1 And when they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples;

2 and said to them, Go into the village opposite you; and as soon as you have entered it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has sat. Loose it and bring it.

3 And if anyone says to you, Why do you do this? say, The Lord has need of it, and immediately he will send it here.

4 So they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door outside on the street, and they loosed it.

5 But some of those who stood there said to them, What are you doing, loosing the colt?

6 And they spoke to them just as Jesus had commanded. So they let them go.

7 And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their clothes on it, and He sat on it.

8 And many spread their clothes on the road, and others cut down leafy branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

9 And those who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!

10 Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the Highest!

11 And Jesus went into Jerusalem and into the temple. So when He had looked around at all things, as the hour was already late, He went out to Bethany with the twelve.

12 And the next day, when they had come out from Bethany, He was hungry.

13 And seeing from afar a fig tree having leaves, He went to see if perhaps He would find something on it. When He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.

14 And answering Jesus said to it, Let no one eat fruit from you ever again. And His disciples heard it.

15 So they came to Jerusalem. And Jesus went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves.

16 And He would not allow anyone to carry any vessel through the temple.

17 And He taught, saying to them, Is it not written, My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations? But you have made it a den of thieves.

18 And the scribes and chief priests heard it and sought how they might destroy Him; for they feared Him, because all the crowd was astonished at His doctrine.

19 And when evening had come, He went out of the city.

20 Now in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.

21 And Peter, remembering, said to Him, Rabbi, behold, the fig tree which You cursed has withered away.

22 And Jesus answered and said to them, Have faith in God.

23 For truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, Be removed and be cast into the sea, and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will be done, it will be to him, whatever he says.

24 Therefore I say to you, Everything whatever you ask when you pray, believe that you receive, and it will be to you.

25 And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive, that your Father in Heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.

26 But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in Heaven forgive your trespasses.

27 And they came again to Jerusalem. And as He was walking in the temple, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came to Him.

28 And they said to Him, By what authority do You do these things? And who gave You this authority to do these things?

29 And Jesus answered and said to them, I also will ask you one question, and answer Me; and I will tell you by what authority I do these things:

30 The immersion of John; was it from Heaven or from men? Answer Me.

31 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, From Heaven, He will say, Why then did you not believe him?

32 But if we say, From men; they feared the people, for all counted John to have truly been a prophet.

33 So they answered and said to Jesus, We do not know. And Jesus answered and said to them, Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.

A entrada triunfal de Jesus em Jerusalém

1 E, LOGO que se aproximaram de Jerusalém, de Betfagé e de Betânia, junto do monte das Oliveiras, enviou dois dos seus discípulos, 2 E disse-lhes: Ide à aldeia que está defronte de vós; e, logo que ali entrardes, encontrareis preso um jumentinho, sobre o qual ainda não montou homem algum; soltai-o, e trazei-mo. 3 E, se alguém vos disser: Por que fazeis isso? dizei-lhe que o Senhor precisa dele, e logo o deixará trazer para aqui. 4 E foram, e encontraram o jumentinho preso fora da porta, entre dois caminhos, e o soltaram. 5 E alguns dos que ali estavam lhes disseram: Que fazeis, soltando o jumentinho? 6 Eles, porém, disseram-lhes como Jesus lhes tinha mandado; e deixaram-nos ir. 7 E levaram o jumentinho a Jesus, e lançaram, sobre ele os seus vestidos, e assentou-se sobre ele. 8 E muitos estendiam os seus vestidos pelo caminho, e outros cortavam ramos das árvores, e os espalhavam pelo caminho. 9 E aqueles que iam adiante, e os que seguiam, clamavam, dizendo: Hosana, bendito o que vem em nome do Senhor; 10 Bendito o reino do nosso pai Davi, que vem em nome do Senhor; Hosana nas alturas. 11 E Jesus entrou em Jerusalém, no templo, e, tendo visto tudo em redor, como fosse já tarde, saiu para Betânia com os doze.

A figueira seca: a purificação do templo

12 E, no dia seguinte, quando saíram de Betânia, teve fome, 13 E, vendo de longe uma figueira que tinha folhas, foi ver se nela acharia alguma coisa; e, chegando a ela, não achou senão folhas, porque não era tempo de figos. 14 E Jesus, falando, disse à figueira: Nunca mais coma alguém fruto de ti. E os seus discípulos ouviram isto. 15 E vieram a Jerusalém; e Jesus, entrando no templo, começou a expulsar os que vendiam e compravam no templo; e derribou as mesas dos cambiadores e as cadeiras dos que vendiam pombas. 16 E não consentia que alguém levasse algum vaso pelo templo. 17 E os ensinava dizendo: Não está escrito — A minha casa será chamada por todas as nações casa de oração? Mas vós a tendes feito covil de ladrões. 18 E os escribas e príncipes dos sacerdotes, tendo ouvido isto, buscavam ocasião para o matar; pois eles o temiam, porque toda a multidão estava admirada acerca da sua doutrina. 19 E, sendo já tarde, saiu para fora da cidade. 20 E eles, passando pela manhã, viram que a figueira se tinha secado desde as raízes. 21 E Pedro, lembrando-se, disse-lhe: Mestre, eis que a figueira, que tu amaldiçoaste, se secou. 22 E Jesus, respondendo, disse-lhes: Tende fé em Deus; 23 Porque em verdade vos digo que qualquer que disser a este monte: Ergue-te e lança-te no mar; e não duvidar em seu coração, mas crer que se fará aquilo que diz, tudo o que disser lhe será feito. 24 Por isso vos digo que tudo o que pedirdes, orando, crede que o recebereis, e tê-lo-eis; 25 E, quando estiverdes orando, perdoai, se tendes alguma coisa contra alguém, para que vosso Pai, que está nos céus, vos perdoe as vossas ofensas; 26 Mas, se vós não perdoardes, também vosso Pai, que está nos céus, vos não perdoará as vossas ofensas.

Interrogação acerca do batismo de João

27 E tornaram a Jerusalém, e, andando ele pelo templo, os principais dos sacerdotes, e os escribas, e os anciãos se aproximaram dele, 28 E lhe disseram: Com que autoridade fazes tu estas coisas? ou quem te deu tal autoridade para fazer estas coisas? 29 Mas Jesus, respondendo, disse-lhes: Também eu vos perguntarei uma coisa, e respondei-me; e então vos direi com que autoridade faço estas coisas: 30 O batismo de João era do céu ou dos homens? respondei-me. 31 E eles arrazoavam entre si, dizendo: Se dissermos: Do céu; ele nos dirá: Então porque o não crestes? 32 Se, porém dissermos: Dos homens, tememos o povo, porque todos sustentavam que João verdadeiramente era profeta. 33 E, respondendo, disseram a Jesus: Não sabemos. E Jesus lhes replicou: Também eu vos não direi com que autoridade faço estas coisas.