8. Many people spread their coats on the road. Others cut branches in the fields and spread them on the road.
9. The people were walking ahead of Jesus and behind him, shouting,“Praise God!God bless the One who comes in the name of the Lord!
10. God bless the kingdom of our father David!That kingdom is coming!Praise to God in heaven!”
11. Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the Temple. After he had looked at everything, since it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve apostles.
12. The next day as Jesus was leaving Bethany, he became hungry.
13. Seeing a fig tree in leaf from far away, he went to see if it had any figs on it. But he found no figs, only leaves, because it was not the right season for figs.
14. So Jesus said to the tree, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And Jesus’ followers heard him say this.
15. When Jesus returned to Jerusalem, he went into the Temple and began to throw out those who were buying and selling there. He turned over the tables of those who were exchanging different kinds of money, and he upset the benches of those who were selling doves.