The Triumphal Entry
(Matthew 21:1–11; Luke 19:28–40; John 12:12–19)

1And when they came near to Jerusalem, even to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, He sendeth two of his disciples, 2and saith to them, Go into the village over against you, and as soon as ye enter into it, ye will find a colt tied, on which no man hath yet sat; loose him, and bring him to me. 3And if any one say to you, Why do ye so? tell him, that the Lord hath need of it, and he will immediately send it hither. 4And they went and found the colt tied at a door abroad, where two ways met, and they untied it. 5And some of the people that stood there, said to them, What do ye mean by untying the colt? 6And they answered them as Jesus had ordered, and they permitted them. 7So they brought the colt to Jesus, and laid their garments on it, and He sat upon it. 8And many spread their clothes in the way; and others cut off branches from the trees, and strewed them in the way.

9And they that went before, and they that followed, cried out, saying, Hosanna, blessed be He that cometh in the name of the Lord:

10blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that is coming in the name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest.

11And Jesus went into Jerusalem, and into the temple; and when He had looked round upon every thing, it being now late in the day, He went out to Bethany with the twelve.

Jesus Curses the Fig Tree
(Matthew 21:18–22; Mark 11:20–25)

12And on the morrow, as they came from Bethany, He was hungry: 13and seeing a fig-tree at a distance, with leaves, He went to see if He might find any thing upon it; and when He came to it, He found nothing but leaves; (for the time of gathering figs was not yet come:) And Jesus spake and said unto it, 14Let no one ever eat fruit of thee hereafter. And his disciples heard it.

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

15Then they came to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to turn out those that sold and bought in the court of the temple, and threw down the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that sold doves: 16and suffered not any one to carry a burthen through the courts of the temple. 17And He taught them, saying, Is it not written, my house shall be called an house of prayer for all nations? But ye have made it a den of thieves. 18And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how to destroy Him; for they feared Him, because all the people were struck with his doctrine.

19And when it was evening, He went out of the city.

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

20And in the morning, as they were passing by it, they saw the fig-tree withered from the roots. 21And Peter remembring the tree, saith unto Him, Master, behold, the fig-tree which thou cursedst, is withered. 22And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God: for verily I tell you,

23that whosoever shall say to this mountain, "Be thou removed and cast into the sea," and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he saith shall be done, he shall have whatsoever he saith. 24Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye ask in prayer, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. 25But when ye pray, forgive, if ye have any thing against any one, that your heavenly Father may also forgive you your trespasses: 26but if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive you your trespasses.

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

27And they come again to Jerusalem, and as He was walking in the temple, the chief priests, and scribes, and elders come to Him, 28and ask Him, By what authority dost thou these things, and who gave thee this authority, to do thus? 29But Jesus said to them, I also will ask you one question; 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 reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, from heaven; He will say, why then did ye not believe him? 32but if we should say, from men --- they feared the people: (for they they all thought that John was a prophet indeed:) 33and they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus replied and said unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.