1 And when they drew near to Jerusalem {Ierosolyma: holy city}, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, He {Iesous, Pilgrim King} sends out two of His disciples,
2 And He {Iesous, Coming King} says to them, “Go into the village across from you; when you go in, you will at once find a colt {polos: young pack animal} tied, which no one among people has yet sat on; untie it and bring it.”
3 And if anyone says to you, “Why are you doing this?” say, “The Lord {Kyrios, Divine Authority} has need {chreian: pressing necessity} of it, and without delay He will send it back here.”
4 And they went away and found a colt {polon: young donkey} tied near a door outside at the junction {amphodou: street junction}, and they untied it.
5 And some of those standing {hestekoton: remaining nearby} there said to them, “What are you doing as you untie the colt {polos: young donkey}?”
6 And they spoke to them just as Jesus{Iesous, Guiding Teacher} had said{eipen: spoken command}, and they let them go.
7 And they brought the colt to Jesus {Iesous, Humble King}, and they laid their garments {himation: outer cloak} on it, and He sat on it.
8 And many spread their garments {himatia: outer cloaks} on the road, but others, having cut leafy branches {stoibadas: piled foliage} from the fields, spread them along the way,
9 And those who were going before and those who were following were crying out, “Hosanna {hosanna: urgent plea for salvation}! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord {Kyrios, Covenant Faithful King}.”
10 Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David {Dauid: Covenant King of Israel}; Hosanna {hosanna: plea for salvation} in the highest.
11 And He {Iesous, Watchful King} came into Jerusalem and into the temple; and after looking around at everything, since the hour was already late {opse: toward evening}, He went out to Bethany with the twelve.
12 And on the next day, when they had gone out from Bethany, He {Iesous, Truly Human} was hungry {epeinasen: experienced bodily need}.
13 And seeing a fig tree from a distance with leaves, He {Iesous, Righteous Judge} approached it to ascertain whether He might find anything on it; and upon reaching it, He found nothing except leaves, for it was not the season {kairos: appointed time} for figs.
14 And having answered, He {Iesous, Righteous Judge} said to it, “No one may eat fruit from you ever again.” And His disciples {mathētai: close apprentices} were listening.
15 And they came into Jerusalem, and entering the temple, He {Iesous, Temple Purifier} began to drive out those selling and those buying in the temple; and He overturned the tables of the money changers {kollybiston: currency exchangers}.
16 And He {Iesous, Temple Reformer} would not permit anyone to carry a vessel {skeuos: container or implement} through the temple.
17 And He {Iesous, Zealous Temple Judge} was teaching and saying to them, “Has it not been written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations {ethnesin: every people group}’? But you have made it a den of robbers.”
18 The chief priests and the scribes heard this and deliberated how to destroy Him {Iesous, Revered Teacher}, for they were filled with dread of Him, since the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching {didache: authoritative instruction}.
19 And when evening {opse: late in the day} came, they went out of the city {poleos: walled settlement}.
20 And as they were passing by {paraporeuomenoi: moving along nearby} in the morning, they saw the fig tree {suke: fig-bearing tree} dried up from the roots.
21 And Peter {Petros: Witness Disciple}, having remembered, says to Him {Iesous, Revered Teacher}, “Rabbi, look, the fig tree which You cursed has withered.”
22 And Jesus {Iesous, Faithful Instructor}, having answered, says to them, “Have faith in God {Theos, Trustworthy Covenant Lord}.”
23 Truly, I {Iesous, Faithful Teacher} say to you that anyone who says to this mountain, “Arise and hurl yourself into the sea,” and does not doubt in his heart {kardia: innermost self} but believes that what he says is taking place, it will be granted to him.
24 On that account, I {Iesous, Faithful Promise-Giver} declare to you: in every prayer {proseuchesthe: approach God in devotion} and request you make, hold fast to the conviction that you have received it, and it shall be yours.
25 When you stand in prayer, forgive if you have any grievance against someone, so that your Father {pater, Merciful Forgiver} who is in the heavens may also forgive your trespasses {paraptomata: moral failures}.
26 But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father {Pater, Just Forgiver} who is in the heavens forgive your trespasses {paraptomata: moral failings}.
27 They came once more into Jerusalem; and while He {Iesous, Questioned Messiah} was walking through the temple {hieron: sacred precinct}, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came to Him.
28 And they were saying to Him {Iesous, Questioned Messiah}, “By what authority {exousia: delegated right} are You doing these things? Or who gave You this authority, that You should do these things?”
29 But Jesus {Iesous, Skillful Questioner} said to them, “I will ask you one question {logon: single decisive query}, and you answer Me; then I will tell you by what kind of authority I do these things.”
30 Was the baptism of John {Ioannes: wilderness preacher} from heaven or from men? Answer Me {apokrithete: speak decisive reply}.
31 And they were reasoning among themselves, saying, “What should we say? If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He {Iesous, Wise Examiner} will say, ‘Why then did you not believe {episteusate: trust fully} Him?’”
32 But should we say, “Out of men {anthropon: human source},” they feared the crowd, since everyone truly regarded John as a prophet {prophetes: God’s messenger}.
33 When they answered Jesus {Iesous, Questioned Teacher}, they said, “We do not know.” Jesus then responded, “Nor will I disclose the authority {exousia: delegated right} by which I carry out these deeds.”