Matthew 21
1 And, when they drew near unto Jerusalem, and came unto Bethphage, unto the Mount of Olives, then, Jesus sent forth two disciples;
When they drew near to Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent away two disciples,
2 saying unto them—Be going into the village that is over against you, and, straightway, ye shall find an ass, bound, and a colt with her, —loose them, and lead them unto me.
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.
3 And, if anyone, unto you, say aught, ye shall say—Their Lord, hath, need, —and, straightway, he will send them.
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.
4 But, this, hath come to pass, that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken through the prophet, saying:
And all this took place, that the word spoken by the prophet might be fulfilled, saying,
5 Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Lo! thy King, is coming unto thee, meek and mounted upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of a toiling ass.
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.
6 And the disciples, went, and did as Jesus directed them;
And the disciples, having gone and done as Jesus commanded them,
7 and led the ass and the colt, and laid upon them their garments, and he took his seat upon them.
led the donkey, and the colt, and put their garments on them; and He sat on them.
8 And, the chief multitude, spread their own mantles in the way, and, others, were cutting off young branches from the trees, and spreading them in the way;
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.
9 and the multitudes, they who were going before him and they who were following after, were crying aloud, saying—Hosanna! to the Son of David, Blessed is he that is coming in the name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest.
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!
10 And, when he entered into Jerusalem, all the city was startled, saying—Who is this?
And He having come into Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred, saying; Who is He?
11 And, the multitudes, were saying—This, is the prophet Jesus, —He from Nazareth of Galilee.
And the multitudes continued to say, He is the prophet Jesus, the one from Nazareth of Galilee.
12 And Jesus entered into the temple, and cast out all who were selling and buying in the temple, —and, the tables of the money-changers, he overthrew, and the seats of them who were selling doves;
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;
13 and saith unto them—It is written, My house, a house of prayer, shall be called; but, ye, are making it, A den of robbers!
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.
14 And there came unto him blind and lame, in the temple, and he cured them.
And 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 marvels that he wrought, and the boys who were crying aloud in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David! were greatly displeased;
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,
16 and said unto him—Hearest thou what these are saying? And, Jesus, saith unto them—Yea: Have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings, hast thou prepared praise?
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?
17 And, leaving them behind, he went forth outside the city into Bethany, and spent the night there.
And having left them, He went out of the city into Bethany, and there spent the night.
18 And, early, returning into the city, he hungered;
And in the morning going into the city, He was hungry.
19 and, seeing one fig-tree by the way, he came up to it, and nothing, found he thereon, save leaves only, —and he saith unto it—No more, from thee, let fruit spring forth, unto times age-abiding, —and the fig-tree, instantly withered away. (aiōn g165)
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)
20 And the disciples, seeing it, marvelled, saying—How instantly, did the fig-tree wither away.
And the disciples seeing, were astonished, saying, How did the fig-tree immediately wither away?
21 And Jesus, answering, said unto them—Verily, I say unto you, If ye have faith, and do not doubt, not only, this of the fig-tree, shall ye do, —but, even if, unto this mountain, ye shall say, Be lifted up, and be cast into the sea, it shall be done.
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.
22 And, all things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
All things whatsoever you may ask in prayer, believing, you shall receive.
23 And, when he, entered, the temple, the Chief-priests and the Elders of the people, came unto him as he was teaching, saying, By what authority, these things, art thou doing? and, who, to thee, gave, this authority?
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?
24 And, making answer, Jesus said unto them—I also, will ask, you, one thing, —which if ye tell me, I also, will tell, you, by what authority, these things, I am doing: —
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:
25 The immersion by John, whence was it? Of heaven, or of men? But, they, began to deliberate among themselves, saying—If we say, Of heaven; He will say unto us, Wherefore then did ye not believe him?
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?
26 But, if we say, Of men, we fear the multitude, for, all, as a prophet, are holding John.
But if we may say, From men: we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.
27 And, making answer to Jesus, they said—We know not. He also, said unto them—Neither do, I, tell, you, by what authority, these things, I am doing.
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.
28 But how, to you, doth it seem? A man, had two sons: coming unto the first, he said, Son! go thy way, to-day, be working in the vineyard.
What seems to you? A man had two sons; and going to the first, he said, Child, go to-day, work in my vineyard.
29 And, he, answering, said, I, sir! and went not;
And he responding said, I am not willing: but afterward, having regretted, he went.
30 And, coming unto the second, he spake, in like manner, —and, he, answering, said, I will not: afterwards, smitten with regret, he went.
And coming to the second, he spoke likewise. And he responding said, I, lord: and went not.
31 Which of the two, did the will of the father? They say, The latter. Jesus saith unto them—Verily, I say unto you, the tax-collectors and the harlots, are going before you, into the kingdom of God;
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.
32 For John came unto you, in a way of righteousness, and ye believed him not, —but, the tax-collectors and the harlots, believed him; and, ye, seeing it, were not even smitten with regret, afterwards, so as to believe him.
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.
33 Another parable, hear ye: —A man there was, a householder, who planted a vineyard, and, a wall around it, placed, and digged in it a wine-vat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, —and left home.
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.
34 And, when the season of fruits drew near, He sent forth his servants unto the husbandmen to receive his fruits.
And when the time of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, to receive his fruits;
35 And the husbandmen, taking his servants, one, indeed, they beat, and, another, slew, —and, another, stoned.
and the husbandmen taking his servants, beat one, and slew one, and stoned another.
36 Again, sent he forth other servants, more than the first, and they did unto them, likewise.
Again he sent other servants, more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.
37 Afterwards, however, he sent forth unto them his son, saying, —They will pay deference unto my son!
And afterward he sent to them his own son, saying, They will reverence my son.
38 But, the husbandmen, seeing the son, said among themselves, —This, is, the heir: Come on! Let us slay him, and have his inheritance.
But the husbandmen, seeing the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and take possession of his inheritance.
39 And, taking him, they cast him forth outside the vineyard, —and slew him.
And taking him, they cast him out of the vine-yard, and slew him.
40 When therefore the master of the vineyard shall come, what will he do unto those husbandmen?
Then when the lord of the vine-yard may come, what will he do to those husbandmen?
41 They say unto him—Miserable men! Miserably, will he destroy them; and will let out, the vineyard, to other husbandmen, who will render unto him the fruits in their seasons.
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.
42 Jesus saith unto them—Have ye, never, read in the Scriptures, A stone which the builders rejected, the same, hath become, head of the corner: From the Lord, hath this come to pass, and is marvellous in our eyes.
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?
43 Wherefore I say unto you, The kingdom of God, will be taken away from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof:
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.
44 [And, he that falleth on this stone, will be sorely bruised; but, on whomsoever it may fall, it will utterly destroy him.]
45 And the Chief-priests and the Pharisees, hearing his parables, took note, that, concerning them, he was speaking.
And the chief priests and Pharisees hearing His parables, knew that He speaks concerning them.
46 And, seeking to secure him, they feared the multitudes; since, for a prophet, were they holding him.
And seeking to arrest Him, they feared the multitudes, since they held Him as a prophet.
