1As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,stylusZechariah 14:4, Mark 11:1, Mark 11:10, Zechariah 14:4, Mark 11:12saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me.stylusLuke 19:30, Luke 19:32, Luke 19:30, Luke 19:32, Mark 11:23If anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”stylus2 Corinthians 8:1, 2 Corinthians 8:2, Acts 17:25, 2 Corinthians 8:1, 2 Corinthians 8:24This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:stylusZechariah 9:9, Zechariah 9:9, John 12:15, John 12:15, Matthew 1:225“Say to the Daughter of Zion, ‘See, your King comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”stylusZechariah 9:9, Zechariah 9:10, Zechariah 9:9, Zechariah 9:10, Isaiah 62:116So the disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.stylusExodus 39:43, Exodus 40:16, Genesis 12:4, 1 Samuel 15:11, Genesis 6:227They brought the donkey and the colt and laid their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them.stylus2 Kings 9:13, 2 Kings 9:13, Mark 11:4, Mark 11:8, Mark 11:48A massive crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.stylusJohn 12:13, 2 Kings 9:13, John 12:13, 2 Kings 9:13, Leviticus 23:409The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”stylusPsalms 118:24, Psalms 118:26, Psalms 118:24, Psalms 118:26, Luke 2:1410When Jesus had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”stylusActs 9:5, Acts 9:5, Luke 7:49, Song of Solomon 3:6, John 12:1611The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”stylusJohn 6:14, John 6:14, Luke 7:16, John 7:40, Luke 7:1612Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.stylusJohn 2:14, John 2:17, John 2:14, John 2:17, Luke 19:4513And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”stylusJeremiah 7:11, Jeremiah 7:11, Isaiah 56:7, Isaiah 56:7, Luke 19:4614The blind and the lame came to Him at the temple, and He healed them.stylusIsaiah 35:5, Matthew 9:35, Acts 10:38, Matthew 11:4, Matthew 11:515But the chief priests and scribes were indignant when they saw the wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David!”stylusMatthew 21:9, Matthew 21:9, Luke 19:39, Luke 19:40, Luke 19:3916“Do You hear what these children are saying?” they asked. “Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read: ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’?”stylusPsalms 8:2, Psalms 8:2, Matthew 11:25, Matthew 11:25, Luke 19:3917Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where He spent the night.stylusJohn 11:18, John 11:18, Mark 11:11, Luke 24:50, John 11:118In the morning, as Jesus was returning to the city, He was hungry.stylusMatthew 4:2, Matthew 4:2, Hebrews 4:15, Hebrews 4:15, Matthew 12:119Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.stylusLuke 3:9, John 15:6, Titus 1:16, Mark 11:14, Luke 3:920When the disciples saw this, they marveled and asked, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”stylusIsaiah 40:6, Isaiah 40:8, Isaiah 40:6, Isaiah 40:8, Mark 11:2021“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.stylusJames 1:6, James 1:6, Matthew 17:20, Matthew 17:20, Mark 11:2222If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”stylusMatthew 7:7, Matthew 7:7, 1 John 5:14, 1 John 5:15, 1 John 5:1423When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”stylusActs 4:7, Acts 4:7, 1 Chronicles 24:1, 1 Chronicles 24:19, Mark 11:2724“I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.stylusLuke 6:9, Luke 6:9, Matthew 10:16, Colossians 4:6, Matthew 10:1625What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’stylus1 John 3:20, 1 John 3:20, Mark 1:1, Mark 1:11, Mark 1:126But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”stylusMark 6:20, Mark 6:20, Matthew 21:46, Matthew 14:5, Matthew 11:927So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.stylusRomans 1:18, Romans 1:22, Romans 1:18, Romans 1:22, 2 Thessalonians 2:928But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first one and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’stylus1 Corinthians 15:58, 1 Corinthians 15:58, Matthew 20:1, 1 Corinthians 10:15, Matthew 20:129‘I will not,’ he replied. But later he changed his mind and went.stylusEzekiel 18:28, Ezekiel 18:32, Ezekiel 18:28, Ezekiel 18:32, Luke 15:1730Then the man went to the second son and told him the same thing. ‘I will, sir,’ he said. But he did not go.stylusTitus 1:16, Titus 1:16, Ezekiel 33:31, Ezekiel 33:31, Matthew 23:331Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.stylusLuke 7:29, Luke 7:29, Luke 7:37, Luke 7:50, Luke 7:3732For John came to you in a righteous way and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.stylusMatthew 21:25, Luke 7:29, Luke 7:30, Matthew 21:25, Luke 7:2933Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.stylusIsaiah 5:1, Isaiah 5:4, Isaiah 5:1, Isaiah 5:4, Mark 12:134When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.stylusLuke 20:10, Luke 20:19, Luke 20:10, Luke 20:19, Zechariah 1:335But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.stylus2 Chronicles 36:15, 2 Chronicles 36:16, 2 Chronicles 36:15, 2 Chronicles 36:16, Hebrews 11:3636Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.stylusMatthew 22:4, Matthew 22:437Finally, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.stylusZephaniah 3:7, Zephaniah 3:7, Mark 12:6, Matthew 3:17, Hebrews 1:138But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’stylusLuke 20:14, Genesis 37:18, Genesis 37:20, Luke 20:14, Genesis 37:1839So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.stylusActs 2:23, Acts 2:23, Matthew 26:57, Luke 22:52, Luke 22:5440Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard returns, what will he do to those tenants?”stylusMark 12:9, Hebrews 10:29, Mark 12:9, Hebrews 10:29, Luke 20:1541“He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time.”stylusActs 18:6, Acts 18:6, Matthew 21:43, Matthew 21:43, Isaiah 5:542Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?stylusPsalms 118:22, Psalms 118:23, Psalms 118:22, Psalms 118:23, Isaiah 28:1643Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.stylusMatthew 21:41, Matthew 21:41, Matthew 8:11, Matthew 8:12, Matthew 8:1144He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”stylusIsaiah 8:14, Isaiah 8:15, Isaiah 8:14, Isaiah 8:15, 1 Peter 2:845When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them.stylusLuke 20:19, Luke 20:19, Luke 11:45, Luke 11:45, Matthew 12:1246Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.stylusMatthew 21:11, Matthew 21:11, Matthew 21:26, Matthew 21:26, Isaiah 29:1