Matthew 26:1-75 (New King James Version)

Matthew 26:1-75 (New King James Version)

Matthew 26

The Plot to Kill Jesus

 ¹ Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, that He said to His disciples, ² “You know that after two days is the Passover, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified.”
³ Then the chief priests, the scribes,^[a] and the elders of the people assembled at the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, ⁴ and plotted to take Jesus by trickery and kill Him. ⁵ But they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar among the people.”

The Anointing at Bethany

 

Matthew 21:1-46 (New King James Version)

Matthew 21:1-46 (New King James Version)

Matthew 21

The Triumphal Entry

 ¹ Now when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage,^[a] at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, ² saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to Me. ³ And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord has need of them,’ and immediately he will send them.”
⁴ All^[b] this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: 
       ⁵ “ Tell the daughter of Zion,

      ‘ Behold, your King is coming to you,
      Lowly, and sitting on a donkey,
      A colt, the foal of a donkey.’”<sup>[c]

6</sup> So the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them. ⁷ They brought the donkey and the colt, laid their clothes on them, and setHim^[d] on them. ⁸ And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread themon the road. ⁹ Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: 


      “ Hosanna to the Son of David! 

      ‘ Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!’^[e]
      Hosanna in the highest!” 

¹⁰ And when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, “Who is this?” 
¹¹ So the multitudes said, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.”

Jesus Cleanses the Temple