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, toward the Mount of Olives, He sends two of His disciples, 2and He says to them, “Go into the village ahead of you⁺, and immediately entering into it you⁺ will find a colt tied, on which no one of men yet sat.† Having loosed it, also bring it. 3And if anyone should say to you⁺, ‘Why are you⁺ doing this?’ say, ‘Because the Lord has need of it, and immediately He sends it again here.†’”

4And they went away and found a colt† tied at the door outside on the street, and they loose it. 5And some of those standing there were saying to them, “What are you⁺ doing, loosing the colt?”

6And they said to them just as Jesus said,† and they allowed them. 7And they bring the colt to Jesus, and they cast on it their garments, and He sat on it.

8And many spread their garments in the road, and others, branches having been cut from the fields.† 9And those going before and those following were crying out:

“Hosanna!”†

“Blessed is the One coming in the name of the Lord!”†

10“Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!”†

“Hosanna in the highest!”†

11And He entered into Jerusalem, into the temple.† And having looked around at 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 11:20–25)

12And on the next day, on their having gone out from Bethany, He was hungry. 13And having seen a fig tree from afar having leaves, He went to see if perhaps He will find anything on it. And having gone to it, He found nothing except leaves, for it was not the season of figs. 14And answering, He said† to it, “No more to the age may anyone eat of your fruit.” And His disciples were hearing.

Jesus Cleanses the Temple
(Matthew 21:12–17; Luke 19:45–48; John 2:12–25)

15And they come to Jerusalem. And having entered into the temple, He began to cast out those selling and those buying in the temple. And He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling the doves, 16and He was not permitting that anyone might carry a vessel through the temple. 17And He was teaching and was saying to them, “Has it not been written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’†? But you⁺ have made it ‘a den of robbers.’†”

18And the chief priests and the scribes† heard, and they were seeking how they might destroy Him. For they were afraid of Him, for all the crowd was astonished at His teaching.

19And when evening came, they were going forth† out of the city.

The Withered Fig Tree
(Matthew 21:18–22; Mark 11:12–14)

20And passing by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots. 21And having remembered, Peter says to Him, “Rabbi, look, the fig tree that You cursed has withered.”

22And answering, Jesus says to them, “Have faith from God. 23Truly† I say to you⁺ that whoever shall say to this mountain, ‘Be taken away and be cast into the sea,’ and shall not doubt in his heart but shall believe that what he says happens, it will be done for him.† 24Because of this, I say to you⁺, all things—as many as you⁺ pray and ask—believe that you⁺ receive, and it will be unto you⁺.

25And when you⁺ stand praying, if you⁺ have anything against anyone, forgive, so that your⁺ Father who is in the heavens may also forgive you⁺ your⁺ trespasses.†”

Jesus’ Authority Challenged
(Matthew 21:23–27; Luke 20:1–8)

27And they come again to Jerusalem, and in His walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders come to Him. 28And they were saying to Him, “By what authority do You do these things? Or† who gave You this authority, that You should do these things?”

29And Jesus said to them, “I will question you⁺ one word, and you⁺ shall answer Me, and I will tell you⁺ by what authority I do these things. 30The baptism of John—was it from heaven or from men? Answer Me!†”

31And they were reasoning with themselves, saying, “What should we say?† If we should say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Why then did you⁺ not believe him?’ 32But should we say, ‘From men’...” they were afraid of the crowd, for all were holding that John truly was a prophet. 33And answering Jesus, they say, “We do not know.”

And Jesus says to them, “Neither do I tell you⁺ by what authority I do these things.”

Footnotes:

1 Most MT Bethsphage
2 BYZ and TR has sat
3 BYZ and TR He sends it here
4 GOC, ALT, F35, and TR the colt
6 BYZ and TR commanded
8 BYZ and TR include and they spread them on the road
9 Hosanna is a transliteration of the Hebrew Hosia-na, meaning Save, we pray or Save now, which became a shout of praise; see Psalm 118:25.
9 Psalm 118:26
10 BYZ and TR “Blessed is the kingdom of our father David coming in the name of the Lord!”
10 Or “Hosanna in the highest heaven!” See Psalm 118:25 and Psalm 148:1.
11 Or the temple courts; also in verses 15, 16, and 27
14 BYZ and TR Jesus said
17 Isaiah 56:7
17 Jeremiah 7:11
18 BYZ and TR scribes and chief priests; GOC scribes, Pharisees, and chief priests
19 BYZ and TR He was going forth
23 BYZ and TR For truly
23 BYZ and TR whatever he says will be done for him
25 BYZ and TR include 26But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses; see Matthew 6:15.
28 BYZ and TR And
30 F35 does not include Answer Me!
31 BYZ and TR do not include What should we say?