Bible Harmony

CHAPTER 21

Triumphal Entry

Parallel: Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:12-19

Matt. 21:1 And when they came near to Jerusalem, and came to 1Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,

1Mark 11:1 And when they came near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, He sent out two of His disciples,

1Luke 19:29 And it came to pass, when He had come near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mountain called the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples,

Matt. 21:2 saying to them, "Go into the 1village over against you, and immediately you will find a 2donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose them, and bring them to Me.

1Mark 11:2 And said to them, "Go your way into the village opposite you; and as soon as you are entered into it, you will find a colt tied, on which no one has sat. Loose it, and bring it."

2John 12:14 And Jesus, when He had found a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written:

Matt. 21:3 And if any man says anything to you, you shall say, 'The Lord has need of them,' and immediately he will send them."

Matt. 21:4 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the 1prophet, saying,

1Zechariah 9:9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, your King comes to you. He is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon a donkey, and upon a colt the foal of a donkey.

1Isaiah 62:11 Behold, the LORD has proclaimed to the end of the world: 'Say to the daughter of Zion, "Behold, your salvation comes. Behold, His reward is with Him, and His work before Him.

Matt. 21:5 "Tell the daughter of Zion, 'Behold, your King comes to you, meek, and sitting upon a 1donkey, and a colt the foal of a donkey.' "

1Mark 11:2 And said to them, "Go your way into the village opposite you; and as soon as you are entering into it, you will find a colt tied, on which no one has sat. Loose it, and bring it."

1Luke 19:30 Saying, "Go ye into the village opposite you, in which at your entering you will find a colt tied, on which yet no one has ever sat; loose him, and bring him here."

Matt. 21:6 And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,

Matt. 21:7 And brought the donkey, and the 1colt, and laid their clothes on them and they set Him on them.

1Mark 11:5-7 And certain of those who stood there said to them, "What are you doing loosing the colt?" And they said to them just as Jesus had commanded. And they let them go. And they brought the colt to Jesus, and threw their garments on it, and He sat on it.

1Luke 19:33-35 And as they were loosing the colt, the owners of it said to them, "Why are you loosing the colt?" And they said, "The Lord has need of him." And they brought him to Jesus. And they threw their garments on the colt, and they set Jesus on him.

Matt. 21:8 And a very great multitude spread their garments on the way; others cut 1branches from the trees, and spread them on the way.

1John 12:13 Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet Him, and cried, "Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!"

Matt. 21:9 And the 1multitudes who went before, and those who followed, cried, saying, 2"Hosanna to the Son of 3David! 'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!' Hosanna in the highest!"

1Luke 19:37-40 And when He was come near, even at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen, saying, "Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest!" And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said to Him, "Master, rebuke Your disciples." And He answered and said to them, "I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out."

2Psalms 118:25 Save now, I beseech You, O LORD. O LORD, I beseech You, send now prosperity.

3Mark 11:10 Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!

Matt. 21:10 And when He had come into 1Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, "Who is this?"

1Mark 11:11 And Jesus entered Jerusalem, and into the temple. And when He had looked around on all things, and it was now the evening, He went out to Bethany with the twelve.

Matt. 21:11 And the multitude said, "This is Jesus the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.

The Cleansing of the Temple

Parallel: Mark 11:15-19; Luke 19:45,46

Matt. 21:12 And Jesus went into the 1temple of God, and cast out all those who sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of those who sold doves,

1Mark 11:16 And would not allow any man to carry any vessel through the temple.

Matt. 21:13 And said to them, "It is 1written, 'My house will be called a 2house of prayer,' but you have made it a 'den of thieves.' "

1Isaiah 56:7 "Even them will I bring to My holy mountain, and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on My altar. For My house shall be called a house of prayer for all people."

2Jeremiah 7:11 "Is this house, which is called by My name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it," says the LORD.

Matt. 21:14 And the blind and the lame came to Him in the temple, and He healed them.

Matt. 21:15 And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that He did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, "Hosanna to the Son of David," they were moved with indignation.

Matt. 21:16 and 1said to Him, "Do you hear what these are saying?" And Jesus said to them, "Yes. Have you never read, 'Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings you have perfected praise?' "

1Mark 11:18 And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy Him; for they feared Him, because all the multitude was astonished at His doctrine.

Matt. 21:17 And He left them, and went out of the city to Bethany, and He lodged there.

