On Monday of Holy Week, Jesus and His disciples returned to Jerusalem, where He cursed a barren fig tree—symbolizing judgment on fruitless religiosity. Upon entering the Temple, He found corruption and overturned the tables of the money changers, declaring that His Father’s house should be a house of prayer, not a den of thieves. That evening, Jesus returned to Bethany to stay with His close friends, likely Lazarus, Mary, and Martha.