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;
And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and came unto Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then Jesus sent 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 unto them, Go into the village that is over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose [them], and bring [them] unto 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 say aught unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
4 But, this, hath come to pass, that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken through the prophet, saying:
Now this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, 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.
Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, Meek, and riding upon an ass, And upon a colt the foal of an ass.
6 And the disciples, went, and did as Jesus directed them;
And the disciples went, and did even as Jesus appointed them,
7 and led the ass and the colt, and laid upon them their garments, and he took his seat upon them.
and brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their garments; and he sat thereon.
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;
And the most part of the multitude spread their garments in the way; and others cut branches from the trees, and spread them in the way.
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 that went before him, 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 And, when he entered into Jerusalem, all the city was startled, saying—Who is this?
And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, Who is this?
11 And, the multitudes, were saying—This, is the prophet Jesus, —He from Nazareth of Galilee.
And the multitudes said, This is the prophet, Jesus, 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 entered 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 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 saith unto them, It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer: but ye make it a den of robbers.
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;
But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children that were crying in the temple and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were moved with indignation,
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 unto him, Hearest thou what these are saying? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea: did ye never read, 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 he left them, and went forth out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there.
18 And, early, returning into the city, he hungered;
Now in the morning as he returned to the city, he hungered.
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 a fig tree by the way side, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only; and he saith unto it, Let there be no fruit from thee henceforward for ever. 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 when the disciples saw it, they marveled, 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 answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do what is done to the fig tree, but even if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea, it shall be done.
22 And, all things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye 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 when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee 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 answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one question, which if ye tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do 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?
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 unto us, Why then did ye not believe him?
26 But, if we say, Of men, we fear the multitude, for, all, as a prophet, are holding John.
But if we shall 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 they answered Jesus, and said, We know not. He also said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do 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.
But what think ye? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work today in the vineyard.
29 And, he, answering, said, I, sir! and went not;
And he answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented himself, and 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 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 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;
Whether of the twain did the will of his father? They say, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, that the publicans and the 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 unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye saw it, did not even repent yourselves afterward, that ye 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 another parable: There was a man that was a householder, which planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country.
34 And, when the season of fruits drew near, He sent forth his servants unto the husbandmen to receive his fruits.
And when the season 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 took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, 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 in like manner.
37 Afterwards, however, he sent forth unto them his son, saying, —They will pay deference unto my son!
But afterward he sent unto them his 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, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and take his inheritance.
39 And, taking him, they cast him forth outside the vineyard, —and slew him.
And they took him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him.
40 When therefore the master of the vineyard shall come, what will he do unto those husbandmen?
When therefore the lord of the vineyard shall come, what will he do unto 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 unto him, He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will let out the vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render 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 saith unto them, Did ye 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, And it 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 say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken away from you, and shall be given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
44 [And, he that falleth on this stone, will be sorely bruised; but, on whomsoever it may fall, it will utterly destroy him.]
And he that falleth on this stone shall be broken to pieces: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust.
45 And the Chief-priests and the Pharisees, hearing his parables, took note, that, concerning them, he was speaking.
And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.
46 And, seeking to secure him, they feared the multitudes; since, for a prophet, were they holding him.
And when they sought to lay hold on him, they feared the multitudes, because they took him for a prophet.
