The Gospel of Matthew 19:3-25:46

7. And when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and the Mount of Olives, Jesus then sent two of his disciples. He said to them “Go into the village opposite and at once you will find an ass tied up and a colt with her. Loosening the ass bring her to me. If anyone says anything to you say to them "Their Lord needs it, and he will immediately send them on." Now this happened so that what was spoken through the prophet may be fulfilled, that is. "Tell the daughter of Zion, Behold you king comes to you as someone meek and mounted on an ass with its foal. Going forward the disciples did as Jesus directed them and they brought the ass and the colt. They put their garments on them and he sat on them. A very large crowd took off their own garments and threw them on the ground before him. Others cut branches form the trees and strew them along the way. There were crowds going in front of him and others following behind. They cried out saying “Hosanna to the Son of David Blessed be the one who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.” And entering into Jerusalem all the city was taken with it saying “Who is this?” The crowds said “This is the prophet, Jesus the one from Nazareth of Galilee.” 21:1-11 Be Wary of: Vestiges of Greatness 8. (When) Jesus went into the temple and threw out all the people who were selling and buying in the temple. He overturned the tables of the money-changes and the seats of those who were selling the doves. He says to them. “It has been written ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it into a den of robbers.” The blind and the lame in the temple approached him and he healed them. But the chief priests and the scribes on seeing the marvels he did and hearing the children cry out in the temple and saying “Hosanna to the son of David” were incensed. They said to him. Do you hear what these are saying. Jesus said to them “Yes. Did you never read “Out of the mouth of infants and small children you have brought praise?” And leaving them he went forth outside the city to Bethany, and lodged there. 21:12-17 Be Wary of: Money from Religion 9. Now early in the morning on going up to the city he was hungry. Seeing a fig-tree along the way he went up to it and found nothing on it except leaves. And he says to it. “May you never bear fruit again.” The fig-tree was instantly dried up. On seeing this the disciples marvelled saying “Did you see how the fig-tree was instantly withered?” Answering Jesus said “Truly I say to you if you have faith and do not doubt not only will you be able to do this sort of thing to a fig-tree, but also if you say to this mountain ‘Be taken and cast into the sea,’ it shall be so. And all things whatsoever you may ask for in prayer, on believing this you will receive it.” 21:18-22 Be Wary of: False Appearances