Mark 11:11-14

    Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve.

    The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs. Then he said to the tree, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again." And his disciples heard him say it. 

 

Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve. 

Matthew 21:10-11

    When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, "Who is this?"

    The crowds answered, "This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee."

 

The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs. Then he said to the tree, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again." And his disciples heard him say it.  

Matthew 21:18-19  

    Early in the morning, as Jesus was on his way back to the city, he was hungry. Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, "May you never bear fruit again!" Immediately the tree withered.

Luke 13:6-8  

    Then he told this parable: "A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, 'For three years now I've been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven't found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?' "

    " 'Sir,' the man replied, 'leave it alone for one more year, and I'll dig around it and fertilize it. If it bears fruit next year fine! If not, then cut it down.' "

Isaiah 5:1-2  

I will sing for the one I love 

    a song about his vineyard:

My loved one had a vineyard

    on a fertile hillside.

He dug it up and cleared it of stones

    and planted it with the choicest vines.

He built a watchtower in it

    and cut out a wine press as well.

Then he looked for a crop of good grapes,

    but it yielded only bad fruit.  (see Isaiah 5:1-7)

Jeremiah 5:17  

"They will devour your harvests and food, 

    devour your sons and daughters;

they will devour your flocks and herds,

    devour your vines and fig trees.

With the sword they will destroy

    the fortified cities in which you trust."  (see all Jeremiah 5)

Hosea 2:12  

"I will ruin her vines and her fig trees,

    which she said were her pay from her lovers;

I will make them a thicket,

    and wild animals will devour them."  

    (see all Hosea 2, also all Joel 1)

 

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Mark 11:7-10

When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it. Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields. Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted,

    "Hosanna!"

    "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!"

    "Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!"

    "Hosanna in the highest heaven!" 

 

When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it.

John 12:14-15  

Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written:

    "Do not be afraid, Daughter of Zion;

    see, your king is coming,

    seated on a donkey's colt."  (Zechariah 9:9)

Matthew 21:7  

They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on.

Luke 19:35  

    They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it.

 

Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields. 

Matthew 21:8  

A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

Luke 19:36  

As he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road.

 

Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" "Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!" "Hosanna in the highest heaven!"  

Matthew 21:9  

The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted,

    "Hosanna to the Son of David!"

    "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!"

    "Hosanna in the highest heaven!" 

Luke 19:37-38  

    When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen:

    "Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!"

    "Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"

John 12:12-13  

    The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, 

    "Hosanna!"

    "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!"

    "Blessed is the king of Israel!" 

 

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Mark 11:1-6

    As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples, saying to them, "Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, 'Why are you doing this?' say, 'The Lord needs it and will send it back here shortly.' " 

    They went and found a colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. As they untied it, some people standing there asked, "What are you doing, untying that colt?" They answered as Jesus had told them to, and the people let them go. 

 

As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples, saying to them, "Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, 'Why are you doing this?' say, 'The Lord needs it and will send it back here shortly.' "

Matthew 21:1-3

    As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, "Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away."

Luke 19:29-31  

As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, "Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' say, 'The Lord needs it.' "

 

They went and found a colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. As they untied it, some people standing there asked, "What are you doing, untying that colt?" They answered as Jesus had told them to, and the people let them go. 

Matthew 21:6  

    The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them.

Luke 19:33-34  

As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, "Why are you untying the colt?"

    They replied, "The Lord needs it." 

 

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Mark 10:46-52 Part 3 of 3

    Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means "son of Timaeus"), was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

    Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"

    Jesus stopped and said, "Call him."

    So they called to the blind man, "Cheer up! On your feet! He's calling you." Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus.

    "What do you want me to do for you?" Jesus asked him.

    The blind man said, "Rabbi, I want to see."

    "Go," said Jesus, "your faith has healed you." Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road. 

 

"Go," said Jesus, "your faith has healed you." Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.

Matthew 20:34

    Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.

Luke 18:42-43  

    Jesus said to him, "Receive your sight; your faith has healed you." Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they also praised God.

Matthew 8:13  

    Then Jesus said to the centurion, "Go! Let it be done just as you believed it would." And his servant was healed at that moment  [see Matthew 8:5-13] 

Matthew 9:22  

    Jesus turned and saw her. "Take heart, daughter," he said, "your faith has healed you." And the woman was healed at that moment.  [see Matthew 9:20-22] 

Matthew 15:28  

    Then Jesus said to her, "Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted." And her daughter was healed at that moment.  [see Matthew 15:21-22]

Luke 17:17-19  

    Jesus asked, "Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?" Then he said to him, "Rise and go; your faith has made you well."  [see Luke 17:11-19] 

 

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Mark 10:46-52 Part 2 of 3

    Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means "son of Timaeus"), was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

    Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"

    Jesus stopped and said, "Call him."

    So they called to the blind man, "Cheer up! On your feet! He's calling you." Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus.

    "What do you want me to do for you?" Jesus asked him.

    The blind man said, "Rabbi, I want to see."

    "Go," said Jesus, "your faith has healed you." Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road. 

 

Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"

Matthew 20:31

    The crowd rebuked them and told them to be quiet, but they shouted all the louder, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!"

Luke 18:39  

    Those who led the way rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"

 

Jesus stopped and said, "Call him." So they called to the blind man, "Cheer up! On your feet! He's calling you." 

Luke 19:40a  

    Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him.

 

Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus. "What do you want me to do for you?" Jesus asked him.   

Matthew 20:32  

    Jesus stopped and called them. "What do you want me to do for you?" he asked.

Luke 19:40b-41a  

When he came near, Jesus asked him, "What do you want me to do for you?" 

 

The blind man said, "Rabbi, I want to see."  

Matthew 20:33  

    "Lord," they answered, "we want our sight."

Luke 18:41b  

    "Lord, I want to see,"  he replied.

 

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Mark 10:46-52 Part 1 of 3

    Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means "son of Timaeus"), was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

    Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"

    Jesus stopped and said, "Call him."

    So they called to the blind man, "Cheer up! On your feet! He's calling you." Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus.

    "What do you want me to do for you?" Jesus asked him.

    The blind man said, "Rabbi, I want to see."

    "Go," said Jesus, "your faith has healed you." Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road. 

 

Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means "son of Timaeus"), was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

Matthew 20:29-30

    As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him. Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!"

Luke 18:35-38  

    As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening. they told him, "Jesus of Nazareth is passing by."

    He called out, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

Matthew 21:9  

The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted,

    "Hosanna to the Son of David!"

    "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!"

    "Hosanna in the highest heaven!" 

Matthew 21:15  

But when the chief priests and the teachers of the law saw the wonderful things he did and the children shouting in the temple courts, "Hosanna to the Son of David," they were indignant.  [see Matthew 21:1-17]   

 

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Mark 10:41-45 Part 2 of 2

    When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John. Jesus called them together and said, "You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

 

"For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

Matthew 20:28

"... just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

Matthew 26:28  

"This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins."  (see Matthew 26:27-29)

Luke 12:37  

"It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table and will come and wait on them."  (see Luke 12:35-40)

Luke 22:27  

"For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves."  (see Luke 22:24-30)

Philippians 2:6-7  

Who, being in very nature God,

    did not consider equality with God something to used to his 

        own advantage;

rather, he made himself nothing

    by taking the very nature of a servant,

    being made in human likeness.  (see Philippians 2:5-11)

1 Timothy 2:5-6  

For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time.  (see 1 Timothy 2:1-7)

1 Peter 1:18-19  

For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.    (see all 1 Peter 1) 

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