Matthew 21
1 And when they came near to Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, opposite the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
2 saying to them, “Go on into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey bound, and a colt with her—having loosed, you bring to Me;
saying to them: “Go into the village opposite you and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose her and bring them to me.
3 and if anyone may say anything to you, you will say that the LORD has need of them, and immediately He will send them.”
And if anyone says anything to you, just say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and immediately he will send them.”
4 And all this came to pass, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophet, saying,
Now all this happened so that what was spoken through the prophet should be fulfilled, namely:
5 “Tell the daughter of Zion, Behold, your King comes to you, meek, and mounted on a donkey, and a colt, a foal of a beast of burden.”
“Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Look, your King is coming to you, humble and mounted on a donkey, in fact, a young donkey, foal of a beast of burden.’”
6 And the disciples having gone and having done as Jesus commanded them,
So going and doing just as Jesus had commanded them,
7 brought the donkey and the colt, and put on them their garments, and set [Him] on them;
the disciples brought the female donkey and the young donkey. And they placed their clothes on them and He sat down on them [the clothes].
8 and the very great multitude spread their own garments in the way, and others were cutting branches from the trees, and were strewing in the way,
And the very large crowd spread their clothes on the road, while others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them on the road.
9 and the multitudes who were going before, and who were following, were crying, saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David, blessed is He who is coming in the Name of the LORD; Hosanna in the highest!”
Then the crowds who went in front and those who followed kept crying out, saying: “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!”
10 And He having entered into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, “Who is this?”
So when He came into Jerusalem the whole city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?”
11 And the multitudes said, “This is Jesus the prophet, who [is] from Nazareth of Galilee.”
And the crowds kept saying, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Natsareth of Galilee.”
12 And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and cast forth all those selling and buying in the temple, and the tables of the money-changers He overturned, and the seats of those selling the doves,
Jesus went into the temple of God and drove out all who were selling and buying in the temple, and He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold the doves.
13 and He says to them, “It has been written: My house will be called a house of prayer; but you made it a den of robbers.”
And He says to them, “It is written, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you have made it ‘a cave of bandits’.”
14 And there came to Him blind and lame men in the temple, and He healed them,
And the lame and the blind came to Him in the temple, and He healed them.
15 and the chief priests and the scribes having seen the wonderful things that He did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” were much displeased;
But seeing the wonders that He did, and the children calling out in the temple and saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” the chief priests and the scribes became indignant
16 and they said to Him, “Do You hear what these say?” And Jesus says to them, “Yes, did you never read, that, Out of the mouth of babies and sucklings You prepared praise?”
and said to Him, “Do you hear what these are saying?” So Jesus says to them: “Yes. Have you never read that ‘Out of the mouth of babies and nursing infants You have prepared praise for Yourself’?”
17 And having left them, He went forth out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there,
Leaving them behind He went out of the city to Bethany and lodged there.
18 and in the morning turning back to the city, He hungered,
Now in the early morning, as He returned to the city, He was hungry.
19 and having seen a certain fig tree on the way, He came to it, and found nothing in it except leaves only, and He says to it, “No more fruit may be from you—throughout the age”; and instantly the fig tree withered. (aiōn g165)
And seeing a lone fig tree by the road, He went up to it and found nothing on it, just leaves. And He says to it, “May you never again produce fruit!” And forthwith the fig tree started to wither. (aiōn g165)
20 And the disciples having seen, wondered, saying, “How did the fig tree instantly wither?”
And seeing it the disciples marveled saying, “How quickly the fig tree became withered!”
21 And Jesus answering said to them, “Truly I say to you, if you may have faith, and may not doubt, not only this of the fig tree will you do, but even if to this mountain you may say, Be lifted up and be cast into the sea, it will come to pass;
So in answer Jesus said to them: “Assuredly I say to you, if you (pl.) have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you should say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and be thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.
22 and all—as much as you may ask in the prayer, believing, you will receive.”
And anything whatever you may ask in the believing prayer, you will receive.”
23 And He having come into the temple, there came to Him when teaching the chief priests and the elders of the people, saying, “By what authority do You do these things? And who gave You this authority?”
