Матей 21
1940 Bulgarian Bible
21 И като се приближиха до Ерусалим и дойдоха във Витфагия при Елеонския хълм, Исус изпрати двама ученици и рече им:
2 Идете в селото, което е насреща ви; и веднага ще намерите вързана ослица и осле с нея; отвържете <ги> и докарайте Ми <ги>.
3 И ако някой ви рече нещо, кажете: на Господа трябват; и веднага ще ги изпрати.
4 А това стана за да се сбъдне реченото от пророка, който казва: -
5 "Речете на Сионовата дъщеря: Ето, твоят Цар иде при тебе, Кротък и възседнал на осел И на осле, рожба на ослица".
6 И тъй учениците отидоха и сториха както им заръча Исус;
7 докараха ослицата и ослето, и намятаха на тях дрехите си; и Той възседна върху тях.
8 А по-голямата част от множеството напостлаха дрехите си по пътя; други пък сечаха клони от дърветата и постилаха ги по пътя.
9 А множествата, които вървяха пред Него, и които идеха изподире, викаха казвайки: Осана на Давидовия син! благословен, който иде в Господното име! Осана във висините!
10 И когато влезе в Ерусалим целият град се раздвижи; и казваха: Кой е Тоя?
11 А народът казваше: Той е пророкът Исус, Който е от Назарет галилейски.
12 И Исус влезе в Божия храм, и изпъди всички, които продаваха и купуваха в храма, и прекатури масите на среброменителите, и столовете на ония, които продаваха гълъбите, и каза им:
13 Писано е: "Домът ми ще се нарече молитвен дом" а вие го правите разбойнически вертеп.
14 И <някои> слепи и куци дойдоха при Него в храма; и Той ги изцели.
15 А главните свещеници и книжници, като видяха чудесните дела, които стори и децата, които викаха в храма, казвайки: Осана на Давидовия Син! възнегодуваха и рекоха Му:
16 Чуваш ли какво казват тия? А Исус им каза: Чувам. Не сте ли никога чели <тая дума>: - "Из устата на младенците и сучещите Приготвил си хвала?"
17 И когато ги остави, излезе вън от града до Витания, гдето и пренощува.
18 А на сутринта, когато се връщаше в града, огладня.
19 И като видя една смоковница край пътя, дойде при нея, но не намери нищо на нея, само едни листа; и рече й: Отсега нататък да няма плод от тебе до века. И смоковницата изсъхна на часа.
20 И учениците, които видяха това, почудиха се и рекоха: Как на часа изсъхна смоковницата?
21 А Исус в отговор им рече: Истина ви казвам: Ако имате вяра, и не се усъмните, не само ще извършите стореното на смоковницата, но даже, ако речете на тоя хълм: Дигни се и хвърли се в морето, ще стане.
22 И всичко, каквото и да поискате в молитва, като вярвате, ще получите.
23 И когато дойде в храма, главните свещеници и народните старейшини дойдоха при Него, като поучаваше, и казаха: С каква власт правиш тия неща? и кой Ти е дал тая власт?
24 А Исус в отговор им каза: Ще ви задам и Аз един въпрос, на който, ако ми отговорите, то и Аз ще ви кажа с каква власт правя тия неща.
25 Иоановото кръщение от къде беше? от небето или от човеците? И те разискваха помежду си, думайки: Ако речем: От небето, Той ще ни каже: Тогава защо не го повярвахте:
26 Но ако речем: От човеците, боим се от народа; защото всички имат Иоана за пророк.
27 И тъй, в отговор на Исуса, казаха: Не знаем. Рече им и Той: Нито Аз ви казвам с каква власт правя тия неща.
28 Но как ви се вижда? Един човек имаше два сина; дойде при първия и му рече: Синко, иди работи днес на лозето.
29 А той в отговор каза: Не искам; но после се разкая и отиде.
30 Дойде и при втория, комуто каза същото. И той в отговор каза: Аз ще ида, господине! но не отиде.
31 Кой от двамата изпълни бащината си воля? Казват: Първият. Исус им рече: Истина ви казвам, че бирниците и блудниците ви изпреварват в Божието царство.
32 Защото Иоан дойде при вас в пътя на правдата, и не го повярвахте; бирниците обаче и блудниците го повярваха; а вие, като видяхте това, даже не се разкаяхте отпосле да го вярвате.
