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Good News Translation GNT
1 And when they drew near to Jerusalem, to Beth'phage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
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As they approached Jerusalem, near the towns of Bethphage and Bethany, they came to the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two of his disciples on ahead
2 and said to them, "Go into the village opposite you, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat; untie it and bring it.
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with these instructions: "Go to the village there ahead of you. As soon as you get there, you will find a colt tied up that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here.
3 If any one says to you, 'Why are you doing this?' say, 'The Lord has need of it and will send it back here immediately.'"
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And if someone asks you why you are doing that, say that the Master needs it and will send it back at once."
4 And they went away, and found a colt tied at the door out in the open street; and they untied it.
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So they went and found a colt out in the street, tied to the door of a house. As they were untying it,
5 And those who stood there said to them, "What are you doing, untying the colt?"
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some of the bystanders asked them, "What are you doing, untying that colt?"
6 And they told them what Jesus had said; and they let them go.
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They answered just as Jesus had told them, and the crowd let them go.
7 And they brought the colt to Jesus, and threw their garments on it; and he sat upon it.
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They brought the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks over the animal, and Jesus got on.
8 And many spread their garments on the road, and others spread leafy branches which they had cut from the fields.
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Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches in the field and spread them on the road.
9 And those who went before and those who followed cried out, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
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The people who were in front and those who followed behind began to shout, "Praise God! God bless him who comes in the name of the Lord!
10 Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is coming! Hosanna in the highest!"
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God bless the coming kingdom of King David, our father! Praise be to God!"
11 And he entered Jerusalem, and went into the temple; and when he had looked round at everything, as it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.
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Jesus entered Jerusalem, went into the Temple, and looked around at everything. But since it was already late in the day, he went out to Bethany with the twelve disciples.
12 On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry.
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The next day, as they were coming back from Bethany, Jesus was hungry.
13 And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.
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He saw in the distance a fig tree covered with leaves, so he went to see if he could find any figs on it. But when he came to it, he found only leaves, because it was not the right time for figs.
14 And he said to it, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again." And his disciples heard it.
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Jesus said to the fig tree, "No one shall ever eat figs from you again!" And his disciples heard him.
15 And they came to Jerusalem. And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons;
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When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus went to the Temple and began to drive out all those who were buying and selling. He overturned the tables of the moneychangers and the stools of those who sold pigeons,
16 and he would not allow any one to carry anything through the temple.
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and he would not let anyone carry anything through the Temple courtyards.
17 And he taught, and said to them, "Is it not written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations'? But you have made it a den of robbers."
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He then taught the people: "It is written in the Scriptures that God said, "My Temple will be called a house of prayer for the people of all nations.' But you have turned it into a hideout for thieves!"
18 And the chief priests and the scribes heard it and sought a way to destroy him; for they feared him, because all the multitude was astonished at his teaching.
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The chief priests and the teachers of the Law heard of this, so they began looking for some way to kill Jesus. They were afraid of him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.
19 And when evening came they went out of the city.
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When evening came, Jesus and his disciples left the city.
20 As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away to its roots.
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Early next morning, as they walked along the road, they saw the fig tree. It was dead all the way down to its roots.
21 And Peter remembered and said to him, "Master, look! The fig tree which you cursed has withered."
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Peter remembered what had happened and said to Jesus, "Look, Teacher, the fig tree you cursed has died!"
22 And Jesus answered them, "Have faith in God.
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Jesus answered them, "Have faith in God.
23 Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him.
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I assure you that whoever tells this hill to get up and throw itself in 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, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
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For this reason I tell you: When you pray and ask for something, believe that you have received it, and you will be given whatever you ask for.
25 And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against any one; so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses."
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And when you stand and pray, forgive anything you may have against anyone, so that your Father in heaven will forgive the wrongs you have done."
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27 And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to him,
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They arrived once again in Jerusalem. As Jesus was walking in the Temple, the chief priests, the teachers of the Law, and the elders came to him
28 and they said to him, "By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority to do them?"
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and asked him, "What right do you have to do these things? Who gave you such right?"
29 Jesus said to them, "I will ask you a question; answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
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Jesus answered them, "I will ask you just one question, and if you give me an answer, I will tell you what right I have to do these things.
30 Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men? Answer me."
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Tell me, where did John's right to baptize come from: was it from God or from human beings?"
31 And they argued with one another, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?'
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They started to argue among themselves: "What shall we say? If we answer, "From God,' he will say, "Why, then, did you not believe John?'
32 But shall we say, 'From men'?" --they were afraid of the people, for all held that John was a real prophet.
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But if we say, "From human beings . . .' " (They were afraid of the people, because everyone was convinced that John had been a prophet.)
33 So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."
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So their answer to Jesus was, "We don't know." Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you, then, by what right I do these things."
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.