JESUS' TRIUMPHAL ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM

1 AND when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,
2 Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.
3 And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
4 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,
5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
6 And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,
7 And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.
8 And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.
9 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
10 And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?
11 And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.

JESUS CLEANSES THE TEMPLE
12 And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
13 And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.
14 And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.
15 And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,
16 And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
17 And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.

JESUS AND THE UNFRUITFUL FIG TREE
18 Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.
19 And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.
20 And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!
21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.
22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

THE CHIEF PRIESTS INQUIRE ABOUT JESUS' AUTHORITY
23 And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?
24 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.
25 The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?
26 But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.
27 And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
28 But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.
29 He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
30 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.
31 Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
32 For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.
33 Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:
34 And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.
35 And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.
36 Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.
37 But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.
38 But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.
39 And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.
40 When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen?
41 They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
44 And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
45 And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.
46 But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.

1And when they drewe nigh vnto Hierusalem, and were come to Bethphage, vnto the mount of Oliues, then sent Iesus two Disciples,

2Saying vnto them, Goe into the village ouer against you, and straightway yee shall find an Asse tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them vnto me.

3And if any man say ought vnto you, yee shall say, The Lord hath need of them, and straightway hee will send them.

4All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Prophet, saying,

5Tell yee the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy king commeth vnto thee, meeke, and sitting vpon an Asse, and a colt, the foale of an Asse.

6And the Disciples went, and did as Iesus commanded them,

7And brought the Asse, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.

8And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way, others cut downe branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.

9And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the sonne of Dauid: Blessed is he that commeth in the Name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest.

10And when hee was come into Hierusalem, all the citie was mooued, saying, Who is this?

11And the multitude said, This is Iesus the Prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.

12 And Iesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the Temple, and ouerthrew the tables of the money changers, and the seats of them that solde doues,

13And said vnto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer, but yee haue made it a denne of theeues.

14And the blind and the lame came to him in the Temple, & he healed them.

15And when the chiefe Priests and Scribes saw the wonderfull things that he did, & the children crying in the temple, & saying, Hosanna to the sonne of Dauid, they were sore displeased,

16And said vnto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Iesus saith vnto them, Yea, haue yee neuer read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?

17 And he left them, and went out of the citie into Bethany, and he lodged there.

18Now in the morning, as hee returned into the citie, he hungred.

19And when he saw a figge tree in the way, hee came to it, and found nothing thereon but leaues only, and said vnto it, Let no fruite growe on thee hence forward for euer. And presently the figge tree withered away

20And when the Disciples saw it, they marueiled, saying, How soone is the figge tree withered away?

21Iesus answered, and said vnto them, Uerily I say vnto you, if yee haue faith, and doubt not, yee shall not onely doe this which is done to the figge tree, but also, if ye shall say vnto this mountaine, Be thou remoued, and be thou cast into the Sea, it shall be done.

22And all things whatsoeuer yee shall aske in prayer, beleeuing, ye shall receiue.

23 And when he was come into the temple, the chiefe Priests and the Elders of the people came vnto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authoritie doest thou these things? and who gaue thee this authoritie?

24And Iesus answered, and said vnto them, I also will aske you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authoritie I doe these things.

25The baptisme of Iohn, whence was it? from heauen, or of men? and they reasoned with themselues saying, If we shall say, From heauen, hee will say vnto vs, Why did ye not then beleeue him?

26But if we shall say, Of men, we feare the people, for all hold Iohn as a Prophet.

27And they answered Iesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said vnto them, Neither tell I you by what authoritie I doe these things.

28 But what thinke you? A certaine man had two sonnes, and he came to the first, and said, Sonne, goe worke to day in my vineyard.

29He answered, & said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.

30And hee came to the second, and said likewise: and hee answered, and said, I goe sir, and went not.

31Whether of them twaine did the will of his father? They say vnto him, The first. Iesus saith vnto them, Uerely I say vnto you, that the Publicanes and the harlots go into the kingdome of God before you.

32For Iohn came vnto you in the way of righteousnesse, and ye beleeued him not: but the Publicanes and the harlots beleeued him. And ye when ye had seene it, repented not afterward, that ye might beleeue him.

33 Heare another parable. There was a certaine house-holder, which planted a Uineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a wine-presse in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a farre countrey.

34And when the time of the fruite drew neere, he sent his seruants to the husbandmen, that they might receiue the fruits of it.

35And the husbandmen tooke his seruants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.

36Againe hee sent other seruants, moe then the first, and they did vnto them likewise.

37But last of all, he sent vnto them his sonne, saying, They will reuerence my sonne.

38But when the husbandmen saw the sonne, they said among themselues, This is the heire, come, let vs kill him, and let vs sease on his inheritance.