33 Чуйте друга притча. Имаше един стопанин, който насади лозе, огради го с плет, изкопа в него лин, и съгради кула; и като го даде под наем на земеделци, отиде в чужбина.
34 И когато наближи времето на плодовете изпрати слугите си до земеделците да приберат плодовете му.
35 А земеделците хванаха слугите му, един биха, друг убиха, а трети с камъни замериха.
36 Пак изпрати други слуги, повече на брой от първите; и на тях сториха същото.
37 Най-после изпрати при тях сина си, като думаше: Ще почетат сина ми.
38 Но земеделците, като видяха сина, рекоха помежду си: Той е наследникът; елате да го убием и да присвоим наследството му.
39 И като го хванаха, изхвърлиха го вън от лозето и го убиха.
40 И тъй, когато си дойде стопанинът на лозето, какво ще стори на тия земеделци?
41 Казват Му: Злосторниците люто ще погуби, а лозето ще даде под наем на други земеделци, които ще му дават плодовете на времето им.
42 Исус им каза: Не сте ли никога прочели в писанията <тая дума>: - "Камъкът, който отхвърлиха зидарите, Той стана глава на ъгъла; От Господа е това. И чудно е в нашите очи"?
43 Затова ви казвам, че Божието царство ще се отнеме от вас, и ще се даде на народ, който принася плодовете му.
44 И който падне върху тоя камък ще се смаже; а върху когото падне, ще го пръсне.
45 И главните свещеници и фарисеите, като чуха притчите Му, разбраха, че за тях говори;
46 но, когато поискаха да Го хванат, побояха се от народа понеже Го считаше за пророк.
Matthew 21
New King James Version
The Triumphal Entry(A)
21 Now (B)when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to [a]Bethphage, at (C)the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to Me. 3 And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord has need of them,’ and immediately he will send them.”
4 [b]All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying:
5 “Tell(D) the daughter of Zion,
‘Behold, your King is coming to you,
Lowly, and sitting on a donkey,
A colt, the foal of a donkey.’ ”
6 (E)So the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt, (F)laid their clothes on them, [c]and set Him on them. 8 And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; (G)others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying:
“Hosanna to the Son of David!
(H)‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’
Hosanna in the highest!”
10 (I)And when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, “Who is this?”
11 So the multitudes said, “This is Jesus, (J)the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.”
Jesus Cleanses the Temple(K)
12 (L)Then Jesus went into the temple [d]of God and drove out all those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the (M)money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. 13 And He said to them, “It is written, (N)‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a (O)‘den of thieves.’ ”
14 Then the blind and the lame came to Him in the temple, and He healed them. 15 But when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that He did, and the children crying out in the temple and saying, “Hosanna to the (P)Son of David!” they were [e]indignant 16 and said to Him, “Do You hear what these are saying?”
And Jesus said to them, “Yes. Have you never read,
(Q)‘Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants
You have perfected praise’?”
17 Then He left them and (R)went out of the city to Bethany, and He lodged there.
The Fig Tree Withered(S)
18 (T)Now in the morning, as He returned to the city, He was hungry. 19 (U)And seeing a fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it but leaves, and said to it, “Let no fruit grow on you ever again.” Immediately the fig tree withered away.
The Lesson of the Withered Fig Tree(V)
20 (W)And when the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, “How did the fig tree wither away so soon?”
21 So Jesus answered and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, (X)if you have faith and (Y)do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, (Z)but also if you say to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ it will be done. 22 And (AA)whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”
Jesus’ Authority Questioned(AB)
23 (AC)Now when He came into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people confronted Him as He was teaching, and (AD)said, “By what authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority?”
24 But Jesus answered and said to them, “I also will ask you one thing, which if you tell Me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things: 25 The (AE)baptism of (AF)John—where was it from? From heaven or from men?”
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ 26 But if we say, ‘From men,’ we (AG)fear the multitude, (AH)for all count John as a prophet.” 27 So they answered Jesus and said, “We do not know.”
And He said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
The Parable of the Two Sons
28 “But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go, work today in my (AI)vineyard.’ 29 He answered and said, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he regretted it and went. 30 Then he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and said, ‘I go, sir,’ but he did not go. 31 Which of the two did the will of his father?”
