Jesus Enters Jerusalem
(Matthew 21.1-11Luke 19.28-40John 12.12-19)1 Jesus and his disciples reached Bethphage and Bethany near the Mount of Olives. When they were getting close to Jerusalem, Jesus sent two of them on ahead. 2 He told them, “Go into the next village. As soon as you enter it, you will find a young donkey that has never been ridden. Untie the donkey and bring it here. 3 If anyone asks why you are doing this, say, ‘The Lord needs it and will soon bring it back.’ ”
4 The disciples left and found the donkey tied near a door that faced the street. While they were untying it, 5 some of the people standing there asked, “Why are you untying the donkey?” 6 They told them what Jesus had said, and the people let them take it.
7 The disciples led the donkey to Jesus. They put some of their clothes on its back, and Jesus got on. 8 Many people spread clothes on the road, while others spread branches they had cut from the fields.
9 In front of Jesus and behind him, people went along shouting,
“Hooray!
God bless the one who comes
in the name of the Lord!
10 God bless the coming kingdom
of our ancestor David.
Hooray for God
in heaven above!”
11 After Jesus had gone to Jerusalem, he went into the temple and looked around at everything. But since it was already late in the day, he went back to Bethany with the twelve disciples.
Jesus Puts a Curse on a Fig Tree
(Matthew 21.18Matthew 19)12 When Jesus and his disciples left Bethany the next morning, he was hungry. 13 From a distance Jesus saw a fig tree covered with leaves, and he went to see if there were any figs on the tree. But there were none, because it wasn't the season for figs. 14 So Jesus said to the tree, “Never again will anyone eat fruit from this tree!” The disciples heard him say this.
Jesus in the Temple
(Matthew 21.12-17Luke 19.45-48John 2.13-22)15 After Jesus and his disciples reached Jerusalem, he went into the temple and began chasing out everyone who was selling and buying. He turned over the tables of the moneychangers and the benches of those who were selling doves. 16 Jesus would not let anyone carry things through the temple. 17 Then he taught the people and said, “The Scriptures say, ‘My house should be called a place of worship for all nations.’ But you have made it a place where robbers hide!”
18 The chief priests and the teachers of the Law of Moses heard what Jesus said, and they started looking for a way to kill him. They were afraid of him, because the crowds were completely amazed at his teaching.
19 That evening, Jesus and the disciples went outside the city.
A Lesson from the Fig Tree
(Matthew 21.20-22)20 As the disciples walked past the fig tree the next morning, they noticed that it was completely dried up, roots and all. 21 Peter remembered what Jesus had said to the tree. Then Peter said, “Teacher, look! The tree you put a curse on has dried up.”
22 Jesus told his disciples:
Have faith in God! 23 If you have faith in God and don't doubt, you can tell this mountain to get up and jump into the sea, and it will. 24 Everything you ask for in prayer will be yours, if you only have faith.
25-26 Whenever you stand up to pray, you must forgive what others have done to you. Then your Father in heaven will forgive your sins.
A Question about Jesus' Authority
(Matthew 21.23-27Luke 20.1-8)27 Jesus and his disciples returned to Jerusalem. And as he was walking through the temple, the chief priests, the nation's leaders, and the teachers of the Law of Moses came over to him. 28 They asked, “What right do you have to do these things? Who gave you this authority?”
29 Jesus answered, “I have just one question to ask you. If you answer it, I will tell you where I got the right to do these things. 30 Who gave John the right to baptize? Was it God in heaven or merely some human being?”
31 They thought it over and said to each other, “We can't say that God gave John this right. Jesus will ask us why we didn't believe John. 32 On the other hand, these people think that John was a prophet. So we can't say it was merely some human who gave John the right to baptize.”
They were afraid of the crowd 33 and told Jesus, “We don't know.”
Jesus replied, “Then I won't tell you who gave me the right to do what I do.”
