Matthew 21
1 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,
When they drew near to Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent away two disciples,
2 saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me.
saying to them, Go into the village over against you, and you will immediately find a donkey tied, and the colt with her: loosing, lead her to me.
3 If anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”
And if any one may say any thing to you, tell him, that the Lord hath need of them; and immediately he will send them away.
4 This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:
And all this took place, that the word spoken by the prophet might be fulfilled, saying,
5 “Say to the Daughter of Zion, ‘See, your King comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”
Say to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh, meek, and seated upon a donkey, even a colt, the progeny of the work-beast.
6 So the disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.
And the disciples, having gone and done as Jesus commanded them,
7 They brought the donkey and the colt and laid their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them.
led the donkey, and the colt, and put their garments on them; and He sat on them.
8 A massive crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
A great multitude strewed their garments in the road: and others cut down the branches from the trees, and were strewing them in the road.
9 The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”
And the multitudes going forward, and following, continued to cry out, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest!
10 When Jesus had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”
And He having come into Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred, saying; Who is He?
11 The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
And the multitudes continued to say, He is the prophet Jesus, the one from Nazareth of Galilee.
12 Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.
And Jesus came into the temple of God, and cast out all the buying and selling in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money-exchangers, and the seats of those selling the doves;
13 And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”
and He says to them, It has been written, My house shall be called a house of prayer: but you make it a den of thieves.
14 The blind and the lame came to Him at the temple, and He healed them.
And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple: and He healed them.
15 But the chief priests and scribes were indignant when they saw the wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David!”
And the chief priests and scribes seeing the wonderful things which He did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying; Hosanna to the son of David, were indignant,
16 “Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked. “Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read: ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’?”
and said to Him, Do you hear what they are saying? And Jesus says to them, Yes: have you not read, That out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
17 Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where He spent the night.
And having left them, He went out of the city into Bethany, and there spent the night.
18 In the morning, as Jesus was returning to the city, He was hungry.
And in the morning going into the city, He was hungry.
19 Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered. (aiōn g165)
And seeing one fig-tree near the road, He went to it, and found nothing on it, except leaves only. And He says to it, Let no fruit ever be from thee; and immediately the fig-tree withered away. (aiōn g165)
20 When the disciples saw this, they marveled and asked, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”
And the disciples seeing, were astonished, saying, How did the fig-tree immediately wither away?
21 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.
And Jesus responding said to them, Truly I say unto you, if you may have faith, and doubt not, not only shall you do that of the fig-tree, but you shall say to this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea, and it will be done.
22 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
All things whatsoever you may ask in prayer, believing, you shall receive.
23 When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”
And the chief priests and elders of the people came to Him, while teaching, He having come into the temple, saying, By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you this authority?
24 “I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
And Jesus responding, said to them, I ask you also one word, which if you may speak to me, I also will tell you by what authority I am doing these things:
25 What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
Whence was the baptism of John? from heaven or from men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we may say, From heaven; He will say to us, Why then did you not believe on him?
26 But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”
But if we may say, From men: we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.
27 So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
And responding they said to Jesus, We do not know. He also said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
28 But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first one and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’
What seems to you? A man had two sons; and going to the first, he said, Child, go to-day, work in my vineyard.
29 ‘I will not,’ he replied. But later he changed his mind and went.
And he responding said, I am not willing: but afterward, having regretted, he went.
30 Then the man went to the second son and told him the same thing. ‘I will, sir,’ he said. But he did not go.
And coming to the second, he spoke likewise. And he responding said, I, lord: and went not.
31 Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.
Which one of the two did the will of the father? They say to Him, The first. Jesus says to them, Truly I say unto you, that the publicans and harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
32 For John came to you in a righteous way and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.
For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you believed him not: but the publicans and harlots believed him, and you, seeing, did not afterward regret it, in order that you might believe him.
33 Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
Hear ye another parable. A man was a landlord, who planted a vineyard, and placed a hedge around it, and dug a wine-trough in it, and built a tower, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went away.
34 When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.
And when the time of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, to receive his fruits;
35 But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.
and the husbandmen taking his servants, beat one, and slew one, and stoned another.
36 Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.
Again he sent other servants, more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.
37 Finally, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
And afterward he sent to them his own son, saying, They will reverence my son.
38 But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’
But the husbandmen, seeing the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and take possession of his inheritance.
39 So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
And taking him, they cast him out of the vine-yard, and slew him.
40 Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard returns, what will he do to those tenants?”
Then when the lord of the vine-yard may come, what will he do to those husbandmen?
41 “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time.”
They say to Him, He will certainly destroy those wicked men, and give the vineyard to other husband-men, who will render to him the fruits in their seasons.
42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
Jesus says, Have you not read in the Scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same has come to be the head of the corner: this was with the Lord, and is marvelous in our eyes?
43 Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.
Therefore I say unto you, that the kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits of it.
44 He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
45 When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them.
And the chief priests and Pharisees hearing His parables, knew that He speaks concerning them.
46 Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.
And seeking to arrest Him, they feared the multitudes, since they held Him as a prophet.