They said to Him, “The first.”
Jesus said to them, (AJ)“Assuredly, I say to you that tax collectors and harlots enter the kingdom of God before you. 32 For (AK)John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him; (AL)but tax collectors and harlots believed him; and when you saw it, you did not afterward [f]relent and believe him.
The Parable of the Wicked Vinedressers(AM)
33 “Hear another parable: There was a certain landowner (AN)who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a winepress in it and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and (AO)went into a far country. 34 Now when vintage-time drew near, he sent his servants to the vinedressers, that they might receive its fruit. 35 (AP)And the vinedressers took his servants, beat one, killed one, and stoned another. 36 Again he sent other servants, more than the first, and they did likewise to them. 37 Then last of all he sent his (AQ)son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ 38 But when the vinedressers saw the son, they said among themselves, (AR)‘This is the heir. (AS)Come, let us kill him and seize his inheritance.’ 39 (AT)So they took him and cast him out of the vineyard and killed him.
40 “Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vinedressers?”
41 (AU)They said to Him, (AV)“He will destroy those wicked men miserably, (AW)and lease his vineyard to other vinedressers who will [g]render to him the fruits in their seasons.”
42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures:
(AX)‘The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone.
This was the Lord’s doing,
And it is marvelous in our eyes’?
43 “Therefore I say to you, (AY)the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a nation bearing the fruits of it. 44 And (AZ)whoever falls on this stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, (BA)it will grind him to powder.”
45 Now when the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they [h]perceived that He was speaking of them. 46 But when they sought to lay hands on Him, they (BB)feared the multitudes, because (BC)they took Him for a prophet.
Footnotes
- Matthew 21:1 M Bethsphage
- Matthew 21:4 NU omits All
- Matthew 21:7 NU and He sat
- Matthew 21:12 NU omits of God
- Matthew 21:15 angry
- Matthew 21:32 regret it
- Matthew 21:41 give
- Matthew 21:45 knew
Matthew 21
King James Version
21 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,
2 Saying unto them, Go into the village 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 any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
4 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,
5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
6 And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,
7 And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.
8 And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.
9 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 And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?
11 And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.
12 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 moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
13 And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.
14 And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.
15 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 sore displeased,
16 And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
17 And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.
18 Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.
19 And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.
20 And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!
21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto 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 unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.
22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
23 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 Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.
25 The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?
26 But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.
27 And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
28 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 and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
30 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.
31 Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, 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 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 certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:
34 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 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 did unto them likewise.
37 But last of all 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 let us seize on his inheritance.
39 And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.
40 When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen?
41 They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
42 Jesus saith unto 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 marvellous in our eyes?
43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
44 And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
45 And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.
46 But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.
Matthew 21
English Standard Version
The Triumphal Entry
21 (A)Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to (B)the Mount of Olives, then Jesus (C)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 (D)to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying,
5 (E)“Say to the daughter of Zion,
‘Behold, your king is coming to you,
(F)humble, and mounted on a donkey,
on a colt,[a] 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 (G)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, (H)“Hosanna to (I)the Son of David! (J)Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna (K)in the highest!” 10 And (L)when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?” 11 And the crowds said, “This is (M)the prophet Jesus, (N)from Nazareth of Galilee.”
Jesus Cleanses the Temple
12 (O)And Jesus entered the temple[b] and drove out all who sold and bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of (P)the money-changers and the seats of those who sold (Q)pigeons. 13 He said to them, “It is written, (R)‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but (S)you make it a den of robbers.”
14 (T)And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them. 15 (U)But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying out in the temple, (V)“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; (W)have you never read,
17 And (Z)leaving them, he (AA)went out of the city to (AB)Bethany and lodged there.
Jesus Curses the Fig Tree
18 (AC)In the morning, as he was returning to the city, (AD)he became hungry. 19 (AE)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, (AF)“Truly, I say to you, (AG)if you have faith and (AH)do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, (AI)‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen. 22 And (AJ)whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, (AK)if you have faith.”
