"And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there." — Matthew 21:17

Matthew 21:17 · KJV

“And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.”

— Matthew 21:17

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?

Verse 18

Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.

Matthew 21 — Context

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,

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?

And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.

Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.

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. {a fig tree: Gr. one fig tree}

Cross References

John 11:18

Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off: {about...: that is, about two miles}

Mark 11:11

And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.

John 11:1

Now a certain {man} was sick, {named} Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

Luke 24:50

And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.

Mark 11:19

And when even was come, he went out of the city.

Matthew 16:4

A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.

John 12:1-3

Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.

Luke 10:38

Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.