1And as they were approaching Jerusalem and Bethania, toward the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,

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Matthew 21:1, Matthew 21:11, Matthew 21:1, Matthew 21:11, John 12:14

2and he said to them: “Go into the village that is opposite you, and immediately upon entering there, you will find a colt tied, on which no man has yet sat. Release him and bring him.

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Matthew 21:2, Matthew 21:3, Matthew 21:2, Matthew 21:3, Luke 19:30

3And if anyone will say to you: ‘What are you doing?’ Say that the Lord has need of him. And he will immediately send him here.”

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Hebrews 2:7, Hebrews 2:9, 1 Chronicles 29:12, 1 Chronicles 29:18, Psalms 110:3

4And going out, they found the colt tied before the outer gate, at the meeting of two ways. And they untied him.

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Hebrews 11:8, Matthew 21:6, Matthew 21:7, Matthew 26:19, John 2:5

5And some of those who were standing there said to them, “What are you doing by releasing the colt?”

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6And they spoke to them just as Jesus had instructed them. And they permitted them.

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7And they led the colt to Jesus. And they placed their garments on it; and he sat upon it.

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Luke 19:35, Luke 19:36, Zechariah 9:9, Luke 19:35, Luke 19:36

8Then many spread their garments along the way; but others cut down leafy branches from trees and scattered them on the way.

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Leviticus 23:40, Leviticus 23:40

9And those who went ahead, and those who followed, cried out saying: “Hosanna! Blessed is he who has arrived in the name of the Lord.

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Psalms 118:25, Psalms 118:26, Psalms 118:25, Psalms 118:26, Matthew 21:9

10Blessed is the advent of the kingdom of our father David. Hosanna in the highest!”

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Luke 2:14, Luke 2:14, Ezekiel 37:24, Ezekiel 37:25, Ezekiel 37:24

11And he entered into Jerusalem, into the temple. And having looked around at everything, since it was now the evening hour, he went out to Bethania with the twelve.

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John 8:1, John 8:2, John 8:1, John 8:2, Luke 21:37

12And the next day, as they were departing from Bethania, he was hungry.

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Matthew 21:18, Matthew 21:22, Matthew 21:18, Matthew 21:22, Matthew 4:2

13And when he had seen a fig tree with leaves in the distance, he went to it, in case he might find something on it. And when he had gone to it, he found nothing but leaves. For it was not the season for figs.

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Matthew 21:19, Matthew 21:19, Luke 13:6, Luke 13:9, Luke 13:6

14And in response, he said to it, “From now on and forever, may no one eat fruit from you again!” And his disciples heard this.

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Matthew 21:19, Matthew 21:19, Matthew 3:10, Mark 11:20, Mark 11:21

15And they went to Jerusalem. And when he had entered into the temple, he began to cast out the sellers and the buyers in the temple. And he overturned the tables of the moneychangers and the chairs of the vendors of doves.

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John 2:13, John 2:17, John 2:13, John 2:17, Matthew 21:12

16And he would not permit anyone to carry goods through the temple.

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17And he taught them, saying: “Is it not written: ‘For my house shall be called the house of prayer for all nations?’ But you have made it into a den of robbers.”

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Isaiah 56:7, Isaiah 56:7, Jeremiah 7:11, Jeremiah 7:11, Luke 19:46

18And when the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, had heard this, they sought a means by which they might destroy him. For they feared him, because the entire multitude was in admiration over his doctrine.

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Matthew 7:28, Matthew 7:28, Mark 12:12, Mark 12:12, Luke 19:47

19And when evening had arrived, he departed from the city.

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Luke 21:37, Luke 21:37, Mark 11:11, Mark 11:11, John 12:36

20And when they passed by in the morning, they saw that the fig tree had dried up from the roots.

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Matthew 15:13, Matthew 15:13, John 15:6, Matthew 13:6, Matthew 21:19

21And Peter, remembering, said to him, “Master, behold, the fig tree that you cursed has withered.”

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1 Corinthians 16:22, Proverbs 3:33, Matthew 23:7, Matthew 25:41, Zechariah 5:3

22And in response, Jesus said to them: “Have the faith of God.

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Psalms 62:8, Psalms 62:8, John 14:1, John 14:1, Mark 9:23

23Amen I say to you, that whoever will say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and who will not have hesitated in his heart, but will have believed: then whatever he has said be done, it shall be done for him.

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Matthew 17:20, Matthew 17:20, John 15:7, John 15:7, Matthew 21:21

24For this reason, I say to you, all things whatsoever that you ask for when praying: believe that you will receive them, and they will happen for you.

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Matthew 21:22, Matthew 21:22, 1 John 5:14, 1 John 5:15, 1 John 5:14

25And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your sins.

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Matthew 6:14, Matthew 6:15, Matthew 6:14, Matthew 6:15, Colossians 3:13

26But if you will not forgive, neither will your Father, who is in heaven, forgive you your sins.”

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27And they went again to Jerusalem. And when he was walking in the temple, the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, and the elders approached him.

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Matthew 21:23, Matthew 21:27, Luke 20:1, Luke 20:8, Matthew 21:23

28And they said to him: “By what authority do you do these things? And who has given you this authority, so that you would do these things?”

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Exodus 2:14, Exodus 2:14, Numbers 16:13, Numbers 16:3, Acts 7:27

29But in response, Jesus said to them: “I also will ask you one word, and if you answer me, I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

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Luke 20:3, Luke 20:8, Matthew 21:24, Isaiah 52:13, Luke 20:3

30The baptism of John: was it from heaven or from men? Answer me.”

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John 3:25, John 3:36, Mark 1:1, Mark 1:11, Mark 9:13

31But they discussed it among themselves, saying: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’

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Matthew 21:25, Matthew 21:27, John 3:29, John 3:36, Matthew 21:31

32If we say, ‘From men,’ we fear the people. For they all hold that John was a true prophet.”

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Matthew 14:5, Matthew 21:46, Mark 12:12, Matthew 14:5, Matthew 21:46

33And answering, they said to Jesus, “We do not know.” And in response, Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

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Isaiah 6:9, Isaiah 6:10, Isaiah 6:9, Isaiah 6:10, Malachi 2:7