for in prayer, believe that you will receive it and it shall be yours.	24 For this reason, I say to you, all things whatsoever that you ask for when praying: believe that you will receive them, and they will happen for you.
25 When you stand to pray, forgive anyone against whom you have a grievance, so that your heavenly Father may in turn forgive you your transgressions."	25 And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your sins.
26 )	26 But if you will not forgive, neither will your Father, who is in heaven, forgive you your sins.”
27 They returned once more to Jerusalem. As he was walking in the temple area, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders approached him	27 And they went again to Jerusalem. And when he was walking in the temple, the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, and the elders approached him.
28 and said to him, "By what authority are you doing these things? Or who gave you this authority to do them?"	28 And they said to him: “By what authority do you do these things? And who has given you this authority, so that you would do these things?”
29 Jesus said to them, "I shall ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.	29 But in response, Jesus said to them: “I also will ask you one word, and if you answer me, I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
30 Was John's baptism of heavenly or of human origin? Answer me."	30 The baptism of John: was it from heaven or from men? Answer me.”
31 They discussed this among themselves and said, "If we say, 'Of heavenly origin,' he will say, '(Then) why did you not believe him?'	31 But they discussed it among themselves, saying: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’
32 But shall we say, 'Of human origin'?"--they feared the crowd, for they all thought John really was a prophet.	32 If we say, ‘From men,’ we fear the people. For they all hold that John was a true prophet.”
33 So they said to Jesus in reply, "We do not know." Then Jesus said to them, "Neither shall I tell you by what authority I do these things."	33 And answering, they said to Jesus, “We do not know.” And in response, Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”