Matthew 21
1 When they were nigh Jerusalem, being come to Bethphage, near the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples,
And when they drew nigh to Jerusalem and were come to Bethphage at the mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his 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 unto them, Go into the village over-against you, and ye will find directly an ass tied and a colt with her: loose 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 any one say any thing to you, tell him the Lord hath need of them, and he will immediately send them.
4 Now all this was done, that the words of the Prophet might be fulfilled,
Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet saying, Tell ye the daughter of Sion,
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."
behold, thy king cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, even a colt the fole of an ass.
6 Accordingly the disciples went, and having done as Jesus had commanded them,
And the disciples went, and did as Jesus ordered them,
7 brought the ass and the colt, and covering them with their mantles, made him ride.
and brought the ass and the colt, and threw their clothes over them, and set Him upon them.
8 Now the greater part spread their mantles in the way; others lopped branches off the trees, and strowed them in the way,
And great numbers spread their garments in the way, and others cut off boughs from the trees, and strewed them in the way:
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!
and the multitudes, that went before and that followed, cried saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: blessed be He that cometh 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?
And when He came into Jerusalem, all the city was in a commotion, saying, Who is this?
11 The crowd answered, It is Jesus, the prophet of Nazareth, in Galilee.
And the people answered, This is Jesus the prophet, from Nazareth in 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,
And Jesus went into the temple of God, and drove out all that were selling and buying in the court of the temple, and threw down the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that sold 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."
and said to them, It is written, "My house shall be called the house of prayer," but ye have made it a den of thieves.
14 Then the blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them.
And there came to Him in the temple both blind and lame, 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 scribes saw the wonders that He wrought, and the children crying out in the temple, Hosanna to the Son of David, they were vexed to the heart, and said to Him, Dost thou hear what these say?
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 Jesus saith unto them, Yes, have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast procured praise?
17 And leaving them, he went out of the city of Bethany, where he remained that night.
And 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 was returning 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)
and seeing a fig-tree by the way, He went up to it, and finding nothing upon it but leaves, He saith to it, Let no fruit ever hereafter grow out of thee: and the fig-tree withered immediately. (aiōn g165)
20 When the disciples saw it, they said with astonishment, how soon is the fig tree withered?
And the disciples seeing it were amazed and said, How suddenly is the fig-tree withered!
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.
but Jesus answering said unto them, Verily I tell you, if ye have faith and doubt not, ye shall not only be able to do this to a fig-tree, but also if ye shall say to this mountain, "Be thou removed and cast into the sea," it shall be done.
22 Whatsoever you shall ask in prayer, with faith, you shall receive.
And all things whatsoever ye ask in prayer, believing, ye shall 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?
And when He was 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 dost thou these things, and who gave thee 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.
but Jesus answered them, I also will ask you one question, which if ye tell me, I will likewise 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, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves saying, If we say, from heaven, He will reply, Why then did ye 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, of men, we fear the people, for they all esteem 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.
And therefore in answer to Jesus, they said, We do not know: and He said unto them, Neither do 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 think ye of this? There was a man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, Son, go, work to day in my vineyard:
29 He answered, I will not, but afterward repented and went.
and he answered I will not; but afterwards repenting, he went.
30 Then addressing the younger, he bade him likewise. He answered, Immediately, Sir, but went not.
And coming to the second, he spake in like manner: and he answered, Yes, Sir; and went not.
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.
Now which of the two did the will of his father? They say unto Him, The first. Jesus replied, Verily I say unto you, that publicans and prostitutes enter 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 unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye did not believe him; but publicans and harlots believed him; and though ye saw that, ye did not repent afterwards, to 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 certain man, a master of a family, that planted a vineyard, and made a fence about it, and put a wine-press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and travelled abroad.
34 When the vintage approached, he sent his servants to the husbandmen to receive the fruits.
And when the fruit-season drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, to receive the fruits of it:
35 But they seized his servants, beat one, drove away with stones another, and killed another.
and the husbandmen took his servants and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.
36 Again he sent other servants more respectable; but they received the same treatment;
And he sent again other servants more than the first: and they did the like to them.
37 finally he sent his son to them: for he said, They will reverence my son.
At last he sent unto them his Son, saying, They will reverence 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 when the husbandmen saw the Son, they said among themselves, This is the heir, come, let us kill him, and seize on his inheritance:
39 Then they seized him, thrust him out of the vineyard, and killed him.
so they took him and cast him out of the vineyard and slew him.
40 When, therefore, the proprietor of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those husbandmen?
When therefore the lord of the vineyard cometh, what will he do to those husbandmen?
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 answer, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out the vineyard to other husbandmen, who will render him the fruits in their seasons.
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."
Then saith Jesus to them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, "The stone which the builders refused, is made the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous 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, that the kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation, that will bring forth the fruits thereof.
44 For whosoever shall fall on this stone, shall be bruised; and on whomsoever it shall fall, it will crush him to pieces.
And he that stumbleth at this stone shall be bruised, but on whomsoever it falls, it will crush him to pieces.
45 The chief priests and the Pharisees hearing his parables, perceived that he spoke of them;
And when the chief priests and pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that He spake of them:
46 but though they wished to lay hold on him, they were afraid of the populace, who reckoned him a prophet.
and would have seized Him, but that they were afraid of the people; because they took Him for a prophet.