The Authority of Jesus Challenged
23 (AL)And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him (AM)as he was teaching, and said, (AN)“By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?” 24 Jesus answered them, “I also will ask you one question, and if you tell me the answer, then I also will tell you by what authority I do these things. 25 The baptism of John, (AO)from where did it come? (AP)From heaven or from man?” And they discussed it among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, (AQ)‘Why then did you not believe him?’ 26 But if we say, ‘From man,’ (AR)we are afraid of the crowd, for they all hold that John was (AS)a prophet.” 27 So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And he said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
The Parable of the Two Sons
28 (AT)“What do you think? A man had two sons. And he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in (AU)the vineyard today.’ 29 And he answered, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he (AV)changed his mind and went. 30 And he went to the other son and said the same. And he answered, ‘I will, sir,’ but did not go. 31 Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, (AW)the tax collectors and (AX)the prostitutes go into (AY)the kingdom of God before you. 32 For John came to you (AZ)in the way of righteousness, and (BA)you did not believe him, but (BB)the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. And even when you saw it, you did not afterward (BC)change your minds and believe him.
The Parable of the Tenants
33 (BD)“Hear another parable. There was a master of a house who planted (BE)a vineyard (BF)and put a fence around it and dug a winepress in it and built a tower and (BG)leased it to tenants, and (BH)went into another country. 34 When the season for fruit drew near, he sent his servants[c] to the tenants (BI)to get his fruit. 35 (BJ)And the tenants took his servants and beat one, killed another, and (BK)stoned another. 36 (BL)Again he sent other servants, more than the first. And they did the same to them. 37 Finally he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ 38 But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, (BM)‘This is the heir. Come, (BN)let us kill him and have his inheritance.’ 39 And they took him and (BO)threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. 40 (BP)When therefore the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?” 41 They said to him, (BQ)“He will put those wretches to a miserable death and (BR)let out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their seasons.”
42 Jesus said to them, (BS)“Have you never read in the Scriptures:
(BT)“‘The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;[d]
this was the Lord's doing,
and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
43 Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God (BU)will be taken away from you and given to a people (BV)producing its fruits. 44 And (BW)the one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; and (BX)when it falls on anyone, it will crush him.”[e]
45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he was speaking about them. 46 And (BY)although they were seeking to arrest him, (BZ)they feared the crowds, because they held him to be (CA)a prophet.
Footnotes
- Matthew 21:5 Or donkey, and on a colt
- Matthew 21:12 Some manuscripts add of God
- Matthew 21:34 Or bondservants; also verses 35, 36
- Matthew 21:42 Greek the head of the corner
- Matthew 21:44 Some manuscripts omit verse 44
Matteusevangeliet 21
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Jesus rider in i Jerusalem
21 (A) När de närmade sig Jerusalem och kom till Betfage vid Olivberget, sände Jesus i väg två lärjungar 2 och sade till dem: "Gå in i byn där framför er. Där ska ni genast finna en åsna som står bunden med ett föl[a] bredvid sig. Ta loss dem och led dem till mig. 3 Och om någon säger något till er, ska ni svara: Herren behöver dem. Och han ska strax skicka i väg dem[b]." 4 Detta hände för att det som var sagt genom profeten skulle uppfyllas:
5 Säg till dottern Sion:
Se, din kung kommer till dig,
ödmjuk och ridande på en åsna,
på en arbetsåsnas föl.[c]
6 (B) Lärjungarna gav sig i väg och gjorde som Jesus hade befallt dem. 7 (C) De hämtade åsnan och fölet och lade sina mantlar på dem, och han satt upp. 8 (D) Den stora folkmassan bredde ut sina mantlar på vägen, andra skar kvistar från träden och strödde på vägen. 9 (E) Och folket, både de som gick före honom och de som följde efter, ropade: Hosianna[d], Davids son! Välsignad är han som kommer i Herrens namn. Hosianna i höjden!
10 När han drog in i Jerusalem kom hela staden i rörelse, och man frågade: "Vem är han?" 11 (F) Folket svarade: "Det är Profeten[e], Jesus från Nasaret i Galileen."
Jesus i templet
12 (G) Jesus kom in på tempelplatsen och drev ut alla som sålde och köpte där i templet[f]. Han välte växlarnas bord och duvförsäljarnas stolar 13 (H) och sade till dem: "Det står skrivet: Mitt hus ska kallas ett bönens hus. Men ni har gjort det till ett rövarnäste!"[g]
14 På tempelplatsen[h] kom blinda och lama fram till honom, och han botade dem. 15 När översteprästerna och de skriftlärda såg de under han gjorde och barnen som ropade i templet: "Hosianna, Davids son!", blev de upprörda 16 och sade till honom: "Hör du vad de säger?" Jesus svarade dem: "Ja, har ni aldrig läst: Av barns och spädbarns mun har du berett en lovsång?"[i] 17 Sedan lämnade han dem och gick ut ur staden till Betania, där han övernattade.
