17And Jesus going up to Jerusalem, took his twelve disciples aside on the road, and said to them; 18Lo! we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man will be betrayed to the chief priests and scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, 19and shall deliver him to the Gentiles, to insult, and to scourge, and to crucify: and the third day he shall rise again.
20Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children, with her sons, paying him obeisance, and petitioning a favour of him. 21Then he said to her, What is thy wish? She saith unto him, Tell me that these my two sons shall sit, the one at thy right hand, and the other at thy left, in thy kingdom. 22Then Jesus answering said, Ye know not what ye ask. Can ye drink of the cup that I am going to drink, and be baptised with the baptism with which I am baptised? They say unto him, We are able. 23And he saith unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of my cup, and with the baptism with which I am baptised, shall ye be baptised; but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, it is not in my power to bestow, but on those, for whom it was prepared by my Father.
24And the twelve, on hearing this, were filled with indignation against the two brethren. 25But Jesus, calling them to him, said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority among them. 26But thus shall it not be with you. But whosoever will be a great man among you, let him be your servant; 27and whosoever will be first, let him be your slave. 28Even as the Son of man came not to be waited upon, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.
29And as they were going out of Jericho, a great multitude followed him. 30And, behold, two blind men sat by the road side, who hearing that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, son of David! 31And the multitude checked them, that they should be silent; but they cried out the more, Have mercy on us, Lord, son of David. 32And Jesus standing called them, and said, What desire ye, that I should do for you? 33They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened. 34Then Jesus, moved with compassion, touched their eyes; and immediately their eyes recovered sight, and they followed him.
[CHAP. XXI.]
AND when they drew nigh to Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage to the mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2saying to them, Go into the village, which is opposite you, and immediately you will find an ass tied, and a foal with her; loose and bring them to me. 3And if any man say aught to you, ye shall tell them, That the Lord hath need of them, and immediately he will send them. 4Now this was entirely done, that what was spoken by the prophet might be fulfilled, saying, 5“Tell the daughter of Sion, Lo! thy King cometh to thee, meek, and sitting on an ass, even on a foal the ass’s colt.” 6Then the disciples going, and doing as Jesus had commanded them, 7brought the ass and her foal, and they spread over them their garments, and seated him upon them. 8And a vast multitude spread their garments on the road, and others cut down branches from the trees, and strewed them on the road: 9and the multitudes who went before, and who followed after, cried, saying, Hosanna, to the son of David; blessed is he who cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.
10And when he was entered into Jerusalem, the whole city was in commotion, saying, Who is this? 11Then the multitudes said, This is Jesus, the prophet, who is from Nazareth of Galilee.
12And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and cast out all those who sold and bought in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of those who sold doves 13and said unto them, It is written, “My house shall be called a house of prayer,” but ye have made it a den of robbers.
14Then the blind and the lame came unto him, into the temple, and he cured them. 15But when the chief priests and scribes saw the marvellous acts which he did, and the children crying out in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were filled with indignation; 16and said to him, Hearest thou what these say? Jesus replied to them, Yes; but have ye never read, “That out of the mouths of infants and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?” 17And turning his back upon them, he went out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there.
18Now in the morning, when returning into the city, he was hungry: 19and seeing a fig-tree at the road side, he went up to it, and found nothing on it but leaves only: and saith unto it, Let no fruit spring from thee henceforth for ever: and immediately the fig-tree withered entirely away. 20And when his disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How suddenly is the fig-tree withered away! 21But Jesus addressing them, said, Verily I tell you, if ye have faith, and entertain no doubt, not only shall ye do what is done to the fig-tree, but if ye should even say to this mountain, Be lifted up, and be cast into the sea, it be done. 22And all things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.