Mark 11:1–20

The Triumphal Entry

Matt. 21:1–11; Luke 19:29–40

11Now ^awhen they drew near Jerusalem, to ¹Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples; ²and He 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. ³And if anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord has need of it,’ and immediately he will send it here.”

⁴So they went their way, and found ²the colt tied by the door outside on the street, and they loosed it. ⁵But some of those who stood there said to them, “What are you doing, loosing the colt?”

⁶And they spoke to them just as Jesus had commanded. So they let them go. ⁷Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their clothes on it, and He sat on it. ^8bAnd many spread their clothes on the road, and others cut down leafy branches from the trees and spread them on the road. ⁹Then those who went before and those who followed cried out, saying:

“Hosanna!

^c‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’

¹⁰Blessed is the kingdom of our father David

That comes ³in the name of the Lord!

^dHosanna in the highest!”

^11eAnd 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.

A Fig Tree is Cursed

Matt. 21:18, 19

^12fNow the next day, when they had come out from Bethany, He was hungry. ^13gAnd 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. ¹⁴In response Jesus said to it, “Let no one eat fruit from you ever again.”

And His disciples heard it.

The Temple is Cleansed

Matt. 21:12, 13; Luke 19:45, 46

^15hSo they came to Jerusalem. Then 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 ⁱdoves. ¹⁶And He would not allow anyone to carry wares through the temple. ¹⁷Then He taught, saying to them, “Is it not written, ^j‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it a ^k‘den of thieves.’ ”

¹⁸And ^lthe scribes and chief priests heard it and sought how they might destroy Him; for they feared Him, because ^mall the people were astonished at His teaching. ¹⁹When evening had come, He went out of the city.

Power of Faith

Matt. 21:20–22

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