Passion Week: Monday

Mike Focht  DEV1014  3/29/2021

Watch today's passion week devo from Pastor Mike. On Monday, Jesus cleanses the temple for the second time in his ministry. Read these verses for the full account of the events that occurred on Monday: Matthew 21:12–22, Mark 11:12–19, Luke 19:45–48

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Matthew 21
  1. And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
  2. And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.
  3. And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.
  4. 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 sore displeased,
  5. And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
  6. And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.
  7. Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.
  8. And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.
  9. And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!
  10. Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.
  11. And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Mark 11
  1. And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:
  2. 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.
  3. And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.
  4. 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;
  5. And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. And when even was come, he went out of the city.
Luke 19
  1. And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought;
  2. Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.
  3. And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,
  4. And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.
Matthew 21
  1. And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
  2. And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.
  3. And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.
  4. 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 sore displeased,
  5. And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
  6. And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.
  7. Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.
  8. And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.
  9. And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!
  10. Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.
  11. And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Mark 11
  1. And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:
  2. 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.
  3. And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.
  4. 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;
  5. And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. And when even was come, he went out of the city.
Luke 19
  1. And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought;
  2. Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.
  3. And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,
  4. And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.