The Triumphal Entry

(Zechariah 9:9-13; Matthew 21:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:12-19)

1And when they draw near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sends two of his disciples, 2and says to them, Go into the village which is over against you, and immediately on entering into it ye will find a colt tied, upon which no [child] of man has ever sat: loose it and lead it [here]. 3And if any one say to you, Why do ye this? say, The Lord has need of it; and straightway he sends it hither. 4And they departed, and found a colt bound to the door without at the crossway, and they loose him. 5And some of those who stood there said to them, What are ye doing, loosing the colt? 6And they said to them as Jesus had commanded. And they let them [do it]. 7And they led the colt to Jesus, and cast their clothes upon it, and he sat on it; 8and many strewed their clothes on the way, and others cut down branches from the trees [and went on strewing them on the way].

9And those going on before and those following cried out, Hosanna! blessed [be] he that comes in [the] Lord's name.

10Blessed [be] the coming kingdom of our father David. Hosanna in the highest!

11And he entered into Jerusalem and into the temple; and having looked round on all things, the hour being already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

Jesus Curses the Fig Tree

(Matthew 21:18-22; Mark 11:20-26)

12And on the morrow, when they were gone out of Bethany, he hungered. 13And seeing from afar off a fig-tree which had leaves, he came, if perhaps he might find something on it. And having come up to it he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the time of figs. 14And answering he said to it, Let no one eat fruit of thee any more for ever. And his disciples heard [it].

Jesus Cleanses the Temple

(Matthew 21:12-17; Luke 19:45-48; John 2:12-25)

15And they come to Jerusalem, and entering into the temple, he began to cast out those who sold and who bought in the temple, and he overthrew the tables of the moneychangers and the seats of the dove-sellers, 16and suffered not that any one should carry any package through the temple. 17And he taught saying to them, Is it not written, My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations? but ye have made it a den of robbers. 18And the chief priests and the scribes heard [it], and they sought how they might destroy him; for they feared him, because all the crowd were astonished at his doctrine.

19And when it was evening he went forth without the city.

The Withered Fig Tree

(Matthew 21:18-22; Mark 11:12-14)

20And passing by early in the morning they saw the fig-tree dried up from the roots. 21And Peter, remembering [what Jesus had said], says to him, Rabbi, see, the fig-tree which thou cursedst is dried up. 22And Jesus answering says to them, Have faith in God. 23Verily I say to you, that whosoever shall say to this mountain, Be thou taken away and cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, but believe that what he says takes place, whatever he shall say shall come to pass for him. 24For this reason I say to you, All things whatsoever ye pray for and ask, believe that ye receive it, and it shall come to pass for you. 25And when ye stand praying, forgive if ye have anything against any one, that your Father also who is in the heavens may forgive you your offences. 26But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in the heavens forgive your offences.

Jesus' Authority Challenged

(Matthew 21:23-27; Luke 20:1-8)

27And they come again to Jerusalem. And as he walked about in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders come to him, 28and they say to him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority, that thou shouldest do these things? 29And Jesus answering said to them, I also will ask you one thing, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things: 30The baptism of John, was it of heaven, or of men? answer me. 31And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we should say, Of heaven, he will say, Why [then] have ye not believed him? 32but should we say, Of men -- they feared the people; for all held of John that he was truly a prophet. 33And they answering say to Jesus, We do not know. And Jesus [answering] says to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.