New Testament in a Year

21 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem and had come to Bethphage unto the Mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,

² saying unto them, “Go into the village opposite you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them unto Me.

³ And if any man say aught unto you, ye shall say, ‘The Lord hath need of them,’ and straightway he will send them.”

⁴ All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,

⁵ “Tell ye the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek and sitting upon an ass, and a colt, the foal of an ass.’”

⁶ And the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them.

⁷ And they brought the ass and the colt and put on them their clothes, and they set Him thereon.

⁸ And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; and others cut down branches from the trees and strewed them in the way.

⁹ And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried out, saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”

¹⁰ And when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, “Who is this?”

¹¹ And the multitude said, “This is Jesus, the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.”

¹² And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all those who sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers and the seats of those who sold doves,

¹³ and said unto them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called the house of prayer,’ but ye have made it a den of thieves.”

¹⁴ And the blind and the lame came to Him in the temple, and He healed them.

¹⁵ And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that He did, and the children crying out in the temple and saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” they were sore displeased,

¹⁶ and said unto Him, “Hearest thou what these say?” And Jesus said unto them, “Yea, have ye never read, ‘Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings Thou hast perfected praise’?”

¹⁷ And He left them and went out of the city into Bethany, and He lodged there.

¹⁸ Now in the morning as He returned into the city, He hungered.

¹⁹ And when He saw a fig tree by the wayside, He came to it and found nothing thereon, but leaves only. And He said unto it, “Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever.” And immediately the fig tree withered away.

²⁰ And when the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, “How soon has the fig tree withered away!”

²¹ Jesus answered and said unto them, “Verily I say unto you, if ye have faith and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, ‘Be thou removed and be thou cast into the sea,’ it shall be done.

²² And all things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.”