39And they caught him, and cast him out of the Uineyard, and slew him.

40When the Lord therefore of the Uineyard commeth, what will he doe vnto those husbandmen?

41They say vnto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his Uineyard vnto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.

42Iesus saith vnto them, Did ye neuer reade in the Scriptures, The stone which the builders reiected, the same is become the head of the corner? This is the Lords doing, and it is marueilous in our eyes.

43Therefore say I vnto you, the kingdome of God shall be taken from you, and giuen to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.

44And whosoeuer shall fall on this stone, shalbe broken: but on whom soeuer it shall fall, it will grinde him to powder.

45And when the chiefe Priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceiued that he spake of them.

46But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they tooke him for a Prophet

 I == Zech 14:4 ; Mark 11:1 ; Luke 19:29

V == Isa 62:11 ; Zech 9:9 ; John 12:15

VI == Mark 11:4

VII == 2nd Kings 9:13

VIII == Lev 23:40 ; John 12:13

IX == Ps 118:25-26 ; Matt 21:15 ; 23:39 ; Luke 2:14

X == Mark 11:15 ; Luke 19:45 ; John 2:13 , 15

XI == Matt 2:23 ; Mark 6:15 ; Luke 7:16 ; John 6:14 ; 7:40 ; 9:17 ; Acts 3:22

XII == Deut 14:25 ; Mark 11:11 ; Luke 19:45 ; John 2:15

XIII == Isa 56:7 ; Jer 7:11 ; Luke 19:45 ; John 2:15

XV == Matt 21:9 ; Luke 19:39

XVI == Ps 8:2

XVII == Mark 11:11 ; John 11:18

XVIII == Mark 11:12

XIX == Mark 11:13

XX == Mark 11:20

XXI == Matt 17:20 ; Luke 17:6 ; 1st Cor 13:2 ; James 1:6

XXII == Matt 7:7 ; Mark 11:24 ; Luke 11:9 ; John 14:13-14 ; 16:23 ; James 5:16 ; 1st John 3:22 ; 5:14

XXIII == Ex 2:14 ; Mark 11:27 ; Luke 20:1 ; Acts 20:1 ; Acts 4:7 ; 7:27

XXVI == Matt 11:9 ; 14:5 ; ; Mark 6:20 ; Luke 20:6 ; Luke 1:76

XXVIII == Matt 20:1 ; 21:33

XXXI == Luke 7:29 , 50

XXXII == Matt 3:1-3 ; Luke 3:12

XXXIII == Mark 12:1 ; Luke 20:9

XXXIV == Matt 22:3

XXXV == Matt 5:12 ; 23:34

XXXVIII == John 11:53 ; Acts 4:27 ; Heb 1:2

XXXIX == Mark 14:46-49 ; Luke 22:54-62 ; John 18:12-14

XLI == Matt 8:11 Acts 13:46 ; 15:7 ; 18:6 ; 28:28 ; Heb 2:3

XLII == Ps 118:22-23 ; Isa 28:16 ; Mark 12:10 ; Luke 20:17 ; Acts 4:11 ; 1st Peter 2:7

