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They brought the donkey to Jesus, put their coats on it, and he sat on it.
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Many spread their coats on the road. Others cut leafy branches in the fields and spread them on the road.
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Those who went ahead and those who followed him were shouting, "Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
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Blessed is our ancestor David's kingdom that is coming! Hosanna in the highest heaven!"
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Jesus came into Jerusalem and went into the temple courtyard, where he looked around at everything. Since it was already late, he went out with the twelve apostles to Bethany.
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The next day, when they left Bethany, Jesus became hungry.
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In the distance he saw a fig tree with leaves. He went to see if he could find any figs on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves because it wasn't the season for figs.
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Then he said to the tree, "No one will ever eat fruit from you again!" His disciples heard this.
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When they came to Jerusalem, Jesus went into the temple courtyard and began to throw out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the moneychangers' tables and the chairs of those who sold pigeons.
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He would not let anyone carry anything across the temple courtyard.
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Then he taught them by saying, "Scripture says, 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations,' but you have turned it into a gathering place for thieves."