11As Jesus and his disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to the towns of Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two of them on ahead.G2532G3753G1448G1519G2419G1519G967G2532G963G4314G3735G1636G649G1417G846G3101 2"Go into that village over there," he told them. "As soon as you enter it, you will see a young donkey tied there that no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.G2532G3004G846G5217G1519G2968G2713G5216G2532G2112G1531G1519G846G2147G4454G1210G1909G3739G3762G444G2523G3089G846G71 3If anyone asks, 'What are you doing?' just say, 'The Lord needs it and will return it soon.'"G2532G1437G5100G2036G5213G5101G4160G5124G2036G3754G2962G2192G5532G846G2532G2112G649G846G5602 4The two disciples left and found the colt standing in the street, tied outside the front door.G1161G565G2532G2147G4454G1210G4314G2374G1854G1909G296G2532G3089G846 5As they were untying it, some bystanders demanded, "What are you doing, untying that colt?"G2532G5100G2476G1563G3004G846G5101G4160G3089G4454 6They said what Jesus had told them to say, and they were permitted to take it.G1161G2036G846G2531G2424G1781G2532G863G846G863 7Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their garments over it, and he sat on it.G2532G71G4454G4314G2424G2532G1911G846G2440G1911G846G2532G2523G1909G846 8Many in the crowd spread their garments on the road ahead of him, and others spread leafy branches they had cut in the fields.G1161G4183G4766G846G2440G1519G3598G1161G243G2875G4746G1537G1186G2532G4766G1519G3598 9Jesus was in the center of the procession, and the people all around him were shouting, "Praise God! Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the LORD!G2532G4254G2532G190G2896G3004G5614G2127G2064G1722G3686G2962 10Blessings on the coming Kingdom of our ancestor David! Praise God in highest heaven!"G2127G932G2257G3962G1138G2064G1722G3686G2962G5614G1722G5310 11So Jesus came to Jerusalem and went into the Temple. After looking around carefully at everything, he left because it was late in the afternoon. Then he returned to Bethany with the twelve disciples.G2532G2424G1525G1519G2414G2532G1519G2411G2532G4017G3956G2235G3798G5610G5607G1831G1519G963G3326G1427 12The next morning as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry.G2532G1887G846G1831G575G963G3983 13He noticed a fig tree in full leaf a little way off, so he went over to see if he could find any figs. But there were only leaves because it was too early in the season for fruit.G2532G1492G4808G3113G2192G5444G2064G1487G686G2147G5100G1722G846G2532G2064G1909G846G2147G3762G1508G5444G1063G2540G4810G2258G3756 14Then Jesus said to the tree, "May no one ever eat your fruit again!" And the disciples heard him say it.G2532G2424G611G2036G846G3367G5315G2590G1537G4675G3371G1519G165G2532G846G3101G191 15When they arrived back in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out the people buying and selling animals for sacrifices. He knocked over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves,G2532G2064G1519G2414G2532G2424G1525G1519G2411G756G1544G4453G2532G59G1722G2411G2532G2690G5132G2855G2532G2515G846G4453G4058 16and he stopped everyone from using the Temple as a marketplace.G2532G863G3756G863G2443G5100G1308G4632G1223G2411 17He said to them, "The Scriptures declare, 'My Temple will be called a house of prayer for all nations,' but you have turned it into a den of thieves."G2532G1321G3004G846G1125G3756G1125G3754G3450G3624G2564G3956G1484G3624G4335G1161G5210G4160G846G4693G3027 18When the leading priests and teachers of religious law heard what Jesus had done, they began planning how to kill him. But they were afraid of him because the people were so amazed at his teaching.G2532G1122G2532G749G191G2532G2212G4459G622G846G1063G5399G846G3754G3956G3793G1605G1909G846G1322 19That evening Jesus and the disciples left the city.G2532G3753G3796G1096G1607G1854G4172 20The next morning as they passed by the fig tree he had cursed, the disciples noticed it had withered from the roots up.G2532G4404G3899G1492G4808G3583G1537G4491 