So He came into the temple, and as He was teaching the chief priests and the elders of the people approached Him saying, “By what kind of authority are you doing these things?” and “Who gave you this authority?”
24 And Jesus answering said to them, “I will ask you—I also—one word, which if you may tell Me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things;
But in answer Jesus said to them: “I also will ask you one question, which if you tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things:
25 the immersion of John, from where was it? From Heaven, or from men?” And they were reasoning with themselves, saying, “If we should say, From Heaven, He will say to us, Why, then, did you not believe him?
The baptism of John—where was it from; from heaven or from men?” So they reasoned among themselves saying: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
26 And if we should say, From men, we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.”
But if we say, ‘From men,’ we fear the crowd, for all consider John as a prophet.”
27 And answering Jesus they said, “We have not known.” He said to them—He also, “Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
So in answer to Jesus they said, “We do not know.” So He said to them: “Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
28 And what do you think? A man had two children, and having come to the first, he said, Child, go, today be working in my vineyard.
“But what do you think? A certain man had two sons, and going to the first he said, ‘Son, go work today in my vineyard.’
29 And he answering said, I will not, but at last, having regretted, he went.
But in answer he said, ‘I don't want to’ (but later he changed his mind and went).
30 And having come to the second, he said in the same manner, and he answering said, I [go], lord, and did not go;
And going to the other he said likewise. And in answer he said, ‘I go, Sir’; yet he did not go.
31 which of the two did the will of the father?” They say to Him, “The first.” Jesus says to them, “Truly I say to you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes go before you into the Kingdom of God,
Which of the two did the will of the father?” They say to Him, “The first.” Jesus says to them: “Assuredly I say to you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes will go into the kingdom of God before you do.
32 for John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, and the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him, and you, having seen, did not regret at last—to believe him.
For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him, yet when you saw it you did not afterward repent, so as to believe him.
33 Hear another allegory: There was a certain man, a householder, who planted a vineyard, and put a hedge around it, and dug in it a winepress, and built a tower, and gave it out to farmers, and went abroad.
“Hear another parable: There was a certain landowner who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a winepress in it and built a tower. And he leased it to farmers and went on a journey.
34 And when the season of the fruits came near, he sent his servants to the farmers, to receive the fruits of it,
When vintage-time drew near he sent his servants to the farmers to receive his fruits.
35 and the farmers having taken his servants, one they scourged, and one they killed, and one they stoned.
But the farmers took his servants—one they beat, one they killed, one they stoned.
36 Again he sent other servants more than the first, and they did to them in the same manner.
Again he sent other servants, more than the first, and they did to them likewise.
37 And at last he sent to them his son, saying, They will respect my son;
So finally he sent his son to them saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
38 and the farmers having seen the son, said among themselves, This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and may possess his inheritance;
But when the farmers saw the son they said among themselves: ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take possession of his inheritance.’
39 and having taken him, they cast [him] out of the vineyard, and killed him;
And taking him they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
40 whenever therefore the lord of the vineyard may come, what will he do to these farmers?”
Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those farmers?”
41 They say to Him, “Evil men—he will grievously destroy them, and will give out the vineyard to other farmers who will give back to him the fruits in their seasons.”
They say to Him: “He will miserably destroy those miserable men! And he will lease the vineyard to other farmers who will render to him the fruits in their seasons.”
42 Jesus says to them, “Did you never read in the Writings: A stone that the builders disallowed, it became head of a corner; from the LORD has this come to pass, and it is wonderful in our eyes?
Jesus says to them: “Did you never read in the Scriptures: ‘A stone which the builders rejected, this one became the cornerstone. This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
43 Because of this I say to you that the Kingdom of God will be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth its fruit;
Therefore I say to you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation producing the fruits of it.
44 and he who is falling on this stone will be broken, and on whomsoever it may fall it will crush him to pieces.”
Also, whoever falls upon this stone will be broken to pieces; but upon whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder.”
45 And the chief priests and the Pharisees having heard His allegories, knew that He speaks of them,
As the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables they knew that He was speaking about them.
46 and seeking to lay hold on Him, they feared the multitudes, seeing they were holding Him as a prophet.
And although they wanted to seize Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because they considered Him as a prophet.
