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Passion Week

Chapter 5—Monday (8 illustrations)

Monday marked a decisive turning point in Passion Week. Returning to Jerusalem, Jesus cleansed the temple, condemned empty worship, and cursed the barren fig tree—powerful acts that revealed both His divine authority and God's call for genuine faith and righteous living.

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The view from Herod’s Temple looking toward the Mount of Olives and Bethany.

The view from Herod’s Temple looking toward the Mount of Olives and Bethany.

Mary, Martha, and Lazarus’s home in Bethany.

Mary, Martha, and Lazarus’s home in Bethany.

Jesus’s route between the Temple Mount and Bethany where He lodged at night.

Jesus’s route between the Temple Mount and Bethany where He lodged at night.

Jesus examining the fig tree that bore leaves but no fruit.

Jesus examining the fig tree that bore leaves but no fruit.

Commerce on the Temple Mount.

Commerce on the Temple Mount.

Chief priests observing the sale of sacrificial doves.

Chief priests observing the sale of sacrificial doves.

Money changer on the Temple Mount.

Money changer on the Temple Mount.

Jesus cleansing the temple courts on Monday, the same day He cursed the fig tree.

Jesus cleansing the temple courts on Monday, the same day He cursed the fig tree.