Mar 11 | ISV | STEP | The King Enters Jerusalem When they came near Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples on ahead

Mark 11

1 The King Enters Jerusalem Matthew 21:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:12-19

When they came near Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, Jesus ^{▼▼Lit. he} sent two of his disciples on aheadMatt 21:1; Luke 19:29; John 12:14 2 and said to them, “Go into the village ahead of you. As soon as you go into it, you will find a colt tied up that no one has ever sat on. Untie it, and bring it along. 3 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?,’ say, ‘The Lord needs it,’ and he will send it back here at once.”

4 So they went and found the colt outside in the street tied up next to a doorway. While they were untying it, 5 some men standing there asked them, “What are you doing untying that colt?” 6 The disciples ^{▼▼Lit. They} told them what Jesus had said, and the men ^{▼▼Lit. they} let them go.

7 They brought the colt to Jesus and threw their coats upon it, and he sat on it. 8 Many people spread their coats on the road, while others spread leafy branches that they had cut in the fields.Matt 21:8 9 Those who went ahead and those who followed him were shouting,Ps 118:26

“Hosanna! ^{▼▼Hosanna is Heb. for Please save or Praise.}

How blessed is the one who comes

in the name of the Lord!

10 How blessed is the coming kingdomPs 148:1

of our forefather David!

Hosanna in the highest heaven!” ^{▼▼Ps 118:25-26; Ps 148:1}

11 Then Jesus went into Jerusalem and into the temple and looked around at everything. Since it was already late, he went out with the twelve to Bethany.Matt 21:12

12 Jesus Curses a Fig Tree Matthew 21:18-19The next day, as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus ^{▼▼Lit. he} became hungry.Matt 21:18 13 Seeing in the distance a fig tree covered with leaves, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing except leaves because it wasn't the season for figs.Matt 21:19 14 So he said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again!” Now his disciples were listening to this.

15 Jesus Throws the Merchants and Moneychangers out of the Temple Matthew 21:12-17; Luke 19:45-48; John 2:13-22When they came to Jerusalem, he went into the temple and began to throw out those who were selling and those who were buying in the temple. He overturned the moneychangers’ tables and the chairs of those who sold doves.Matt 21:12; Luke 19:45; John 2:14 16 He wouldn't even let anyone carry a vessel through the temple.

17 Then he began to teach them, saying, “It is written, is it not, ‘My house is to be called a house of prayer for all nations’? ^{▼▼Isa 56:7; Jer 7:11} But you have turned it into a hideout ^{▼▼Lit. cave} for bandits!”Isa 56:7; Jer 7:11 18 When the high priests and elders heard this, they began to look for a way to kill him. For they were afraid of him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.Matt 7:28; 21:45-46; Mark 1:22; Luke 4:32; 19:47 19 When evening came, Jesus and his disciples ^{▼▼Lit. came, they} would leave the city. 20 The Lesson from the Dried Up Fig Tree Matthew 21:20-22While they were walking along early in the morning, they saw the fig tree dried up to its roots.Matt 21:19 21 Peter remembered and said to him, “Rabbi, ^{▼▼Rabbi is Heb. for Master and/or Teacher} look! The fig tree you cursed has dried up!”

22 Jesus said 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,’ if he doesn't doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.Matt 17:20; 21:21; Luke 17:6 24 That is why I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received ^{▼▼Other mss. read are receiving; still other mss. read will receive} it and it will be yours.Matt 7:7; Luke 11:9; John 14:13; 15:7; 16:24; James 1:5-6

25 “Whenever you stand up to pray, forgive whatever you have against anyone, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins.Matt 6:14; Col 3:13 26 But if you do not forgive, your Father in heaven will not forgive your sins.” ^{▼▼Other mss. lack this verse}Matt 18:35

27 Jesus’ Authority Is Challenged Matthew 21:23-27; Luke 20:1-8Then they went into Jerusalem again. While Jesus ^{▼▼Lit. he} was walking in the temple, the high priests, the scribes, and the elders came to himMatt 21:23; Luke 20:1 28 and asked him, “By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority to do them?”

29 Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question. ^{▼▼Lit. one word} Answer me, and then I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. 30 Was John's authority to baptize ^{▼▼Lit. John's baptism} from heaven or from humans? Answer me.”

31 They began discussing this among themselves. “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Then why didn't you believe him?’ 32 But if we say, ‘From humans’…?” For they were afraid of the crowd, because everyone really thought John was a prophet.Matt 3:5; 14:5; Mark 6:20

33 So they answered Jesus, “We don't know.”

Then Jesus told them, “Then I won't tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”