XLIII == Matt 8:12

XLIV == Isa 8:14-15 ; 60:12 ; Luke 20:18 ; Rom 9:33 ; 1st Peter 2:8

XLVI == Matt 21:11 ; Luke 7:16 ; John 7:40

1 When they drew near Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, "Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find an ass tethered, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them here to me. 3 And if anyone should say anything to you, reply, 'The master has need of them.' Then he will send them at once." 4 This happened so that what had been spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled: 5 "Say to daughter Zion, 'Behold, your king comes to you, meek and riding on an ass, and on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.'" 6 The disciples went and did as Jesus had ordered them. 7 They brought the ass and the colt and laid their cloaks over them, and he sat upon them. 8 The very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and strewed them on the road. 9 The crowds preceding him and those following kept crying out and saying: "Hosanna to the Son of David; blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord; hosanna in the highest." 10 And when he entered Jerusalem the whole city was shaken and asked, "Who is this?" 11 And the crowds replied, "This is Jesus the prophet, from Nazareth in Galilee." 12 Jesus entered the temple area and drove out all those engaged in selling and buying there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling doves. 13 And he said to them, "It is written: 'My house shall be a house of prayer,' but you are making it a den of thieves." 14 The blind and the lame approached him in the temple area, and he cured them. 15 When the chief priests and the scribes saw the wondrous things he was doing, and the children crying out in the temple area, "Hosanna to the Son of David," they were indignant 16 and said to him, "Do you hear what they are saying?" Jesus said to them, "Yes; and have you never read the text, 'Out of the mouths of infants and nurslings you have brought forth praise'?" 17 And leaving them, he went out of the city to Bethany, and there he spent the night. 18 When he was going back to the city in the morning, he was hungry. 19 Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went over to it, but found nothing on it except leaves. And he said to it, "May no fruit ever come from you again." And immediately the fig tree withered. 20 When the disciples saw this, they were amazed and said, "How was it that the fig tree withered immediately?" 21 Jesus said to them in reply, "Amen, I say to you, if you have faith and do not waver, not only will you do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, 'Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' it will be done. 22 Whatever you ask for in prayer with faith, you will receive." 23 When he had come into the temple area, the chief priests and the elders of the people approached him as he was teaching and said, "By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you this authority?" 24 Jesus said to them in reply, "I shall ask you one question, and if you answer it for me, then I shall tell you by what authority I do these things. 25 Where was John's baptism from? Was it of heavenly or of human origin?" They discussed this among themselves and said, "If we say 'Of heavenly origin,' he will say to us, 'Then why did you not believe him?' 26 But if we say, 'Of human origin,' we fear the crowd, for they all regard John as a prophet." 27 So they said to Jesus in reply, "We do not know." He himself said to them, "Neither shall I tell you by what authority I do these things. 28 "What is your opinion? A man had two sons. He came to the first and said, 'Son, go out and work in the vineyard today.' 29 He said in reply, 'I will not,' but afterwards he changed his mind and went. 30 The man came to the other son and gave the same order. He said in reply, 'Yes, sir,' but did not go. 31 Which of the two did his father's will?" They answered, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Amen, I say to you, tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you. 32 When John came to you in the way of righteousness, you did not believe him; but tax collectors and prostitutes did. Yet even when you saw that, you did not later change your minds and believe him. 33 "Hear another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a tower. Then he leased it to tenants and went on a journey. 34 When vintage time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to obtain his produce. 35 But the tenants seized the servants and one they beat, another they killed, and a third they stoned. 36 Again he sent other servants, more numerous than the first ones, but they treated them in the same way. 37 Finally, he sent his son to them, thinking, 'They will respect my son.' 38 But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and acquire his inheritance.' 39 They seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. 40 What will the owner of the vineyard do to those tenants when he comes?" 41 They answered him, "He will put those wretched men to a wretched death and lease his vineyard to other tenants who will give him the produce at the proper times." 42 Jesus said to them, "Did you never read in the scriptures: 'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; by the Lord has this been done, and it is wonderful in our eyes'? 43 Therefore, I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that will produce its fruit. 44 (The one who falls on this stone will be dashed to pieces; and it will crush anyone on whom it falls.)"45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they knew that he was speaking about them. 46 And although they were attempting to arrest him, they feared the crowds, for they regarded him as a prophet.

JESUS' ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM VERSES 1-22

THIS PROVOKES JERUSALM'S LEADERSHIP TO CONSPIRE AN HAVE HIM CRUEIFIED. 26:3-4 27:1-2

JESUS' FIRST ACTIONS DURING PASSION WEEK: The Triumphal entry 21:1-11 The dleansing of the temple 21:12-17 and the cursing of the Fig tree (21:18-22) are all symbolic gestures. Jesus performs them as prophetic ads to demonstrte that He was the Messiah and His coming marks the end of the Old Covenant.

In Chapter 21 : verses 12-17 Also told in Mark 11:15-18; Luke 19:45-47 JESUS CLEANSES THE TEMPLE: Monday He had done the same thing three years before at his opening of his public ministry (John 2:13-22) The profits from the market booths went to the families of the high priest. Jesus burned with indignation at such a preversion of the uses of God's House. (John 2:13-22) MATT 21:12

JESUS CLEANSES THE TEMPLE. Chapter 21: 18-22

JESUS WITHERS THE FIG TREE Mark 11:12-14, 20-24 The disciples noticed it the next morning as they entered into the city. Jesus would of went Monday morning from Bethamy into Jerusalem and it was along the road over the Mount of Olives. The disciples could of used a different route Monday evening going around the south foot of the Mount. Chapter 21: 23-27

BY WHAT AUTHORITY? also in Mark 11:27-33 Luke 20:1-8 The rulers were very bitter toward Jesus and they would do anything to trap Jesus. Jesus was a mast dialectician and parried every question that the rulers would ask to his own discomfure. Chapter 21: 28-32

PARABLE OF THE TWO SONS: This parable from Jesus was aimed directly at the religious leaders, chief priests, elders, scribes and Pharisees which rejected Jesus, and having the common people accepting Him. Chapter 21: 33-46

PARABLE OF THE VINEYARD: Mark 12:1-12 Luke 20:9-19 This parable was aimed at the Nation MATT 21:42 THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REFECTED.