21Peter remembered what Jesus had said to the tree on the previous day and exclaimed, "Look, Rabbi! The fig tree you cursed has withered and died!"G2532G4074G363G3004G846G4461G2396G4808G3739G2672G3583 22Then Jesus said to the disciples, "Have faith in God.G2532G2424G611G3004G846G2192G4102G2316 23I tell you the truth, you can say to this mountain, 'May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' and it will happen. But you must really believe it will happen and have no doubt in your heart.G1063G281G3004G5213G3754G3739G302G2036G5129G3735G142G2532G906G1519G2281G2532G1252G3361G1252G1722G846G2588G235G4100G3754G3739G3004G1096G846G2071G3739G1437G2036 24I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you've received it, it will be yours.G1223G5124G3004G5213G3745G3956G302G154G4336G4100G3754G2983G2532G5213G2071 25But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins, too."G2532G3752G4739G4336G863G1536G2192G1536G2596G5100G2443G5216G3962G2532G3588G1722G3772G863G5213G5216G3900 26G1161G1487G5210G863G3756G863G3761G863G5216G3962G3588G1722G3772G863G5216G3900 27Again they entered Jerusalem. As Jesus was walking through the Temple area, the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders came up to him.G2532G2064G3825G1519G2414G2532G846G4043G1722G2411G2064G4314G846G749G2532G1122G2532G4245 28They demanded, "By what authority are you doing all these things? Who gave you the right to do them?"G2532G3004G846G1722G4169G1849G4160G5023G2532G5101G1325G4671G5026G1849G2443G4160G5023 29"I'll tell you by what authority I do these things if you answer one question," Jesus replied.G1161G2424G611G2036G846G1905G2504G1905G5209G1520G3056G2532G611G3427G2532G2046G5213G1722G4169G1849G4160G5023 30"Did John's authority to baptize come from heaven, or was it merely human? Answer me!"G908G2491G2258G1537G3772G2228G1537G444G611G3427 31They talked it over among themselves. "If we say it was from heaven, he will ask why we didn't believe John.G2532G3049G4314G1438G3004G1437G2036G1537G3772G2046G1302G3767G4100G3756G4100G846 32But do we dare say it was merely human?" For they were afraid of what the people would do, because everyone believed that John was a prophet.G235G1437G2036G1537G444G5399G2992G1063G537G2192G2491G3754G2258G4396G3689 33So they finally replied, "We don't know." And Jesus responded, "Then I won't tell you by what authority I do these things."G2532G611G3004G2424G1492G3756G1492G2532G2424G611G3004G846G3761G1473G3004G5213G1722G4169G1849G4160G5023
12Six days before the Passover celebration began, Jesus arrived in Bethany, the home of Lazarus—the man he had raised from the dead.G3767G2424G1803G2250G4253G3957G2064G1519G963G3699G2976G2258G3588G2348G3739G1453G1537G3498 2A dinner was prepared in Jesus' honor. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those who ate with him.G1563G3767G4160G846G1173G2532G3136G1247G1161G2976G2258G1520G4873G846 3Then Mary took a twelve-ounce jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard, and she anointed Jesus' feet with it, wiping his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance.G3767G2983G3137G3046G3464G3487G4101G4186G218G4228G2424G2532G1591G846G4228G846G2359G1161G3614G4137G1537G3744G3464 4But Judas Iscariot, the disciple who would soon betray him, said,G3767G3004G1520G1537G846G3101G2455G2469G4613G3588G3195G3860G846 5"That perfume was worth a year's wages. It should have been sold and the money given to the poor."G1302G4097G3756G5124G3464G4097G5145G1220G2532G1325G4434 6Not that he cared for the poor—he was a thief, and since he was in charge of the disciples' money, he often stole some for himself.G1161G5124G2036G3756G3754G846G3199G4012G4434G235G3754G2258G2812G2532G2192G1101G2532G941G906 7Jesus replied, "Leave her alone. She did this in preparation for my burial.G3767G2036G2424G863G846G863G1519G2250G3450G1780G5083G846 8You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me."G1063G4434G3842G2192G3326G1438G1161G1691G2192G3756G3842 9When all the people heard of Jesus' arrival, they