Jēzus iejāj Jeruzālemē
(Mt 21:1–11Lk 19:28–40Jņ 12:12–19)1 Kad tie tuvojās Jeruzālemei, Bētfagei un Bētanijai pie Olīvkalna, viņš sūtīja divus savus mācekļus 2 un tiem sacīja: “Dodieties uz ciemu, kas jūsu priekšā. Tur iegājuši jūs tūlīt atradīsit piesietu ēzelīti, uz kura vēl neviens cilvēks nav sēdējis. Atraisiet to un vediet šurp! 3 Ja kāds jums jautās: kādēļ jūs tā darāt? – tad sakiet: Kungam to vajag, un tūlīt viņš to atsūtīs atpakaļ.” 4 Un tie aizgāja un atrada ēzelīti, piesietu ārā pie durvīm, un to atraisīja. 5 Kādi no tiem, kas tur stāvēja, viņiem jautāja: “Ko jūs darāt, kādēļ jūs atraisāt ēzelīti?” 6 Un viņi atbildēja, kā Jēzus tiem bija teicis. Un tie viņus atlaida. 7 Tie atveda ēzelīti pie Jēzus, uzsedza tam savas drēbes, un viņš sēdās tam virsū. 8 Un daudzi izklāja uz ceļa savas drēbes, bet citi koku zarus, ko bija nocirtuši laukos. 9 Un tie, kas gāja pa priekšu, un tie, kas sekoja, kliedza: “Ozianna, lai svētīts, kas nāk Kunga vārdā! 10 Lai slavēta mūsu tēva Dāvida valstība, kas tuvojas! Ozianna augstībā!” 11 Jēzus iegāja Jeruzālemē templī, un, kad viņš visu bija aplūkojis un bija jau vakara stunda, viņš ar tiem divpadsmit aizgāja uz Bētaniju.
Vīģes koka nolādēšana
(Mt 21:18–19)12 Nākamajā dienā, kad viņi izgāja no Bētanijas, Jēzum gribējās ēst. 13 Ieraudzījis no tālienes salapojušu vīģes koku, viņš gāja pie tā, lai ko atrastu, un, nonācis pie tā, viņš neatrada nekā cita kā vien lapas, jo nebija vīģu laiks. 14 Viņš uzrunāja to, sacīdams: “Lai nemūžam neviens vairs neēd augļus no tevis!” Un viņa mācekļi to dzirdēja.
Jēzus izdzen tirgotājus no tempļa
(Mt 21:12–17Lk 19:45–48Jņ 2:13–22)15 Tad viņi nonāca Jeruzālemē. Templī iegājis, viņš sāka dzīt ārā tos, kas templī pārdeva un pirka, un apgāza naudas mijēju galdus un baložu pārdevēju solus. 16 Un viņš neļāva neko nest caur tempļa pagalmu. 17 Viņš tos mācīja: “Vai nav rakstīts: mans nams tiks saukts par lūgšanas namu visām tautām? – Bet jūs to esat pārvērtuši par laupītāju midzeni.” 18 To dzirdēja virspriesteri un rakstu mācītāji, un tie meklēja, kā viņu pazudināt, jo tie baidījās no viņa, tādēļ ka visi ļaudis apbrīnoja viņa mācību. 19 Kad iestājās vakars, tie izgāja no pilsētas.
Neauglīgais vīģes koks nokaltis
(Mt 21:20–22)20 Rīta agrumā garām iedami, tie redzēja vīģes koku nokaltušu līdz pat saknēm. 21 Un Pēteris atcerējies sacīja viņam: “Rabi, redzi, vīģes koks, kuru tu nolādēji, ir nokaltis.” 22 Jēzus viņiem atbildēja: “Ticiet Dievam! 23 Patiesi es jums saku: ja kāds šim kalnam teiks: celies un meties jūrā! – un kas nešaubīsies savā sirdī, bet ticēs, ka notiks tas, ko viņš saka, tad viņam tas arī notiks. 24 Tādēļ es jums saku: visu, ko jūs lūdzat vai prasāt, ticiet, ka jūs to saņemsiet, un tas jums arī būs. 25 Kad jūs nostājaties, lai Dievu lūgtu, piedodiet, ja jums ir kaut kas pret kādu, lai arī jūsu Tēvs, kas ir debesīs, jums piedotu jūsu pārkāpumus. 26 Bet, ja jūs nepiedosiet, arī jūsu Tēvs debesīs jūsu pārkāpumus jums nepiedos.”
Jēzus pilnvaras apšaubīšana
(Mt 21:23–27Lk 20:1–8)27 Tad tie atkal ieradās Jeruzālemē. Viņam templī staigājot, pie viņa pienāca virspriesteri, rakstu mācītāji un vecajie. 28 Un tie viņam jautāja: “Kā varā tu to dari? Kas tev ir devis varu to darīt?” 29 Jēzus tiem atbildēja: “Arī es jums uzdošu vienu jautājumu, un atbildiet man, tad es jums teikšu, kā varā es visu to daru. 30 Jāņa kristība nāca no debesīm vai no cilvēkiem? Atbildiet man!” 31 Un tie sprieda savā starpā: “Ko lai sakām? Ja sacīsim: no debesīm, – viņš teiks: kādēļ tad jūs neticējāt viņam? 32 Vai lai sakām: no cilvēkiem?” Taču viņi baidījās no ļaudīm, jo visi par Jāni domāja, ka tas patiesi bijis pravietis. 33 Un viņi Jēzum atbildēja: “Mēs nezinām.” Jēzus tiem sacīja: “Tad arī es jums neteikšu, kā varā es to daru.”
