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Jesus’ Triumphant Entry
As Jesus and his disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to the towns of Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two of them on ahead.
As Jesus and his disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to the towns of Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two of them on ahead.
and said to them, “Go into the village in front of 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.
“Go into that village over there,” he told them. “As soon as you enter it, you will see a young donkey tied there that no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.
If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord has need of it and will send it back here immediately.’”
If anyone asks, ‘What are you doing?’ just say, ‘The Lord needs it and will return it soon.’”
And they went away and found a colt tied at a door outside in the street, and they untied it.
The two disciples left and found the colt standing in the street, tied outside the front door.
And some of those standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?”
As they were untying it, some bystanders demanded, “What are you doing, untying that colt?”
And they told them what Jesus had said, and they let them go.
They said what Jesus had told them to say, and they were permitted to take it.
And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it.
Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their garments over it, and he sat on it.
And many spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields.
Many in the crowd spread their garments on the road ahead of him, and others spread leafy branches they had cut in the fields.
And those who went before and those who followed were shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!”
And he entered Jerusalem and went into the temple. And when he had looked around at everything, as it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.
So Jesus came to Jerusalem and went into the Temple. After looking around carefully at everything, he left because it was late in the afternoon. Then he returned to Bethany with the twelve disciples.
Jesus Curses the Fig Tree
On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry.
On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry.
Jesus Curses the Fig Tree
The next morning as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry.
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.
He noticed a fig tree in full leaf a little way off, so he went over to see if he could find any figs. But there were only leaves because it was too early in the season for fruit.
And he said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard it.
Then Jesus said to the tree, “May no one ever eat your fruit again!” And the disciples heard him say it.
Jesus Cleanses the Temple
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.
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.
Jesus Clears the Temple
When they arrived back in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out the people buying and selling animals for sacrifices. He knocked over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves,
And he would not allow anyone to carry anything through the temple.
And he was teaching them and saying 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.”
And the chief priests and the scribes heard it and were seeking a way to destroy him, for they feared him, because all the crowd was astonished at his teaching.
When the leading priests and teachers of religious law heard what Jesus had done, they began planning how to kill him. But they were afraid of him because the people were so amazed at his teaching.
The Lesson from the Withered Fig Tree
As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away to its roots.
As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away to its roots.
The next morning as they passed by the fig tree he had cursed, the disciples noticed it had withered from the roots up.
And Peter remembered and said to him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered.”
Peter remembered what Jesus had said to the tree on the previous day and exclaimed, “Look, Rabbi! The fig tree you cursed has withered and died!”
And Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God.
Then Jesus said to the disciples, “Have faith in God.
Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown 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.
I tell you the truth, you can say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen. But you must really believe it will happen and have no doubt in your heart.
I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours.
The Authority of Jesus Challenged
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,
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,
Again they entered Jerusalem. As Jesus was walking through the Temple area, the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders came up to him.
and they said to him, “By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority to do them?”
They demanded, “By what authority are you doing all these things? Who gave you the right to do them?”
Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question; answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
“I’ll tell you by what authority I do these things if you answer one question,” Jesus replied.
Was the baptism of John from heaven or from man? Answer me.”
“Did John’s authority to baptize come from heaven, or was it merely human? Answer me!”
And they discussed it with one another, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
They talked it over among themselves. “If we say it was from heaven, he will ask why we didn’t believe John.
But shall we say, ‘From man’?” — they were afraid of the people, for they all held that John really was a prophet.
But do we dare say it was merely human?” For they were afraid of what the people would do, because everyone believed that John was a prophet.