Matthew 21
1 When they drew near to Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
And when they drew nigh 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 that is opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them, and bring them to me.
Saying to them, Go into the village over against you, and immediately ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her, loose [them], and bring [them] to me.
3 And if anyone says anything to you, you are to say, 'Because the Lord needs them,' and he will send them at once."
And if any [man] shall say aught to you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and immediately he will send them.
4 This took place that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying,
All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,
5 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."
Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh to thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
6 The disciples went, and did just as Jesus directed them,
And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,
7 and brought the donkey and the colt, and placed their clothes on them; and he sat on them.
And brought the ass and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set [him] thereon.
8 A very large crowd spread their clothes on the road. Others cut branches from the trees, and spread them on the road.
And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strewed [them] in the way.
9 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."
And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.
10 When he had come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred up, saying, "Who is this?"
And when he had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?
11 The crowds said, "This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee."
And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.
12 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.
And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that sold doves.
13 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."
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 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 healed them.
15 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,
And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were greatly displeased,
16 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?'"
And said to him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith to them, Yes: have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
17 He left them, and went out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there.
And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany, and he lodged there.
18 Now in the morning, as he returned to the city, he was hungry.
Now in the morning as he was returning into the city, he was hungry.
19 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)
And when he saw a fig-tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing on it, but leaves only, and said to it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforth for ever. And immediately the fig-tree withered. (aiōn g165)
20 When the disciples saw it, they were amazed, saying, "How did the fig tree immediately wither away?"
And when the disciples saw [it], they marveled, saying, How soon is the fig-tree withered!
21 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.
Jesus answered and said to them, Verily I say to you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this [which is done] to the fig-tree, but also, if ye shall say to this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.
22 All things, whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive."
And all things whatever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
23 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?"
And 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 doest thou these things; and who gave thee this authority?
24 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.
And Jesus answered and said to them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things.
25 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?'
The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or from men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, if we shall say, From heaven; he will say to us, Why then did ye not believe him?
26 But if we say, 'From people,' we fear the crowd, for all hold John as a prophet."
But if we shall say, From men; we fear the people: for all hold John as a prophet.
27 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.
And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
28 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.'
But what think ye? A [certain] 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 he changed his mind, and went.
He answered and said, I will not; but afterward he repented, and went.
30 And he came to the other, and said the same thing. And he answered and said, 'I go, sir,' but he did not go.
And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I [go], sir: and went not.
31 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.
Which of the two did the will of [his] father? They say to him, The first. Jesus saith to them, Verily I say to you, that 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 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.
For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen [it], repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.
33 "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.
Hear another parable; There was a certain householder, who planted a vineyard, and hedged it around, and digged a wine-press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a remote country:
34 When the season for the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants, to receive his fruit.
And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.
35 The farmers took his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.
36 Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they treated them the same way.
Again he sent other servants more than the first: and they did to them in like manner.
37 But afterward he sent to them his son, saying, 'They will respect my son.'
But last of all he sent to them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.
38 But the farmers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and have his inheritance.'
But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.
39 So they took him, and threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.
And they caught him, and cast [him] out of the vineyard, and slew [him].
40 When therefore the lord of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those farmers?"
When therefore the Lord of the vineyard cometh, what will he do to those husbandmen?
41 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."
They say to him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out [his] vineyard to other husbandmen, who will render him the fruits in their seasons.
42 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?'
Jesus saith to them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes?
43 "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.
Therefore I say to you, 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 on whomever it will fall, it will crush him."
And whoever shall fall on this stone, shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spoke about them.
And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spoke of them.
46 When they sought to seize him, they feared the crowds, because they considered him to be a prophet.
But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.
