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8 Many spread their garments on the way, and others were cutting down branches from the trees, and spreading them on the road.
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Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields.
9 Those who went in front, and those who followed, cried, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
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Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted, “Hosanna! ” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”
10 Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is coming in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!"
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“Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!” “Hosanna in the highest heaven!”
11 Jesus entered into the temple in Jerusalem. When he had looked around at everything, it being now evening, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.
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Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve.
12 The next day, when they had come out from Bethany, he was hungry.
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The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry.
13 Seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came to see if perhaps he might find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.
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Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs.
14 Jesus told it, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again!" and his disciples heard it.
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Then he said to the tree, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard him say it.
15 They came to Jerusalem, and Jesus entered into the temple, and began to throw out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of those who sold the doves.
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On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves,
16 He would not allow anyone to carry a container through the temple.
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and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts.
17 He taught, saying to them, "Isn't it written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations?' But you have made it a den of robbers!"
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And as he taught them, he said, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
18 The chief priests and the scribes heard it, and sought how they might destroy him. For they feared him, for all the multitude was astonished at his teaching.
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The chief priests and the teachers of the law heard this and began looking for a way to kill him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.
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