1And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem , and came unto Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives , then Jesus sent two disciples , 2saying unto them , Go into the village that is over against you , and straightway ye shall find an ass tied , and a colt with her : loose them , and bring them unto me . 3And if any one say aught unto you , ye shall say , The Lord hath need of them ; and straightway he will send them . 4Now this is come to pass , that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet , saying , 5Tell ye the daughter of Zion , Behold , thy King cometh unto thee, Meek , and riding upon an ass , And upon a colt the foal of an ass . 6And the disciples went , and did even as Jesus appointed them , 7and brought the ass , and the colt , and put on them their garments ; and he sat thereon . 8And the most part of the multitude spread their garments in the way ; and others cut branches from the trees , and spread them in the way . 9And the multitudes that went before him , 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 . 10And when he was come into Jerusalem , all the city was stirred , saying , Who is this ? 11And the multitudes said , This is the prophet , Jesus , from Nazareth of Galilee .
Cleansing the Temple
12And Jesus entered into the temple of God , and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple , and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that sold the doves ; 13and he saith unto them , It is written , My house shall be called a house of prayer : but ye make it a den of robbers . 14And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple ; and he healed them . 15But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did , and the children that were crying in the temple and saying , Hosanna to the son of David ; they were moved with indignation, 16and said unto him , Hearest thou what these are saying ? And Jesus saith unto them , Yea : did ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise? 17And he left them , and went forth out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there .
The Withered Fig Tree
18Now in the morning as he returned to the city , he hungered . 19And seeing a fig tree by the way side , he came to it , and found nothing thereon , but leaves only ; and he saith unto it , Let there be no fruit from thee henceforward for ever . And immediately the fig tree withered away . 20And when the disciples saw it , they marvelled , saying , How did the fig tree immediately wither away ? 21And Jesus answered and said unto them , Verily I say unto you , If ye have faith , and doubt not , ye shall not only do what is done to the fig tree , but even if ye shall say unto this mountain , Be thou taken up and cast into the sea , it shall be done . 22And all things , whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer , believing , ye shall receive .
The Authority of Jesus Questioned
23And 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 ? 24And Jesus answered and said unto them , I also will ask you one question , which if ye tell me , I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things . 25The baptism of John , whence was it ? from heaven or from men ? And they reasoned with themselves , saying , If we shall say , From heaven ; he will say unto us , Why then did ye not believe him ? 26But if we shall say , From men ; we fear the multitude ; for all hold John as a prophet . 27And they answered Jesus , and said , We know not . He also said unto them , Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things . 28But what think ye ? A man had two sons ; and he came to the first , and said , Son , go work to-day in the vineyard. 29And he answered and said , I will not : but afterward he repented himself , and went . 30And he came to the second , and said likewise . And he answered and said , I go , sir : and went not . 31Which of the two did the will of his father ? They say , 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 . 32For 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 saw it , did not even repent yourselves afterward , that ye might believe him . 33Hear another parable : There was a man that was a householder , who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it , and digged a winepress in it , and built a tower , and let it out to husbandmen , and went into another country. 34And when the season of the fruits drew near , he sent his servants to the husbandmen , to receive his fruits . 35And the husbandmen took his servants , and beat one , and killed another , and stoned another . 36Again , he sent other servants more than the first : and they did unto them in like manner . 37But afterward he sent unto them his son , saying , They will reverence my son . 38But the husbandmen , when they saw the son , said among themselves , This is the heir ; come , let us kill him , and take his inheritance . 39And they took him , and cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him . 40When therefore the lord of the vineyard shall come , what will he do unto those husbandmen ? 41They say unto him , He will miserably destroy those miserable men , and will let out the vineyard unto other husbandmen , who shall render him the fruits in their seasons . 42Jesus saith unto them , Did ye never read in the scriptures , The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner ; This was from the Lord , And it is marvellous in our eyes ? 43Therefore say I unto you , The kingdom of God shall be taken away from you , and shall be given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. 44And he that falleth on this stone shall be broken to pieces: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust . 45And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables , they perceived that he spake of them . 46And when they sought to lay hold on him , they feared the multitudes , because they took him for a prophet .