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¹ When ⓗ they approached Jerusalem, ⓘ at Bethphage and Bethany ⓙ near the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples

² and told them, “Go into the village ahead of you. As soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it.

³ If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this? ’ say, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here right away.’”

⁴ So they went and found a colt outside in the street, tied by a door. They untied it,

⁵ and some of those standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?”

⁶ They answered them just as Jesus had said; so they let them go.

⁷ They brought the donkey to Jesus and threw their clothes on it, and he sat on it.

⁸ Many people spread their clothes on the road, ⓚ and others spread leafy branches cut from the fields. [1]

⁹ Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted: Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name ⓛ ⓜ of the Lord! [2] ⓝ

¹⁰ Blessed is the coming kingdom ⓐ of our father David! ⓑ Hosanna ⓒ in the highest heaven!

¹¹ He went into Jerusalem ⓓ and into the temple. ⓔ After looking around at everything, since it was already late, he went out to Bethany ⓕ with the Twelve.

¹² The ⓖ next day when they went out from Bethany, he was hungry.

¹³ Seeing in the distance a fig ⓗ tree with leaves, he went to find out if there was anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for it was not the season for figs.

¹⁴ He said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit ⓘ from you again!” ⓙ And his disciples ⓚ heard it.

¹⁵ They came to Jerusalem, ⓛ and he went into the temple ⓜ and began to throw out those buying and selling. He overturned the tables of the money changers ⓝ and the chairs of those selling doves,

¹⁶ and would not permit anyone to carry goods through the temple.

¹⁷ He was teaching 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 thieves!” [3] ⓔ

¹⁸ The chief priests and the scribes ⓕ heard it and started looking for a way to kill him. For they were afraid ⓖ of him, because the whole crowd was astonished by his teaching.

¹⁹ Whenever evening came, they would go out of the city.

²⁰ Early ⓗ in the morning, as they were passing by, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots up.

²¹ Then Peter ⓘ remembered and said to him, “Rabbi, ⓙ look! The fig tree that you cursed ⓚ has withered.”

²² Jesus replied to them, “Have faith in God. ⓛ

²³ Truly I tell you, ⓜ if anyone 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 will be done for him. ⓑ

²⁴ Therefore I tell you, everything you pray ⓒand ask for ⓓ — believe that you have received [4] ⓔit and it will be yours.

²⁵ And whenever you stand ⓕ praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive ⓖ him, so that your Father ⓗ in heaven ⓘ will also forgive ⓙ you your wrongdoing.” [5]

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²⁷ They ⓚ came again to Jerusalem. ⓛ As he was walking in the temple, ⓜ the chief priests, the scribes, ⓝ and the elders ⓐ came

²⁸ and asked him, “By what authority ⓑ are you doing these things? Who gave you this authority to do these things?”

²⁹ Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question; ⓒ then answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

³⁰ Was John’s baptism ⓓ from heaven or of human origin? Answer me.”

³¹ They discussed it among themselves: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Then why didn’t you believe ⓔ him?’

³² But if we say, ‘Of human origin’” — they were afraid of the crowd, because everyone thought that John was truly a prophet. ⓕ

³³ So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.” And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

#	CSB
1	When ⓗ they approached Jerusalem, ⓘ at Bethphage and Bethany ⓙ near the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples
2	and told them, “Go into the village ahead of you. As soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it.
3	If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this? ’ say, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here right away.’”
4	So they went and found a colt outside in the street, tied by a door. They untied it,
5	and some of those standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?”
6	They answered them just as Jesus had said; so they let them go.
7	They brought the donkey to Jesus and threw their clothes on it, and he sat on it.
8	Many people spread their clothes on the road, ⓚ and others spread leafy branches cut from the fields. [1]
9	Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted: Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name ⓛ ⓜ of the Lord! [2] ⓝ
10	Blessed is the coming kingdom ⓐ of our father David! ⓑ Hosanna ⓒ in the highest heaven!
11	He went into Jerusalem ⓓ and into the temple. ⓔ After looking around at everything, since it was already late, he went out to Bethany ⓕ with the Twelve.
12	The ⓖ next day when they went out from Bethany, he was hungry.
13	Seeing in the distance a fig ⓗ tree with leaves, he went to find out if there was anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for it was not the season for figs.
14	He said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit ⓘ from you again!” ⓙ And his disciples ⓚ heard it.
15	They came to Jerusalem, ⓛ and he went into the temple ⓜ and began to throw out those buying and selling. He overturned the tables of the money changers ⓝ and the chairs of those selling doves,
16	and would not permit anyone to carry goods through the temple.
17	He was teaching 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 thieves!” [3] ⓔ
18	The chief priests and the scribes ⓕ heard it and started looking for a way to kill him. For they were afraid ⓖ of him, because the whole crowd was astonished by his teaching.
19	Whenever evening came, they would go out of the city.
20	Early ⓗ in the morning, as they were passing by, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots up.
21	Then Peter ⓘ remembered and said to him, “Rabbi, ⓙ look! The fig tree that you cursed ⓚ has withered.”
22	Jesus replied to them, “Have faith in God. ⓛ
23	Truly I tell you, ⓜ if anyone 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 will be done for him. ⓑ
24	Therefore I tell you, everything you pray ⓒand ask for ⓓ — believe that you have received [4] ⓔit and it will be yours.
25	And whenever you stand ⓕ praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive ⓖ him, so that your Father ⓗ in heaven ⓘ will also forgive ⓙ you your wrongdoing.” [5]
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27	They ⓚ came again to Jerusalem. ⓛ As he was walking in the temple, ⓜ the chief priests, the scribes, ⓝ and the elders ⓐ came
28	and asked him, “By what authority ⓑ are you doing these things? Who gave you this authority to do these things?”
29	Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question; ⓒ then answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
30	Was John’s baptism ⓓ from heaven or of human origin? Answer me.”
31	They discussed it among themselves: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Then why didn’t you believe ⓔ him?’
32	But if we say, ‘Of human origin’” — they were afraid of the crowd, because everyone thought that John was truly a prophet. ⓕ
33	So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.” And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

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