The Triumphal Entry
1When11:1–11 Mt 21:1–11; Lk 19:28–44; Jn 12:12–19 they approached Jerusalem,11:1 Mt 23:37; Ac 8:1 at Bethphage and Bethany11:1 Mt 26:6; Lk 24:50; Jn 11:1,18; 12:1 near the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples
2and told them, “Go into the village ahead of you. As soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it.
3If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this? ’ say, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here right away.’”
4So they went and found a colt outside in the street, tied by a door. They untied it,
5and some of those standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?”
6They answered them just as Jesus had said; so they let them go.
7They brought the colt to Jesus and threw their clothes on it, and he sat on it.
8Many people spread their clothes on the road,11:8 Mk 8:27 and others spread leafy branches cut from the fields.11:8 Other mss read others were cutting leafy branches from the trees and spreading them on the road
9Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted:
Hosanna!
Blessed is he who comes
Hosanna
11:10
Mk 11:9
in the highest heaven!
The Barren Fig Tree Is Cursed
12The11:12–19 Mt 21:12–19; Lk 19:45–48 next day when they went out from Bethany, he was hungry.
Cleansing the Temple
15They came to Jerusalem,11:15 Mt 23:37 and he went into the temple11:15 Ac 21:26 and began to throw out those buying and selling. He overturned the tables of the money changers11:15 Jn 2:15 and the chairs of those selling doves,
16and would not permit anyone to carry goods through the temple.
19Whenever evening came, they would go out of the city.
The Barren Fig Tree Is Withered
20Early11:20–25 Mt 21:19–22 in the morning, as they were passing by, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots up.
23Truly I tell you,11:23 Ps 72:19; Rv 22:21 if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt11:23 Ac 10:20 in his heart, but believes11:23 Jn 3:16; Ac 10:43; Rm 10:9; 1Pt 1:8–10 that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.11:23 Mk 9:23; Jn 11:22
24Therefore I tell you, everything you pray11:24 Mt 5:44; Ac 12:12 and ask for11:24 Jn 14:13; Jms 1:5 — believe that you have received11:24 Some mss read you receive; other mss read you will receive11:24 Mt 7:8 it and it will be yours.
25And whenever you stand11:25 Lk 18:11 praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive11:25 Mt 6:12; 9:2 him, so that your Father11:25 Mt 5:16; Lk 11:13 in heaven11:25 Mt 6:1; Lk 12:33 will also forgive11:25 Ps 25:11; Mt 9:2 you your wrongdoing.”11:25 Some mss include v. 26: “But if you don’t forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your wrongdoing.”
The Authority of Jesus Challenged
31They discussed it among themselves: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Then why didn’t you believe11:31 1Jn 5:10 him?’
32But if we say, ‘Of human origin’” — they were afraid of the crowd, because everyone thought that John was truly a prophet.11:32 Mt 2:23; Ac 7:52
33So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.”
And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”
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