1 As they approached Jerusalemand came to Bethphageand Bethanyat the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two of His disciples 2 and said to them, "Go into the village ahead of you, and as soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here. 3 If anyone asks, ‘Why are you doing this?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it and will return it shortly.’"
4 So they went and found the colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. They untied it, 5 and some who were standing there asked, "Why are you untying the colt?"
6 The disciples answered as Jesushad instructed them, and the people gave them permission. 7 Then they led the colt to Jesusand threw their cloaks over it, and He sat on it.
8 Many in the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut from the fields. 9 The ones who went ahead and those who followed were shouting:
"Hosanna!"11:9 Hosanna is a transliteration of the Hebrew Hosia-na, meaning Save, we pray or Save now, which became a shout of praise; see Psalm 118:25.
"Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!"11:9 Psalm 118:26
10 "Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!"
"Hosanna in the highest!"11:10 Or "Hosanna in the highest heaven!"See Psalm 118:25 and Psalm 148:1.
11 Then Jesusentered Jerusalemand went into the temple courts.11:11 Literally the temple; also in verses 15, 16, and 27He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, He went out to Bethanywith the Twelve.
Jesus Curses the Fig Tree
12 The next day, when they had left Bethany, Jesus was hungry. 13 Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to see if there was any fruit on it. But when He reached it, He found nothing on it except leaves, since it was not the season for figs. 14 Then He said to the tree, "May no one ever eat of your fruit again." And His disciples heard this statement.
Jesus Cleanses the Temple
15 When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. 16 And He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. 17 Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, "Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’11:17 Isaiah 56:7? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’11:17 Jeremiah 7:11"
18 When the chief priests and scribes heard this, they looked for a way to kill Him. For they were afraid of Him, because the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.
19 And when evening came, Jesus and His disciples went11:19 Literally they went; BYZ and TR He wentout of the city.
The Withered Fig Tree
20 As they were walking back in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from its roots. 21 Peterremembered it and said, "Look, Rabbi! The fig tree You cursed has withered."
22 "Have faith in God," Jesussaid to them. 23 "Truly I tell you that if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and has no doubt in his heart but believes that it will happen, it will be done for him. 24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
25 And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.11:25 BYZ and TR include 26But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses; see Matthew 6:15."
Jesus’ Authority Challenged
27 After their return to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking in the temple courts, and the chief priests, scribes, and elders came up to Him. 28 "By what authority are You doing these things?" they asked. "And who gave You the authority to do them?"
29 "I will ask you one question," Jesusreplied, "and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. 30 John’s baptism — was it from heaven or from men? Answer Me!"
31 They deliberated among themselves what they should answer: "If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ 32 But if we say, ‘From men’ ..." they were afraid of the people, for they all held that Johntruly was a prophet. 33 So they answered, "We do not know."
And Jesusreplied, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things."
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Hoje: Jerusalem, Israel
ἹερουσαλήμHierousalēmיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫םyerushalaim
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Bethany is the village of Lazarus, Mary and her sister Martha, about fifteen stadia from Jerusalem; Jesus spent the night there and was in the home of Simon the leper (John 11:1).
The Mount of Olives is a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus spent the nights while teaching each day at the temple and where David went up weeping, his head covered (Luke 21:37).
Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God, was born of Mary in Bethlehem, proclaimed the kingdom of God, died by crucifixion under Pontius Pilate, and was raised on the third day (Matthew 1:16).
Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God, was born of Mary in Bethlehem, proclaimed the kingdom of God, died by crucifixion under Pontius Pilate, and was raised on the third day (Matthew 1:16).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God, was born of Mary in Bethlehem, proclaimed the kingdom of God, died by crucifixion under Pontius Pilate, and was raised on the third day (Matthew 1:16).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Bethany is the village of Lazarus, Mary and her sister Martha, about fifteen stadia from Jerusalem; Jesus spent the night there and was in the home of Simon the leper (John 11:1).
Bethany is the village of Lazarus, Mary and her sister Martha, about fifteen stadia from Jerusalem; Jesus spent the night there and was in the home of Simon the leper (John 11:1).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Peter, called Simon, a fisherman of Galilee, was one of the twelve apostles; he confessed Jesus as the Christ, denied him three times, and later preached at Pentecost (Matthew 16:16).
Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God, was born of Mary in Bethlehem, proclaimed the kingdom of God, died by crucifixion under Pontius Pilate, and was raised on the third day (Matthew 1:16).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God, was born of Mary in Bethlehem, proclaimed the kingdom of God, died by crucifixion under Pontius Pilate, and was raised on the third day (Matthew 1:16).
John the Baptist, son of Zechariah and Elizabeth, preached repentance in the wilderness, baptized Jesus in the Jordan, and was beheaded by order of Herod (Matthew 3:1).
John the Baptist, son of Zechariah and Elizabeth, preached repentance in the wilderness, baptized Jesus in the Jordan, and was beheaded by order of Herod (Matthew 3:1).
Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God, was born of Mary in Bethlehem, proclaimed the kingdom of God, died by crucifixion under Pontius Pilate, and was raised on the third day (Matthew 1:16).