THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. MARK

THE NEW TESTAMENT
TRANSLATED FROM
THE SYRIAC PESHITO VERSION BY JAMES MURDOCK

Chapter 11

(Mar 11:1) And as they approached Jerusalem, near by Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,

(Mar 11:2) and said to them: Go ye to the village that is over against us, and as soon as ye enter it, ye will find a colt tied, on which no person hath ridden: loose [him], and bring him hither.

(Mar 11:3) And, if any one say to you, Why do ye this? Say ye to him: Because our Lord hath need of him. And immediately he will send him hither.

(Mar 11:4) And they went, and they found the colt tied, by the door, without in the street. And as they were loosing [him],

(Mar 11:5) some of those standing there, said to them: What do ye, untying the colt?

(Mar 11:6) And they said to them, as Jesus had commanded them; and they permitted them.

(Mar 11:7) And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments upon him, and set Jesus upon him.

(Mar 11:8) And many spread their garments in the way; and others cut branches from the trees, and strewed them in the way.

(Mar 11:9) And those preceding him, and those following him shouted and said: Hosanna: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

(Mar 11:10) And blessed is the advancing kingdom of our father David. Hosanna in the highest [heavens].

(Mar 11:11) And Jesus entered Jerusalem and the temple, and surveyed every thing. And when evening arrived, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

(Mar 11:12) And the following day, as he left Bethany, he was hungry:

(Mar 11:13) and he saw a fig-tree at a distance, on which were leaves, and he came to it, if he could find somewhat on it. And when he had come, he found on it only leaves; for the time of figs had not arrived.

(Mar 11:14) And he said to it: Henceforth and for ever, let no man eat fruit from thee: and the disciples heard it. And they came to Jerusalem.

(Mar 11:15) And Jesus entered the temple of God: and he began to cast out those who bought and sold in the temple; and he overturned the counters of the money-brokers, and the seats of them that sold doves.

(Mar 11:16) And he suffered no one to carry goods through the temple.

(Mar 11:17) And he taught them, and said: Is it not written, My house shall be called the house of prayer for all nations? But ye have made it a den of robbers.

(Mar 11:18) And the chief priests and the Scribes heard [him], and they sought how they might destroy him; for they were afraid of him, because all the people admired his doctrine.

(Mar 11:19) And when it was evening, they went out from the city.

(Mar 11:20) And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig-tree dried up, as it were, from its root.

(Mar 11:21) And Simon remembered, and said to him: Rabbi; behold, the fig-tree which thou cursedst, is dried up.

(Mar 11:22) And Jesus replied, and said to them: Have faith in God.

(Mar 11:23) Verily I say to you, That whoever shall say to this mountain, Be thou removed, and fall into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he said will occur, to him will be the thing he spoke.

(Mar 11:24) Therefore I say to you, That whatsoever ye shall pray and ask for, believe that it will be, and it will be to you.

(Mar 11:25) And when ye stand up to pray, forgive what ye have against any one; that your Father who is in heaven may also forgive your offences.

(Mar 11:26) For if ye forgive not, your Father also who is in heaven will not forgive you your offences.

(Mar 11:27) And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests and Scribes and Elders came to him,

(Mar 11:28) and said to him: By what authority doest thou these things? And who gave thee the authority to do these things?

(Mar 11:29) And Jesus said to them: I also will ask you one thing, that ye may tell me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

(Mar 11:30) The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or from men? Tell me.

(Mar 11:31) And they reasoned with themselves, and said: If we should say to him, From heaven; he will say to us, Why then did ye not believe him?

(Mar 11:32) But if we should say, From men; there is fear from the people; for they have all held John to be truly a prophet.

(Mar 11:33) And they answered, and said to Jesus: We do not know. He said to them: Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.