1 Christ rides with triumph into Jerusalem;
12 curses the fruitless fig-tree;
15 purges the temple;
20 exhorts his disciples to stedfastness of faith, and to forgive their enemies;
27 and defends the lawfulness of his actions by the witness of John, who was a man sent of God.

when. Mt 21:1 *etc: Lu 19:29 *etc: Joh 12:14 *etc:

at the. 13:3 2Sa 15:30 Zec 14:4 Mt 24:3 26:30 Joh 8:1 Ac 1:12

he. 6:7 14:13

2 And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him.

Mt 21:2,3 Lu 19:30,31

3 And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.

that. Ps 24:1 Ac 10:36 17:25 2Co 8:9 Heb 2:7-9

and straightway. 14:15 1Ch 29:12-18 Ps 110:3 Ac 1:24

4 And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.

and found. Mt 21:6,7 26:19 Lu 19:32-34 Joh 2:5 Heb 11:8

5 And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt?

6 And they said unto them even as Jesus had commanded: and they let them go.

7 And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him.

the colt. Zec 9:9 Mt 21:4,5 Lu 19:35

and cast. 2Ki 9:13 Mt 21:7,8 Lu 19:36 Joh 12:12-16

8 And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way.

cut. Le 23:40

9 And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord:

Hosanna. Ps 118:25,26 Mt 21:9 23:39 Lu 19:37,38 Joh 12:13 19:15

10 Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.

the kingdom. Isa 9:6,7 Jer 33:15-17,26 Eze 34:23,24 37:24,25 Ho 3:5 Am 9:11,12 Lu 1:31-33

in the. Ps 148:1 Lu 2:14 19:38-40

11 And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.

Jesus. Mal 3:1 Mt 21:10-16 Lu 19:41-45

when. Eze 8:9 Zep 1:12

he went. Mt 21:17 Lu 21:37,38 Joh 8:1,2

12 And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:

on. Mt 21:18 *etc:

he was. Mt 4:2 Lu 4:2 Joh 4:6,7,31-33 19:28 Heb 2:17

13 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.

seeing. Mt 21:19 Lu 13:6-9

a fig-tree. The fig-tree, [suke,] is a genus of the polygamia triaecia class of plants, seldom rising above twelve feet, but sending off from the bottom many spreading branches. The leaves are of a dark green colour, nearly a span long, smooth, and irregularly divided into from three to five deep rounded lobes; and the fruit grows on short and thick stalks, of a purplish colour, and contains a soft, sweet, and fragrant pulp, intermixed with numerous small seeds.

haply. Ru 2:3 1Sa 6:9 Lu 10:31 12:6,7

he found. Isa 5:7

for. Dr. Campbell observes, that the declaration, 'for the time of [ripe, Ed.] figs was not yet,' is not the reason why our Lord did not find any fruit on the tree, because the fig is of that class of vegetables in which the fruit is formed in its immature state before the leaves are seen. But as the fruit is of a pulpy nature, the broad, thick leaves come out in profusion to protect it from the rays of the sun during the time it is ripening. If the words, 'for the time,' etc. however, are read as a parenthesis, they then become a reason why Jesus Christ should look for fruit, because the season for gathering not having fully come, it would remove all suspicion that the fruit had been gathered: while the presence of the leaves incontestably proved the advance of the tree to the state in which fruit is found.

14 And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.

No. 20,21 Isa 5:5,6 Mt 3:10 7:19 12:33-35 21:19,33,44 Joh 15:6 De 6:4-8 11:26-31 2Pe 2:20 Re 22:11

15 And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;

and Jesus. Mt 21:12-16 Lu 19:45 Joh 2:13-17

the tables. De 14:25,26

16 And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple.

17 And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.

Is it. 1Ki 8:41-48 Isa 56:7 60:7 Lu 19:46

of all nations the house of prayer. or, an house of prayer for all nations. a den. Jer 7:11 Ho 12:7 Joh 2:16

18 And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine.

and. 3:6 12:12 14:1,2 Isa 49:7 Mt 21:15,38,39,45,46 26:3,4 Lu 19:47 Joh 11:53-57

feared. 32 6:20 1Ki 18:17,18 21:20 22:8,18 Mt 21:46 Ac 24:25 Re 11:5-10

astonished. 1:22 Mt 7:28 Lu 4:22 Joh 7:46

19 And when even was come, he went out of the city.

11 Lu 21:37 Joh 12:36

20 And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.

they saw. Matthew informs us that this tree grew by the way-side, and was therefore not private, but public property; so that the destruction of it really injured no one. Our Lord was pleased to make use of this miracle to prefigure the speedy ruin of the Jewish nation, on account of its unfruitfulness under greater advantages than any other people enjoyed at that day; and, like all the rest of his miracles, it was done with a gracious intention, to alarm his countrymen, and induce them to repent.

See on ver. 14 Job 18:16,17 20:5-7 Isa 5:4 40:24 Mt 13:6 15:13 21:19,20 Joh 15:6 Heb 6:8 Jude 1:12

21 And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.

Pr 3:33 Zec 5:3,4 Mt 25:41 1Co 16:22

22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.

Have. 9:23 2Ch 20:20 Ps 62:8 Isa 7:9 Joh 14:1 Tit 1:1

faith in God. or, the faith of God. Col 2:12

23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.

whosoever. Mt 17:20 21:21 Lu 17:6 1Co 13:2

and shall. Mt 14:13 Ro 4:18-25 Heb 11:17-19 Jas 1:5,6

whatsoever. Ps 37:4 Joh 14:13 15:7

24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

What. Mt 7:7-11 18:19 21:22 Lu 11:9-13 18:1-8 Joh 14:13 15:7 Joh 16:23-27 Jas 1:5,6 5:15-18 1Jo 3:22 5:14,15

25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

stand. Zec 3:1 Lu 18:11 Re 11:4

forgive. Mt 6:12,14,15 18:23-35 Lu 6:37 Eph 4:32 Col 3:13 Jas 2:13

26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.

27 And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,

as he. Mal 3:1 Mt 21:23-27 Lu 20:1-8 Joh 10:23 18:20

the chief. 14:1 Ps 2:1-5 Ac 4:5-8,27,28

28 And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?

Ex 2:14 Nu 16:3,13 Ac 7:27,28,38,39,51

29 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

I will. Isa 52:13 Mt 21:24 Lu 20:3-8

question. or, thing.

30 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me.

1:1-11 9:13 Mt 3:1-17 Lu 3:1-20 Joh 1:6-8,15-36 3:25-36

31 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?

Why. Mt 11:7-14 21:25-27,31,32 Joh 1:15,29,34,36 3:29-36

32 But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.

they. 6:20 12:12 Mt 14:5 21:46 Lu 20:19 22:2 Ac 5:26

for. Mt 3:5,6 21:31,32 Lu 7:26-29 20:6-8 Joh 10:41

33 And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

We. Isa 1:3 6:9,10 29:9-14 42:19,20 56:10 Jer 8:7-9 Ho 4:6 Mal 2:7,8 Mt 15:14 23:16-26 Joh 3:10 Ro 1:18-22,28 2Co 3:15 2Co 4:3,4 2Th 2:10-12

Neither. Job 5:13 Pr 26:4,5 Mt 16:4 21:27 Lu 10:21,22 20:7,8 22:66-69 Joh 9:27