1 AMark 11:1-10: Matt 21:1-9; Luke 19:29-38As they *approached Jerusalem, at Bethphage and BMatt 21:17Bethany, near CMatt 21:1the Mount of Olives, He *sent two of His disciples, 2 and *said to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one yet has ever sat; untie it and bring it here. 3  “If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ you say, ‘The Lord has need of it’; and immediately he 1Lit sendswill send it back here.” 4 They went away and found a colt tied at the door, outside in the street; and they *untied it. 5 Some of the bystanders were saying to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?” 6 They spoke to them just as Jesus had told them, and they gave them permission. 7 AMark 11:7-10: Matt 21:4-9; Luke 19:35-38; John 12:12-15They *brought the colt to Jesus and put their coats on it; and He sat on it. 8 And many spread their coats in the road, and others spread leafy branches which they had cut from the fields. 9 Those who went in front and those who followed were shouting:

11 AMatt 21:12Jesus entered Jerusalem and came into the temple; and after looking around at everything, BMatt 21:17He left for Bethany with the twelve, since it was already late.

12 AMark 11:12-14, 20-24: Matt 21:18-22On the next day, when they had left Bethany, He became hungry. 13 Seeing at a distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to see if perhaps He would find anything on it; and when He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. 14 He said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again!” And His disciples were listening.

15 AMark 11:15-18: Matt 21:12-16; Luke 19:45-47;John 2:13-16Then they *came to Jerusalem. And He entered the temple and began to drive out those who were buying and selling in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling 1Lit the dovesdoves; 16 and He would not permit anyone to carry 1Lit a vessel; i.e. a receptacle or implement of any kindmerchandise through the temple. 17 And He began to teach and say to them, “Is it not written, ‘AIs 56:7Mʏ ʜoᴜsᴇ sʜᴀʟʟ ʙᴇ cᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴀ ʜoᴜsᴇ oꜰ ᴘʀᴀʏᴇʀ ꜰoʀ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴛɪoɴs’? BJer 7:11But you have made it a ʀoʙʙᴇʀs’ 1Lit caveᴅᴇɴ.” 18 The chief priests and the scribes heard this, and AMatt 21:46; Mark 12:12; Luke 20:19; John 7:1began seeking how to destroy Him; for they were afraid of Him, for BMatt 7:28the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.

19 AMatt 21:17; Mark 11:11; Luke 21:37When evening came, 1I.e. Jesus and His disciplesthey would go out of the city.

20 AMark 11:12-14, 20-24: Matt 21:19-22As they were passing by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots up. 21 Being reminded, Peter *said to Him, “AMatt 23:7Rabbi, look, the fig tree which You cursed has withered.” 22 And Jesus *answered saying to them, “AMatt 17:20; 21:21fHave faith in God. 23  “AMatt 17:20; 1 Cor 13:2Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be granted him. 24  “Therefore I say to you, AMatt 7:7fall things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted you. 25  “Whenever you AMatt 6:5stand praying, BMatt 6:14forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you your transgressions. 26 [ “1Early mss do not contain this vAMatt 6:15; 18:35But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your transgressions.”]

27 They *came again to Jerusalem. AMark 11:27-33: Matt 21:23-27; Luke 20:1-8And as He was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders *came to Him, 28 and began saying to Him, “By what authority are You doing these things, or who gave You this authority to do these things?” 29 And Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question, and you answer Me, and then I will tell you by what authority I do these things. 30  “Was the baptism of John from heaven, or from men? Answer Me.” 31 They began reasoning among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’ 32  “But 1Or if we sayshall we say, ‘From men’?”—they were afraid of the people, for everyone considered John to have been a real prophet. 33 Answering Jesus, they *said, “We do not know.” And Jesus *said to them, “Nor 1Lit do I tellwill I tell you by what authority I do these things.”