Jesus Caused a Fig Tree to Wither

Parallel: Mark 11:12-14

Matt. 21:18 Now in the morning as He returned to the city, He was 1hungry.

1Mark 11:12 And on the morrow, when they had come from Bethany, He was hungry.

Matt. 21:19 And when He saw a 1fig tree in the way, He came to it, and found nothing on it but leaves, and said to it, "Let no fruit grow on you ever again," And immediately the fig tree 2withered away.

1Mark 11:13,14 And seeing afar off a fig tree having leaves, He went to see if perhaps He could find anything on it. And when He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the time for figs. And Jesus answered and said to it, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again." And His disciples heard it.

2Mark 11:20 And as they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.

Lessons From Withered Fig Tree

Parallel: Mark 11:20-24

Matt. 21:20 And when the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, "How did the fig tree 1wither away so soon?"

1Mark 11:21 And Peter remembered and said to Him, "Master, behold, the fig tree which You cursed has withered."

Matt. 21:21 Jesus answered and said to them, "Verily I say to you, if you have 1faith, and doubt not, you will not only do what is done to the fig tree, but also if you will say to this mountain, 'Be removed, and be cast into the sea;' it will be done.

1Mark 11:22,23 And Jesus answering them, "Have faith in God. For verily I say to you, that whoever will say to this mountain, 'Be removed, and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things which he says will come to pass, he shall have whatever he says."

Matt. 21:22 And all things, whatever you 1ask in prayer, believing, you will receive."

1John 14:13 And whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

1John 15:7 If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.

1James 1:5,6 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all men liberally, and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, nothing doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven by the wind and tossed.

Authority of Jesus Questioned

Parallel: Mark 11:27-33; Luke 20:1-8

Matt. 21:23 And when He had come into the temple, the 1chief priests and the elders of the people came to Him as He was teaching, and said, "By what 2authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority?"

1Mark 11:27 And they come again to Jerusalem. And as He was walking in the temple, the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders came to Him.

1Luke 20:1 And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as He taught the people in the temple and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes confronted Him with the elders,

2Mark 11:28 And say to Him, "By what authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority to do these things?"

Matt. 21:24 And Jesus answered and said to them, "I also will 1ask you one thing, which if you tell Me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

1Mark 11:29 And Jesus answered and said to them, "I will also ask you one question; answer Me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things."

Matt. 21:25 The 1baptism of John, where was it from? From heaven, or from men?" And they reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we say, 'from heaven,' He will say to us, 'Why did you not believe him?'

1John 1:29-34 The next day John saw Jesus coming to him, and said, "Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! This is He of whom I said, after me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me. And I knew Him not; but that He should be made manifest to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water." And John bore record, saying, "I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He abode upon Him. And I knew Him not, but He who sent me to baptize with water, said to me, 'Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, the same is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.' And I have seen, and bare record that this is the Son of God."

Matt. 21:26 But if we say, 'Of men;' we fear the people, for all hold John as a 1prophet."

1Luke 20:6 But if we say, "Of men," all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

1Mark 11:32 But if we say, "Of men"— they feared the people, for all held that John, was a prophet indeed.

Matt. 21:27 And they answered Jesus, and said, 1"We cannot tell." And He said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.

1Mark 11:33 And they answered and said to Jesus, "We cannot tell." And Jesus answering said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."

Parable of Two Sons

Parallel: None

Matt. 21:28 But what do you think? A certain man had two sons, and he came to the first, and said, 'Son, go work today in my vineyard.'

Matt. 21:29 He answered and said, 'I will not,' but afterward he repented, and went.

Matt. 21:30 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, 'I go, sir,' and went not.

Matt. 21:31 Which of the two did the will of his father?" They say to Him, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Verily I say to you, that the publicans and the harlots enter the 1kingdom of God before you.

1Matthew 16:18,19 And I say also to you, that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. And I will give to you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven: and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.

Matt. 21:32 For John came to you in the way of 1righteousness, and you did not believed him, but the publicans and the harlots believed him; and when you saw it, you did not afterward repent, that you might believe him.

1Matthew 3:15 And Jesus answering said to him, "Allow it to be so now; for thus it becomes us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he allowed Him.

Parable: Wicked Vinedressers

Parallel: Mark 12:1-12; Luke 20:9-19

Matt. 21:33 Hear another 1