flocked to see him and also to see Lazarus, the man Jesus had raised from the dead.G4183G3793G1537G2453G3767G1097G3754G2076G1563G2532G2064G3756G1223G2424G3440G235G2443G1492G2976G2532G3739G1453G1537G3498 10Then the leading priests decided to kill Lazarus, too,G1161G749G1011G2443G615G2976G2532G615 11for it was because of him that many of the people had deserted them and believed in Jesus.G3754G1223G846G4183G2453G5217G2532G4100G1519G2424 12The next day, the news that Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem swept through the city. A large crowd of Passover visitorsG1887G4183G3793G2064G1519G1859G191G3754G2424G2064G1519G2414 13took palm branches and went down the road to meet him. They shouted, "Praise God! Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the LORD! Hail to the King of Israel!"G2983G902G5404G2532G1831G1519G5222G846G2532G2896G5614G2127G935G2474G2064G1722G3686G2962 14Jesus found a young donkey and rode on it, fulfilling the prophecy that said.G1161G2424G2147G3678G2523G1909G846G2531G2076G1125 15"Don't be afraid, people of Jerusalem. Look, your King is coming, riding on a donkey's colt."G5399G3361G2364G4622G2400G4675G935G2064G2521G1909G3688G4454 16His disciples didn't understand at the time that this was a fulfillment of prophecy. But after Jesus entered into his glory, they remembered what had happened and realized that these things had been written about him.G1161G5023G1097G3756G846G3101G4412G235G3753G2424G1392G5119G3415G3754G5023G2258G1125G1909G846G2532G4160G5023G846 17Many in the crowd had seen Jesus call Lazarus from the tomb, raising him from the dead, and they were telling others about it.G3793G3767G5607G3326G846G3753G5455G2976G1537G3419G2532G1453G846G1537G3498G3140 18That was the reason so many went out to meet him—because they had heard about this miraculous sign.G5124G1223G3793G2532G5221G846G3754G191G846G4160G5124G4592 19Then the Pharisees said to each other, "There's nothing we can do. Look, everyone has gone after him!"G5330G3767G2036G4314G1438G2334G3754G5623G3756G3762G2396G2889G565G3694G846 20Some Greeks who had come to Jerusalem for the Passover celebrationG1161G2258G5100G1672G1537G305G2443G4352G1722G1859 21paid a visit to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee. They said, "Sir, we want to meet Jesus."G3778G4334G3767G5376G575G966G1056G2532G2065G846G3004G2962G2309G1492G2424 22Philip told Andrew about it, and they went together to ask Jesus.G5376G2064G2532G3004G406G2532G3825G406G2532G5376G3004G2424 23Jesus replied, "Now the time has come for the Son of Man to enter into his glory.G1161G2424G611G846G3004G5610G2064G2443G5207G444G1392 24I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat is planted in the soil and dies, it remains alone. But its death will produce many new kernels—a plentiful harvest of new lives.G281G281G3004G5213G3362G2848G4621G4098G1519G1093G599G846G3306G3441G1161G1437G599G5342G4183G2590 25Those who love their life in this world will lose it. Those who care nothing for their life in this world will keep it for eternity.G5368G846G5590G622G846G2532G3404G846G5590G1722G5129G2889G5442G846G1519G2222G166 26Anyone who wants to be my disciple must follow me, because my servants must be where I am. And the Father will honor anyone who serves me.G1437G5100G1247G1698G190G1698G2532G3699G1473G1510G1563G2071G2532G1699G1249G2071G2532G1437G5100G1247G1698G846G5091G3962G5091 27"Now my soul is deeply troubled. Should I pray, 'Father, save me from this hour'? But this is the very reason I came!G3568G5015G3450G5590G5015G2532G5101G2036G3962G4982G3165G1537G5026G5610G235G5124G1223G2064G1519G5026G5610 28Father, bring glory to your name." Then a voice spoke from heaven, saying, "I have already brought glory to my name, and I will do so again."G3962G1392G4675G3686G3767G2064G5456G1537G3772G1392G2532G1392G2532G1392G3825 29When the crowd heard the voice, some thought it was thunder, while others declared an angel had spoken to him.G3793G3767G2476G2532G191G3004G1096G1027G243G3004G32G2980G846 30Then Jesus told