v 1-5. Coming from Jericho in the east, (Jesus Probably spent the Sabbath at the home of Mary Martha and Lazarus.) Jesus arrived at Bethphage approaching Jerusalem Sunday, and sent two disciples to procure a donkey and her colt. (Mark and Luke only mention the colt.) This was not pre arranged, but He knew the owner would allow it for the Messiah. Several versions on Mk. 11:3 indicate that Jesus will soon send the colt back. Messiah would not come on a war horse, but a donkey as a sign of peace, as some other kings had done. This fulfilled the prophecy of Zech. 9.9, but the disciples did not remember about this until after Jesus was gloified, Jn 12:16. 

v 6-8. The disciples put coats on the colt and set Jesus on it, and the crowd made a carpet of coats and branches. They were probably mostly pilgrims from Galilee who were coming to the Passover and knew of Jesus and His miracles, but also some who had witnessed the resurrection of Lazarus bore witness, Jn. 12:17.

 v 9-11. Among the songs they sang or shouted as they escorted Jesus was Ps. 118:25,26. See Mr 11:9 And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord: At the time Jesus was entering, the priest was entering from an opposite gate with a sacrificial lamb, and that is what the people were supposed to be singing there.
There was confusion. People of Jerusalem did not know Him, but the pilgrims kept answering that this was Jesus, the prophet of Galilee. Their praise became so loud, Lk. 19:39,40, that the Pharisees among them asked Jesus to rebuke them. They wanted the people to be shouting at the entrance of the lamb. But the real Lamb of God said if He did, even the stones would cry out. The Pharisees could do nothing because of the crowds, but though the world had gone after Him, Jn. 12:19, many did not believe.
This would have completed Sunday, and Jesus returned to Bethany.

v 12-14. (Monday morning Jesus cursed the fig tree, v 18 and proceeded to cleanse the temple.)This was the second cleansing of the temple, cp. Jn. 2:14-16, as Jesus drove out the merchants from the court of the Gentiles, denouncing them as thieves in what should be the house of prayer. As soon as He had done this, the blind and lame came to the temple and He healed them.

v 15-17. Chief priests and scribes were angry over what Jesus had done and the shouted praise of the children, Son of David being a title of the Messiah. Again they tried to rebuke Jesus, but He quoted from Ps. 8:2 that praise would come from babes. Jesus then left them and walked the two miles over the Mt of Olives to Bethany where He probably spent the night with Mary, Martha and Lazarus.

v 18. Early Monday morning,

v 19 Jesus was hungry and went to a fig tree which had leaves and should have had fruit but did not, so He cursed it. It began to wither immediately, but not recognized by the disciples until next morning.

v 19 -22. Coming by on Tuesday morning, the disciples were amazed that the tree had withered, Mk. 11:13,14,20. Jesus used this to teach that greater things than this could be done, even to moving mountains, if they truly had faith to believe. Mark 11:25,26 adds that we must ask forgiveness if we have anything against someone or the Lord will not forgive us. This implies that He will not answer our prayers.
Jesus may have also had another lesson in mind. The fig tree is a figure of Israel, and He was showing that they were rejecting Him, so they would bear no fruit but come under judgment. This began with Rome’s attack in AD 70.

v 23. Jesus as confronted by the religious leaders as to where He got authority to do what He had done the last two days, He had not received it from them.

v 24-27. Jesus answered that He would answer only if they answered a question from Him, Jesus' question was the baptism of John from heaven or from men. They dare not say of men because the people believed John, or of heaven or Jesus would say why didn’t you believe him. They refused to answer so He refused to answer them.

v 28-32. Instead He gave a parable of two sons, one agreeing to do his father’s will, the other not. But they switched positions so the leaders stated the first obeyed. This showed the religious leaders that repentant sinners and prostitutes would enter the kingdom, but the religious leaders would be shut out.

v 33-39. Jesus gave another parable of a landowner who made a vineyard at great expense and leased it to tenants, but when he sent servants to collect the income, the tenants beat and killed the servants. Last he sent his son, thinking they would revere him, but they killed the son so they could get the inheritance.

v 40,41. They answered that those tenants should be killed and the vineyard leased to worthy tenants. Predication of the Savior concerning setting aade them want more to kill Him, but they dared not for the people believed Him a prophet. Lk. 20:18 adds that those who fell on that stone, often pyramid shaped, stumbled over and rejected in building, would be broken, but the one it fell on would be crushed to powder. The leaders knew Hside of Israel Mt 21: 43, 44

v 42-46. This illustrated how Israel had beaten and killed prophets and were now about to kill the Son, so the kingdom would be taken from them at that time, but will be given back to future generations when they truly repent and turn to God. These leaders had rejected Christ, the Stone, but, quoting from Ps. 118:22, He would become head of the corner (more correctly the capstone). This me spoke of them.