Font Size
Matthew 20:29-21:22
English Standard Version
Matthew 20:29-21:22
English Standard Version
Jesus Heals Two Blind Men
29 (A)And as they went out of Jericho, a great crowd followed him. 30 And behold, there were two blind men sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord,[a] have mercy on us, (B)Son of David!” 31 The crowd (C)rebuked them, telling them to be silent, but they cried out all the more, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!” 32 And stopping, Jesus called them and said, “What do you want me to do for you?” 33 They said to him, “Lord, let our eyes be opened.” 34 And Jesus in pity touched their eyes, and immediately they recovered their sight and followed him.
The Triumphal Entry
21 (D)Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to (E)the Mount of Olives, then Jesus (F)sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once.” 4 This took place (G)to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying,
5 (H)“Say to the daughter of Zion,
‘Behold, your king is coming to you,
(I)humble, and mounted on a donkey,
on a colt,[b] the foal of a beast of burden.’”
6 The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt and put on them their cloaks, and he sat on them. 8 Most of the crowd (J)spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, (K)“Hosanna to (L)the Son of David! (M)Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna (N)in the highest!” 10 And (O)when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?” 11 And the crowds said, “This is (P)the prophet Jesus, (Q)from Nazareth of Galilee.”
Jesus Cleanses the Temple
12 (R)And Jesus entered the temple[c] and drove out all who sold and bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of (S)the money-changers and the seats of those who sold (T)pigeons. 13 He said to them, “It is written, (U)‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but (V)you make it a den of robbers.”
14 (W)And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them. 15 (X)But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying out in the temple, (Y)“Hosanna to the Son of David!” they were indignant, 16 and they said to him, “Do you hear what these are saying?” And Jesus said to them, “Yes; (Z)have you never read,
17 And (AC)leaving them, he (AD)went out of the city to (AE)Bethany and lodged there.
Jesus Curses the Fig Tree
18 (AF)In the morning, as he was returning to the city, (AG)he became hungry. 19 (AH)And seeing a fig tree by the wayside, he went to it and found nothing on it but only leaves. And he said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again!” And the fig tree withered at once.
20 When the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, “How did the fig tree wither at once?” 21 And Jesus answered them, (AI)“Truly, I say to you, (AJ)if you have faith and (AK)do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, (AL)‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen. 22 And (AM)whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, (AN)if you have faith.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 20:30 Some manuscripts omit Lord
- Matthew 21:5 Or donkey, and on a colt
- Matthew 21:12 Some manuscripts add of God
Matthew 20:29-21:22
New International Version
Matthew 20:29-21:22
New International Version
Two Blind Men Receive Sight(A)
29 As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him. 30 Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, “Lord, Son of David,(B) have mercy on us!”
31 The crowd rebuked them and told them to be quiet, but they shouted all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
32 Jesus stopped and called them. “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked.
33 “Lord,” they answered, “we want our sight.”
34 Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.
Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King(C)(D)
21 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives,(E) Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”
4 This took place to fulfill(F) what was spoken through the prophet:
5 “Say to Daughter Zion,
‘See, your king comes to you,
gentle and riding on a donkey,
and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”[a](G)
6 The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on. 8 A very large crowd spread their cloaks(H) on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted,
10 When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”
11 The crowds answered, “This is Jesus, the prophet(L) from Nazareth in Galilee.”
Jesus at the Temple(M)
12 Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying(N) and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers(O) and the benches of those selling doves.(P) 13 “It is written,” he said to them, “‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’[e](Q) but you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’[f]”(R)
14 The blind and the lame came to him at the temple, and he healed them.(S) 15 But when the chief priests and the teachers of the law saw the wonderful things he did and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David,”(T) they were indignant.(U)
16 “Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked him.
“Yes,” replied Jesus, “have you never read,
17 And he left them and went out of the city to Bethany,(W) where he spent the night.
Jesus Curses a Fig Tree(X)
18 Early in the morning, as Jesus was on his way back to the city, he was hungry. 19 Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!” Immediately the tree withered.(Y)
20 When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?” they asked.
21 Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt,(Z) not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done. 22 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for(AA) in prayer.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 21:5 Zech. 9:9
- Matthew 21:9 A Hebrew expression meaning “Save!” which became an exclamation of praise; also in verse 15
- Matthew 21:9 Psalm 118:25,26
- Matthew 21:9 A Hebrew expression meaning “Save!” which became an exclamation of praise; also in verse 15
- Matthew 21:13 Isaiah 56:7
- Matthew 21:13 Jer. 7:11
- Matthew 21:16 Psalm 8:2 (see Septuagint)
English Standard Version (ESV) 
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
New International Version (NIV) 
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.