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* Now when they drew near Jerusalem , to Bethphage and Bethany , at the Mount of Olives , He sent two of His disciples ; * and He said to them , "Go into the village opposite you ; and as soon as you have entered it you will find a colt tied , on which no one has sat . Loose it and bring it . * And if anyone says to you , "Why are you doing this ?' say , "The Lord has need of it ,' and immediately he will send it here ." * So they went their way , and found the colt tied by the door outside on the street , and they loosed it . * But some of those who stood there said to them , "What are you doing , loosing the colt ?" * And they spoke to them just as Jesus had commanded . So they let them go . * Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their clothes on it , and He sat on it . * And many spread their clothes on the road , and others cut down leafy branches from the trees and spread them on the road . * Then those who went before and those who followed cried out , saying : "Hosanna ! "Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD !' * Blessed is the kingdom of our father David That comes in the name of the Lord ! Hosanna in the highest !" * And Jesus went into Jerusalem and into the temple . So when He had looked around at all things , as the hour was already late , He went out to Bethany with the twelve . * Now the next day , when they had come out from Bethany , He was hungry . * And seeing from afar a fig tree having leaves , He went to see if perhaps He would find something on it . When He came to it , He found nothing but leaves , for it was not the season for figs . * In response Jesus said to it , "Let no one eat fruit from you ever again ." And His disciples heard it . * So they came to Jerusalem . Then Jesus went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in the temple , and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves . * And He would not allow anyone to carry wares through the temple . * Then He taught , saying to them , "Is it not written , "My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations '? But you have made it a "den of thieves ."' * And the scribes and chief priests heard it and sought how they might destroy Him ; for they feared Him , because all the people were astonished at His teaching . * When evening had come , He went out of the city . * Now in the morning , as they passed by , they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots . * And Peter , remembering , said to Him , "Rabbi , look ! The fig tree which You cursed has withered away ." * So Jesus answered and said to them , "Have faith in God . * For assuredly , I say to you , whoever says to this mountain , "Be removed and be cast into the sea ,' and does not doubt in his heart , but believes that those things he says will be done , he will have whatever he says . * Therefore I say to you , whatever things you ask when you pray , believe that you receive them , and you will have them . * "And whenever you stand praying , if you have anything against anyone , forgive him , that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses . * But if you do not forgive , neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses ." * Then they came again to Jerusalem . And as He was walking in the temple , the chief priests , the scribes , and the elders came to Him . * And they said to Him , "By what authority are You doing these things ? And who gave You this authority to do these things ?" * But Jesus answered and said to them , "I also will ask you one question ; then answer Me , and I will tell you by what authority I do these things : * The baptism of John--was it from heaven or from men ? Answer Me ." * And they reasoned among themselves , saying , "If we say , "From heaven ,' He will say , "Why then did you not believe him ?' * But if we say , "From men "'--they feared the people , for all counted John to have been a prophet indeed . * So they answered and said to Jesus , "We do not know ." And Jesus answered and said to them , "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things ."

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