Matthew 21
1 When they were nigh Jerusalem, being come to Bethphage, near the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples,
When they drew near to Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
2 saying, Go to the village opposite to you, where you will find an ass tied, and her colt with her; loose them, and bring them hither.
saying to them, "Go into the village that is opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them, and bring them to me.
3 If any man say anything to you, say, Your Master wants them, and he will send them directly.
And if anyone says anything to you, you are to say, 'Because the Lord needs them,' and he will send them at once."
4 Now all this was done, that the words of the Prophet might be fulfilled,
This took place that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying,
5 "Say to the daughters of Zion, behold your King comes to you lowly, riding on an ass, even the colt of a laboring beast."
Say to the daughter of Zion, "Look, your King comes to you, humble, and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey."
6 Accordingly the disciples went, and having done as Jesus had commanded them,
The disciples went, and did just as Jesus directed them,
7 brought the ass and the colt, and covering them with their mantles, made him ride.
and brought the donkey and the colt, and placed their clothes on them; and he sat on them.
8 Now the greater part spread their mantles in the way; others lopped branches off the trees, and strowed them in the way,
A very large crowd spread their clothes on the road. Others cut branches from the trees, and spread them on the road.
9 while the crowd that went before and that followed, shouted, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed be he that comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!
The crowds who went before him, and who followed kept shouting, "Hosanna to the son of David. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest."
10 When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in an uproar, everybody asking, Who is this?
When he had come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred up, saying, "Who is this?"
11 The crowd answered, It is Jesus, the prophet of Nazareth, in Galilee.
The crowds said, "This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee."
12 Then Jesus went into the temple of God, and drove thence all who sold and who brought in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money-changers, and the stalls of those who sold doves,
Jesus entered into the temple, and drove out all of those who sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the money changers' tables and the seats of those who sold the doves.
13 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."
He said to them, "It is written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you have made it a den of robbers."
14 Then the blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them.
The blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them.
15 But the chief priests and the scribes, seeing the wonders which he performed, and the boys crying in the temple, Hosanna to the Son of David,
But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying out in the temple and saying, "Hosanna to the son of David." they were indignant,
16 said to him with indignation, Do you hear what these say? Jesus answered, Yes. Have you never read, "From the mouth of infants and sucklings thou hast procured praise?"
and said to him, "Do you hear what these are saying?" Jesus said to them, "Yes. Did you never read, 'Out of the mouth of children and infants you have prepared praise?'"
17 And leaving them, he went out of the city of Bethany, where he remained that night.
He left them, and went out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there.
18 Returning to the city in the morning, he was hungry,
Now in the morning, as he returned to the city, he was hungry.
19 and seeing a single fig tree by the road, he went to it; but finding only leaves on it, said, Let no fruit grow on you henceforward. And the fig tree withered forthwith. (aiōn g165)
Seeing a fig tree by the road, he came to it, and found nothing on it but leaves. He said to it, "Let there be no fruit from you forever." Immediately the fig tree withered away. (aiōn g165)
20 When the disciples saw it, they said with astonishment, how soon is the fig tree withered?
When the disciples saw it, they were amazed, saying, "How did the fig tree immediately wither away?"
21 Jesus answered, Indeed, I say to you, if you have an unshaken faith, you may not only do as much as is done to the fig tree, but even if you should say to this mountain, Be lifted up, and thrown into the sea, it shall be done.
Jesus answered them, "Truly I tell you, if you have faith, and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you told this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' it would be done.
22 Whatsoever you shall ask in prayer, with faith, you shall receive.
All things, whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive."
23 Being come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came near, as he was teaching, and said, by what authority do you these things?
When he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority do you do these things? Who gave you this authority?"
24 Jesus answering, said to them, I also have a question to propose, which if you answer me, I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
Jesus answered them, "I also will ask you one question, which if you tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things.
25 Whence had John authority to immerse? From heaven or from men? Then they reasoned thus within themselves: If we say, From heaven, he will retort, Why then did you not believe him?
The baptism of John, where was it from? From heaven or from people?" They reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask us, 'Why then did you not believe him?'
26 And if we say, From men, we dread the multitude, amongst whom John is universally accounted a prophet.
But if we say, 'From people,' we fear the crowd, for all hold John as a prophet."
27 They, therefore, answered him, We can not tell. Jesus replied, Neither do I tell you, by what authority I do these things.
They answered Jesus, and said, "We do not know." He also said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
28 But what do you think of this? A man had two sons, and addressing his elder son, said, Son, go work today in any vineyard.
But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first, and said, 'Son, go work today in the vineyard.'
29 He answered, I will not, but afterward repented and went.
He answered, 'I will not,' but afterward he changed his mind, and went.
30 Then addressing the younger, he bade him likewise. He answered, Immediately, Sir, but went not.
And he came to the other, and said the same thing. And he answered and said, 'I go, sir,' but he did not go.
31 Now, which of the two obeyed his father? They said, The first. Jesus replied, Indeed, I say to you, even the publicans and harlots show you the way into the kingdom of God.
Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Truly I tell you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering into the kingdom of God before you.
32 For John came to you in the way of sanctity, and you believed him not; but the publicans and the harlots believed him: yet you who saw this, did not afterward repent and 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. When you saw it, you did not even repent afterward, that you might believe him.
33 Hear another parable: A landlord planted a vineyard, and hedged it round, and digged a wine press in it, and built a tower; and having farmed it out, went abroad.
"Hear another parable. There was a man who was a master of a household, who planted a vineyard, set a hedge about it, dug a winepress in it, built a tower, leased it out to tenant farmers, and went on a journey.
34 When the vintage approached, he sent his servants to the husbandmen to receive the fruits.
When the season for the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants, to receive his fruit.
35 But they seized his servants, beat one, drove away with stones another, and killed another.
The farmers took his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
36 Again he sent other servants more respectable; but they received the same treatment;
Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they treated them the same way.
37 finally he sent his son to them: for he said, They will reverence my son.
But afterward he sent to them his son, saying, 'They will respect my son.'
38 But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir, come, let us kill him, and keep possession of his inheritance.
But the farmers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and have his inheritance.'
39 Then they seized him, thrust him out of the vineyard, and killed him.
So they took him, and threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.
40 When, therefore, the proprietor of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those husbandmen?
When therefore the lord of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those farmers?"
41 They answered, He will put those wretched to a wretched death, and will let the vineyard to others, who will render him the fruits in the season.
They told him, "He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will lease out the vineyard to other farmers, who will give him the fruit in its season."
42 Jesus replied, Did you never read in the scriptures, "A stone which the builders rejected, is made the head of the corner? This the Lord has effected, and we behold it with admiration."
Jesus said to them, "Did you never read in the Scriptures, 'The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the head of the corner. This was from the Lord. It is marvelous in our eyes?'
43 Know, therefore, that the kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation who will produce the fruits of it.
"Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation bringing forth its fruit.
44 For whosoever shall fall on this stone, shall be bruised; and on whomsoever it shall fall, it will crush him to pieces.
He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it will fall, it will crush him."
45 The chief priests and the Pharisees hearing his parables, perceived that he spoke of them;
When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spoke about them.
46 but though they wished to lay hold on him, they were afraid of the populace, who reckoned him a prophet.
When they sought to seize him, they feared the crowds, because they considered him to be a prophet.