them, "The voice was for your benefit, not mine.G2424G611G2532G2036G3778G5456G1096G3756G1223G1691G235G1223G5209G1223 31The time for judging this world has come, when Satan, the ruler of this world, will be cast out.G3568G2076G2920G5127G2889G3568G1544G758G5127G2889G1544G1854 32And when I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw everyone to myself."G2504G1437G5312G1537G1093G1670G3956G4314G1683 33He said this to indicate how he was going to die.G1161G5124G3004G4591G4169G2288G3195G599 34The crowd responded, "We understood from Scripture that the Messiah would live forever. How can you say the Son of Man will die? Just who is this Son of Man, anyway?"G3793G611G846G2249G191G1537G3551G3754G5547G3306G1519G165G2532G4459G3004G4771G3754G5207G444G1163G5312G5101G2076G3778G5207G444 35Jesus replied, "My light will shine for you just a little longer. Walk in the light while you can, so the darkness will not overtake you. Those who walk in the darkness cannot see where they are going.G3767G2424G2036G846G2089G3398G5550G2076G5457G3326G5216G4043G2193G2192G5457G3363G4653G2638G5209G2532G4043G1722G4653G1492G3756G4226G5217 36Put your trust in the light while there is still time; then you will become children of the light." After saying these things, Jesus went away and was hidden from them.G2193G2192G5457G4100G1519G5457G2443G1096G5207G5457G5023G2980G2424G565G2532G2928G575G846 37But despite all the miraculous signs Jesus had done, most of the people still did not believe in him.G1161G846G4160G5118G4592G1715G846G4100G3756G1519G846 38This is exactly what Isaiah the prophet had predicted: "LORD, who has believed our message? To whom has the LORD revealed his powerful arm?"G2443G3056G2268G4396G4137G3739G2036G2962G5101G4100G2257G189G2532G5101G1023G2962G601 39But the people couldn't believe, for as Isaiah also said,G5124G1223G1410G3756G4100G3754G2268G2036G3825 40"The Lord has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts—so that their eyes cannot see, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me and have me heal them."G5186G846G3788G2532G4456G846G2588G3363G1492G3363G1492G3788G2532G3539G2588G2532G1994G2532G2390G846 41Isaiah was referring to Jesus when he said this, because he saw the future and spoke of the Messiah's glory.G5023G2036G2268G3753G1492G846G1391G2532G2980G4012G846 42Many people did believe in him, however, including some of the Jewish leaders. But they wouldn't admit it for fear that the Pharisees would expel them from the synagogue.G3676G3305G1537G758G2532G4183G4100G1519G846G235G1223G5330G3670G3756G3670G3363G1096G656 43For they loved human praise more than the praise of God.G1063G25G1391G444G3123G2260G1391G2316 44Jesus shouted to the crowds, "If you trust me, you are trusting not only me, but also God who sent me.G1161G2424G2896G2532G2036G4100G1519G1691G4100G3756G1519G1691G235G1519G3992G3165 45For when you see me, you are seeing the one who sent me.G2532G2334G1691G2334G3992G3165 46I have come as a light to shine in this dark world, so that all who put their trust in me will no longer remain in the dark.G1473G2064G5457G1519G2889G3363G3956G4100G1519G1691G3306G3363G3306G1722G4653 47I will not judge those who hear me but don't obey me, for I have come to save the world and not to judge it.G2532G3362G5100G191G3450G4487G2532G4100G3362G1473G2919G846G3756G1063G2064G3756G2443G2919G2889G235G2443G4982G2889 48But all who reject me and my message will be judged on the day of judgment by the truth I have spoken.G114G1691G2532G2983G3361G3450G4487G2192G2919G846G3056G3739G2980G1565G2919G846G1722G2078G2250 49I don't speak on my own authority. The Father who sent me has commanded me what to say and how to say it.G3754G1473G2980G3756G2980G1537G1683G235G3962G3992G3165G846G1325G3427G1785G5101G2036G2532G5101G2980 50And I know his commands lead to eternal life; so I say whatever the Father tells me to say."G2532G1492G3754G846G1785G2076G2222G166G3739G1473G2980G3767G2531G3962G2046G3427G3779G2980
Dublin, OH
Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the LORD!G2532
