1Cuando se acercaban a Jerusalén y llegaron a Betfagué y a Betania, junto al monte de los Olivos, Jesús envió a dos de sus discípulos2con este encargo: «Id a la aldea que tenéis enfrente. Tan pronto como entréis en ella, encontraréis atado un burrito, en el que nunca se ha montado nadie. Desatadlo y traedlo acá.3Y, si alguien os dice: “¿Por qué hacéis eso?”, decidle: “El Señor lo necesita, y en seguida lo devolverá”».4Fueron, encontraron un burrito afuera en la calle, atado a un portón, y lo desataron.5Entonces algunos de los que estaban allí les preguntaron: «¿Qué hacéis desatando el burrito?»6Ellos contestaron como Jesús les había dicho, y les dejaron desatarlo.7Llevaron, pues, el burrito a Jesús. Luego pusieron encima sus mantos, y él se montó.8Muchos tendieron sus mantos sobre el camino; otros usaron ramas que habían cortado en los campos.9Tanto los que iban delante como los que iban detrás gritaban: ―¡Hosanna![1] ―¡Bendito el que viene en el nombre del Señor! (Ps 118,25; Ps 118,26)10―¡Bendito el reino venidero de nuestro padre David! ―¡Hosanna en las alturas!
Jesús purifica el templo
11Jesús entró en Jerusalén y fue al templo. Después de observarlo todo, como ya era tarde, salió para Betania con los doce.12Al día siguiente, cuando salían de Betania, Jesús tuvo hambre.13Viendo a lo lejos una higuera que tenía hojas, fue a ver si hallaba algún fruto. Cuando llegó a ella solo encontró hojas, porque no era tiempo de higos.14«¡Nadie vuelva jamás a comer fruto de ti!», le dijo a la higuera. Y lo oyeron sus discípulos.15Llegaron, pues, a Jerusalén. Jesús entró en el templo[2] y comenzó a echar de allí a los que compraban y vendían. Volcó las mesas de los que cambiaban dinero y los puestos de los que vendían palomas,16y no permitía que nadie atravesara el templo llevando mercancías.17También les enseñaba con estas palabras: «¿No está escrito: »“Mi casa será llamada casa de oración para todas las naciones”? Pero vosotros la habéis convertido en “cueva de ladrones”». (Jes 56,7; Jer 7,11)18Los jefes de los sacerdotes y los maestros de la ley lo oyeron y comenzaron a buscar la manera de matarlo, pues le temían, ya que toda la gente se maravillaba de sus enseñanzas.
La higuera seca
19Cuando cayó la tarde, salieron[3] de la ciudad.20Por la mañana, al pasar junto a la higuera, vieron que se había secado de raíz.21Pedro, acordándose, le dijo a Jesús: ―¡Rabí, mira, se ha secado la higuera que maldijiste!22―Tened fe en Dios —respondió Jesús—.23Os aseguro[4] que, si alguno le dice a este monte: “Quítate de ahí y tírate al mar”, creyendo, sin albergar la menor duda de que lo que dice sucederá, lo obtendrá.24Por eso os digo: Creed que ya habéis recibido todo lo que estéis pidiendo en oración, y lo obtendréis.
La autoridad de Jesús puesta en duda
25-26Y cuando estéis orando, si tenéis algo contra alguien, perdonadlo, para que también vuestro Padre que está en el cielo os perdone a vosotros vuestros pecados.[5]27Llegaron de nuevo a Jerusalén, y mientras Jesús andaba por el templo, se le acercaron los jefes de los sacerdotes, los maestros de la ley y los ancianos.28―¿Con qué autoridad haces esto? —lo interrogaron—. ¿Quién te dio autoridad para actuar así?29―Yo voy a haceros una pregunta a vosotros —replicó él—. Contestádmela, y os diré con qué autoridad hago esto:30El bautismo de Juan, ¿procedía del cielo o de la tierra?[6] Respondedme.31Ellos se pusieron a discutir entre sí: «Si respondemos: “Del cielo”, nos dirá: “Entonces, ¿por qué no le creísteis?”32Pero, si decimos: “De la tierra”…» Es que temían al pueblo, porque todos consideraban que Juan era realmente un profeta.33Así que respondieron a Jesús: ―No lo sabemos. ―Pues yo tampoco os voy a decir con qué autoridad hago esto.
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The Triumphal Entry
1Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus[1] sent two of his disciples (Sach 9,9; Sach 14,4; Mt 21,1; Mt 21,17; Mt 24,3; Mt 26,30; Mk 14,13; Lk 19,29; Lk 24,50; Joh 8,1; Joh 11,18; Joh 12,12; Apg 1,12)2and said to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it. (Lk 23,53)3If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord has need of it and will send it back here immediately.’”4And they went away and found a colt tied at a door outside in the street, and they untied it.5And some of those standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?”6And they told them what Jesus had said, and they let them go.7And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it.8And many spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields. (2Kön 9,13)9And those who went before and those who followed were shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! (Ps 118,25; Ps 118,26; Mt 23,39)10Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!” (Ps 148,1; Hes 37,24; Mk 11,9; Lk 1,32; Lk 2,14; Apg 2,29)11And he entered Jerusalem and went into the temple. And when he had looked around at everything, as it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve. (Mt 21,10; Mt 21,17; Mk 11,19)
Jesus Curses the Fig Tree
12On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry. (Mt 4,2; Mt 21,18)13And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. (Mk 13,28; Lk 13,6)14And he said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard it.
Jesus Cleanses the Temple
15And they came to Jerusalem. And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons. (2Mo 30,13; 3Mo 1,14; 3Mo 5,7; 3Mo 12,8; Mt 21,12; Lk 2,24; Lk 19,45; Joh 2,14)16And he would not allow anyone to carry anything through the temple.17And he was teaching them and saying to them, “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it a den of robbers.” (Jes 56,7; Jer 7,11)18And the chief priests and the scribes heard it and were seeking a way to destroy him, for they feared him, because all the crowd was astonished at his teaching. (Mt 7,28; Mt 21,46)19And when evening came they[2] went out of the city. (Mk 11,11; Lk 21,37)
The Lesson from the Withered Fig Tree
20As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away to its roots. (Mt 21,19)21And Peter remembered and said to him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered.” (Joh 1,38)22And Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God. (Eph 3,12; Phil 3,9)23Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. (Ps 46,2; Mt 17,20; Mk 16,17; Joh 14,12; Röm 4,20; Röm 14,23; 1Kor 13,2; Jak 1,6; Offb 8,8)24Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received[3] it, and it will be yours. (Jes 65,24; Mt 6,8; Mt 7,7; Mk 11,23)25And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”[4] (Mt 5,23; Mt 6,5; Mt 6,14; Mt 6,15; Mt 7,11; Lk 18,11; Kol 3,13)
The Authority of Jesus Challenged
27And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to him, (Mt 21,23; Lk 20,1)28and they said to him, “By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority to do them?” (2Mo 2,14; Joh 1,25; Apg 4,7)29Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question; answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.30Was the baptism of John from heaven or from man? Answer me.” (Lk 15,18; Lk 15,21; Joh 3,27)31And they discussed it with one another, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ (Mt 21,32; Lk 7,30)32But shall we say, ‘From man’?”—they were afraid of the people, for they all held that John really was a prophet. (Mt 11,9; Mt 14,5; Mt 21,46; Joh 5,35)33So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”