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Jesus’ Triumphant Entry
As Jesus and the disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to the town of Bethphage on the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two of them on ahead.
As Jesus and the disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to the town of Bethphage on the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two of them on ahead.
“Go into the village over there,” he said. “As soon as you enter it, you will see a donkey tied there, with its colt beside it. Untie them and bring them to me.
saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to Me.
If anyone asks what you are doing, just say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will immediately let you take them.”
And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord has need of them,’ and immediately he will send them.”
This took place to fulfill the prophecy that said,
“Tell the daughter of Zion,
‘Behold, your King is coming to you,
Lowly, and sitting on a donkey,
A colt, the foal of a donkey.’ ”
‘Behold, your King is coming to you,
Lowly, and sitting on a donkey,
A colt, the foal of a donkey.’ ”
The two disciples did as Jesus commanded.
So the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them.
Most of the crowd spread their garments on the road ahead of him, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying:
“Hosanna to the Son of David!
‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’
Hosanna in the highest!”
“Hosanna to the Son of David!
‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’
Hosanna in the highest!”
The entire city of Jerusalem was in an uproar as he entered. “Who is this?” they asked.
And when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, “Who is this?”
And the crowds replied, “It’s Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
So the multitudes said, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.”
Jesus Clears the Temple
Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out all the people buying and selling animals for sacrifice. He knocked over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves.
And He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’ ”
The blind and the lame came to him in the Temple, and he healed them.
Then the blind and the lame came to Him in the temple, and He healed them.
The leading priests and the teachers of religious law saw these wonderful miracles and heard even the children in the Temple shouting, “Praise God for the Son of David.”
But the leaders were indignant.
But the leaders were indignant.
and said to Him, “Do You hear what these are saying?”
And Jesus said to them, “Yes. Have you never read,
‘Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants
You have perfected praise’?”
And Jesus said to them, “Yes. Have you never read,
‘Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants
You have perfected praise’?”
Then he returned to Bethany, where he stayed overnight.
Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, and He lodged there.
Jesus Curses the Fig Tree
In the morning, as Jesus was returning to Jerusalem, he was hungry,
The Fig Tree Withered
Now in the morning, as He returned to the city, He was hungry.
Now in the morning, as He returned to the city, He was hungry.
and he noticed a fig tree beside the road. He went over to see if there were any figs, but there were only leaves. Then he said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!” And immediately the fig tree withered up.
And seeing a fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it but leaves, and said to it, “Let no fruit grow on you ever again.” Immediately the fig tree withered away.
The disciples were amazed when they saw this and asked, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”
The Lesson of the Withered Fig Tree
And when the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, “How did the fig tree wither away so soon?”
And when the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, “How did the fig tree wither away so soon?”
Then Jesus told them, “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and don’t doubt, you can do things like this and much more. You can even say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen.
So Jesus answered and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but also if you say to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ it will be done.
You can pray for anything, and if you have faith, you will receive it.”
And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”
The Authority of Jesus Challenged
When Jesus returned to the Temple and began teaching, the leading priests and elders came up to him. They demanded, “By what authority are you doing all these things? Who gave you the right?”
Jesus’ Authority Questioned
Now when He came into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people confronted Him as He was teaching, and said, “By what authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority?”
Now when He came into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people confronted Him as He was teaching, and said, “By what authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority?”
“I’ll tell you by what authority I do these things if you answer one question,” Jesus replied.
But Jesus answered and said to them, “I also will ask you one thing, which if you tell Me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things:
“Did John’s authority to baptize come from heaven, or was it merely human?”
They talked it over among themselves. “If we say it was from heaven, he will ask us why we didn’t believe John.
They talked it over among themselves. “If we say it was from heaven, he will ask us why we didn’t believe John.
The baptism of John — where was it from? From heaven or from men?”
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
But if we say it was merely human, we’ll be mobbed because the people believe John was a prophet.”
But if we say, ‘From men,’ we fear the multitude, for all count John as a prophet.”
So they finally replied, “We don’t know.”
And Jesus responded, “Then I won’t tell you by what authority I do these things.
And Jesus responded, “Then I won’t tell you by what authority I do these things.
So they answered Jesus and said, “We do not know.”
And He said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
And He said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Parable of the Two Sons
“But what do you think about this? A man with two sons told the older boy, ‘Son, go out and work in the vineyard today.’
The Parable of the Two Sons
“But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go, work today in my vineyard.’
“But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go, work today in my vineyard.’
The son answered, ‘No, I won’t go,’ but later he changed his mind and went anyway.
He answered and said, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he regretted it and went.
Then the father told the other son, ‘You go,’ and he said, ‘Yes, sir, I will.’ But he didn’t go.
Then he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and said, ‘I go, sir,’ but he did not go.
Which of the two did the will of his father?”
They said to Him, “The first.”
Jesus said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that tax collectors and harlots enter the kingdom of God before you.
They said to Him, “The first.”
Jesus said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that tax collectors and harlots enter the kingdom of God before you.
For John the Baptist came and showed you the right way to live, but you didn’t believe him, while tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even when you saw this happening, you refused to believe him and repent of your sins.
Parable of the Evil Farmers
“Now listen to another story. A certain landowner planted a vineyard, built a wall around it, dug a pit for pressing out the grape juice, and built a lookout tower. Then he leased the vineyard to tenant farmers and moved to another country.
The Parable of the Wicked Vinedressers
“Hear another parable: There was a certain landowner who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a winepress in it and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country.
“Hear another parable: There was a certain landowner who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a winepress in it and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country.
At the time of the grape harvest, he sent his servants to collect his share of the crop.
Now when vintage-time drew near, he sent his servants to the vinedressers, that they might receive its fruit.
But the farmers grabbed his servants, beat one, killed one, and stoned another.
And the vinedressers took his servants, beat one, killed one, and stoned another.
So the landowner sent a larger group of his servants to collect for him, but the results were the same.
Again he sent other servants, more than the first, and they did likewise to them.
“Finally, the owner sent his son, thinking, ‘Surely they will respect my son.’
Then last of all he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
“But when the tenant farmers saw his son coming, they said to one another, ‘Here comes the heir to this estate. Come on, let’s kill him and get the estate for ourselves!’
But when the vinedressers saw the son, they said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and seize his inheritance.’
So they grabbed him, dragged him out of the vineyard, and murdered him.
So they took him and cast him out of the vineyard and killed him.
“When the owner of the vineyard returns,” Jesus asked, “what do you think he will do to those farmers?”
“Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vinedressers?”
The religious leaders replied, “He will put the wicked men to a horrible death and lease the vineyard to others who will give him his share of the crop after each harvest.”
Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures:
‘The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone.
This was the Lord’s doing,
And it is marvelous in our eyes’?
‘The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone.
This was the Lord’s doing,
And it is marvelous in our eyes’?
I tell you, the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation that will produce the proper fruit.
“Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a nation bearing the fruits of it.
And whoever falls on this stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder.”
When the leading priests and Pharisees heard this parable, they realized he was telling the story against them — they were the wicked farmers.