1When they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethsphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples ahead
2and said to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has sat. Untie it and bring it here.
3If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord has need of it.’ Then he will immediately send it here.”
4So they went and found a colt outside in the street tied at a door, and they untied it.
5But some of the people who were standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?”
6They answered them just as Jesus had instructed, and the people let them go.
7Then they brought the colt to Jesus and put their garments on it, and he sat on it.
8Many people spread their garments on the road, and others cut down leafy branches from the trees and also spread them on the road.
9Those who went ahead of him and those who followed were crying out,
“Hosanna!
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
10Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is coming in the name of the Lord!
Hosanna in the highest!”
11Then Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. When he had looked around at everything, he went out to Bethany with the twelve, since the hour was already late.
Jesus Curses the Fig Tree12On the next day, as they went out from Bethany, Jesus was hungry.
13Seeing in the distance a fig tree that had leaves, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs.
14In response Jesus said to the fig tree, “May no one ever eat fruit from yoʋ again.” And his disciples heard it.
Jesus Cleanses the Temple15Then they came to Jerusalem, and Jesus entered the temple courts and began driving out those who were selling and buying there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling doves,
16and he would not allow anyone to carry anything through the temple courts.
17Then he began to teach the people, saying, “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it a den of robbers.”
18When the scribes and the chief priests heard this, they began looking for a way to destroy him, for they were afraid of him, because the entire crowd was astonished at his teaching.
19And when evening came, he went out of the city.
The Withered Fig Tree20In the morning, as they went along, they saw that the fig tree had withered from its roots.
21Then Peter remembered what had happened and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, behold, the fig tree that yoʋ cursed has withered!”
22In response Jesus said to them, “Have faith in God.
23For truly I say to you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, whatever he says will be granted to him.
24Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you are receiving it, and it will be yours.
25And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven will also forgive you your trespasses.
26But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.”
The Authority of Jesus Questioned27Again they came to Jerusalem, and as Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came up to him
28and said to him, “By what authority are yoʋ doing these things? And who gave yoʋ this authority to do them?”
29Jesus answered them, “I will also ask you one question; answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things:
30Did John's authority to baptize come from heaven or from men? Answer me.”
31So they considered it among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
32But shall we say, ‘From men’?”—they were afraid of the people, for everyone thought that John was truly a prophet.
33So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” In response Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
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