Mark 11:7–21
7 When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it. 8 Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields. 9 Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted,
“Hosanna!a”
“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”b i
10 “Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!”
“Hosanna in the highest heaven!”j
11 Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve.k
Jesus Curses a Fig Tree and Clears the Temple Courts
11:12–14pp—Mt 21:18–22
11:15–18pp—Mt 21:12–16; Lk 19:45–47; Jn 2:13–16
11:20–24pp—Mt 21:19–22
12 The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. 13 Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs.l 14 Then he said to the tree, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard him say it.
15 On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves, 16 and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. 17 And as he taught them, he said, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’c?m But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’d”n
18 The chief priests and the teachers of the law heard this and began looking for a way to kill him, for they feared him,o because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.p
19 When evening came, Jesus and his disciplese went out of the city.q
20 In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots. 21 Peter remembered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi,r look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!”