Matthew 21
1 When they drew near to Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent away two disciples,
And when they drew near to Jerusalem, and had come to Bethphage, to the mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
2 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.
saying to them: Go into the village opposite to you, and immediately you will find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them to me.
3 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.
And if any one say any thing to you, you shall reply: The Lord has need of them: and he will immediately send them.
4 And all this took place, that the word spoken by the prophet might be fulfilled, saying,
All this was done, that the word might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying:
5 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.
Say you to the daughter of Zion, Behold, your king comes to you, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
6 And the disciples, having gone and done as Jesus commanded them,
And the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them;
7 led the donkey, and the colt, and put their garments on them; and He sat on them.
and brought the ass and the colt, and put their mantles on them, and caused him to sit upon them.
8 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.
And a very great multitude spread their mantles in the road: and others cut branches from the trees, and spread them in the road.
9 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!
And the multitudes that went before, and that followed after, cried, saying: Hosanna to the son of David. Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
10 And He having come into Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred, saying; Who is He?
And when he entered Jerusalem, all the city was moved, and said: Who is this?
11 And the multitudes continued to say, He is the prophet Jesus, the one from Nazareth of Galilee.
And the multitude said: This is Jesus the prophet, that is from Nazareth of Galilee.
12 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;
And Jesus went into the temple of God, and drove out all that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of those who sold doves,
13 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.
and said to them: It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer; but you have made it a den of robbers.
14 And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple: and He healed them.
And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he cured them.
15 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,
But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David, their anger was aroused,
16 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?
and they said to him: Do you not hear what these say? And Jesus said to them: Yes; have you never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
17 And having left them, He went out of the city into Bethany, and there spent the night.
And he left them, and went out of the city to Bethany, and there spent the night.
18 And in the morning going into the city, He was hungry.
Now in the morning, as he was returning to the city, he was hungry:
19 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)
and seeing a fig-tree on the road, he went to it, and found nothing on it but leaves; and he said to it: Let no fruit grow on you henceforth forever. And the fig-tree immediately withered. (aiōn g165)
20 And the disciples seeing, were astonished, saying, How did the fig-tree immediately wither away?
And when the disciples saw it, they were astonished, and said: How soon has the fig-tree withered!
21 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.
Jesus answered and said to them: Verily I say to you, If you have faith, and doubt not, you shall do, not only what is done to the fig-tree, but even if you shall say to this mountain, Be taken up, and be thrown into the sea, it shall be done.
22 All things whatsoever you may ask in prayer, believing, you shall receive.
And all things that you ask for in prayer, believing, you shall receive.
23 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?
And after he had come into the temple, the chief priests and elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said: By what authority do you these things? And who gave you this authority?
24 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:
Jesus answered and said to them: I also will ask you one thing, which if you will tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things.
25 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?
The immersion of John, whence was it? from heaven, or from men? But they reasoned among themselves, and said, If we reply, From heaven, he will say to us, Why then did you not believe him?
26 But if we may say, From men: we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.
But if we reply, From men, we fear the multitude; for all regard John as a prophet.
27 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.
And they answered and said to Jesus: We know not. And he said to them: Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
28 What seems to you? A man had two sons; and going to the first, he said, Child, go to-day, work in my vineyard.
But what think you? A man had two sons; and he went to the first, and said, Son, go work to-day in my vineyard.
29 And he responding said, I am not willing: but afterward, having regretted, he went.
He answered and said, I will not. But he afterward regretted it, and went.
30 And coming to the second, he spoke likewise. And he responding said, I, lord: and went not.
And he came to the other, and spoke to him in like manner. And he answered and said, I go, sir; and went not.
31 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.
Which of the two did the will of his father? They said to him, The first. Jesus said to them: Verily I say to you, The publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
32 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.
For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you believed him not. But the publicans and the harlots believed him. And you, when you had seen it, afterward felt no regret, that you might believe him.
33 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.
Hear another parable: There was a master of a house who planted a vineyard, and put a hedge around it, and rigged in it a wine-press, and built a tower, and let it out to vine-dressers, and went into another country.
34 And when the time of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, to receive his fruits;
And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the vine-dressers to receive the fruits of it.
35 and the husbandmen taking his servants, beat one, and slew one, and stoned another.
And the vine-dressers took his servants, and scourged one, and killed another, and stoned another.
36 Again he sent other servants, more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.
Again he sent other servants more than the first: and they treated them in like manner.
37 And afterward he sent to them his own son, saying, They will reverence my son.
But afterward he sent to them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.
38 But the husbandmen, seeing the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and take possession of his inheritance.
But the vine-dressers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and seize upon the inheritance.
39 And taking him, they cast him out of the vine-yard, and slew him.
And they took him, and carried him out of the vineyard, and killed him.
40 Then when the lord of the vine-yard may come, what will he do to those husbandmen?
Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vine-dressers?
41 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.
They said to him: He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and let out his vineyard to other vine-dressers, who will give him the fruits in their season.
42 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?
Jesus said to them: Did you never read in the Scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner?
43 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.
This was from the Lord, and it is wondrous in our eyes. For this reason, I say to you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation that will bring forth the fruits of it.
And he that falls upon this stone shall be dashed to pieces; but him on whom it shall fall, it will make like chaff for the wind.
45 And the chief priests and Pharisees hearing His parables, knew that He speaks concerning them.
And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they knew that he spoke of them.
46 And seeking to arrest Him, they feared the multitudes, since they held Him as a prophet.
And when they sought to lay hold of him, they feared the multitude, because they regarded him as a prophet.