Jesus förbannar fikonträdet
18 (I) När Jesus tidigt på morgonen var på väg tillbaka till staden blev han hungrig. 19 Han såg ett fikonträd vid vägen och gick fram till det, men fann inget annat än blad på det. Då sade han: "Aldrig mer ska det komma frukt från dig." Och genast vissnade fikonträdet.
20 När lärjungarna såg det, blev de förundrade och frågade: "Hur kunde fikonträdet vissna så plötsligt?" 21 (J) Jesus svarade dem: "Jag säger er sanningen: Om ni har tro och inte tvivlar, så kan ni göra inte bara sådant som med fikonträdet. Ni ska till och med kunna säga till det här berget: Lyft dig och kasta dig i havet, och det ska ske. 22 (K) Allt vad ni ber om i er bön ska ni få, när ni tror."
Jesu fullmakt ifrågasätts
23 (L) Jesus gick upp till templet och undervisade. Då kom översteprästerna och folkets äldste fram till honom och frågade: "Vad har du för fullmakt att göra detta? Och vem har gett dig den fullmakten?" 24 Jesus svarade dem: "Jag vill också fråga er en sak. Svarar ni mig på den, så ska jag säga er vad jag har för fullmakt att göra det här. 25 Johannes dop, varifrån kom det? Från himlen eller från människor?"
De samrådde med varandra och sade: "Säger vi: Från himlen, så säger han: Varför trodde ni då inte på honom? 26 (M) Men säger vi: Från människor, så måste vi akta oss för folket. Alla anser ju att Johannes var en profet." 27 Därför svarade de: "Vi vet inte." Jesus sade till dem: "Då säger inte heller jag till er vad jag har för fullmakt att göra det här."
Liknelsen om de båda sönerna
28 "Vad tänker ni om detta? En man hade två söner. Han gick till den förste och sade: Min son, gå och arbeta i vingården i dag. 29 Jag vill inte, svarade han. Men längre fram ångrade han sig och gick. 30 (N) Sedan kom mannen till den andre och sade samma sak. Han svarade: Ja, herre. Men han gick inte. 31 (O) Vem av de två gjorde faderns vilja?" De svarade: "Den förste."
Jesus sade till dem: "Jag säger er sanningen: Tullindrivare och prostituerade ska gå före er in i Guds rike. 32 (P) Johannes kom till er på rättfärdighetens väg och ni trodde inte på honom, men tullindrivarna och de prostituerade trodde på honom. Och trots att ni såg det, ångrade ni er inte ens senare och trodde på honom.
Liknelsen om de onda vinodlarna
33 (Q) Lyssna på en annan liknelse: En husbonde planterade en vingård. Han satte stängsel runt den, högg ut en vinpress[j] och byggde ett vakttorn. Sedan arrenderade han ut den till vinodlare och reste bort.
34 När skördetiden närmade sig, sände han sina tjänare till vinodlarna för att få sin del av frukten. 35 Men vinodlarna tog fast hans tjänare. En slog de, en annan dödade de och en tredje stenade de. 36 Återigen sände han andra tjänare, fler än de förra. Men de gjorde på samma sätt med dem.
37 Till sist sände han sin son till dem och sade: Min son kommer de att ha respekt för. 38 (R) Men när vinodlarna fick se sonen sade de till varandra: Här är arvtagaren! Kom, vi dödar honom så får vi hans arv. 39 Och de tog fast honom, kastade ut honom ur vingården och dödade honom. 40 När nu vingårdens herre kommer, vad ska han då göra med dessa vinodlare?"
41 De svarade honom: "Han ska ge de onda en ond död och arrendera ut vingården till andra vinodlare som ger honom frukten i rätt tid." 42 (S) Jesus sade till dem: "Har ni aldrig läst i Skrifterna:[k]
Stenen som husbyggarna förkastade
har blivit en hörnsten.
Herren har gjort den till detta,
underbart är det i våra ögon.
43 Därför säger jag er: Guds rike ska tas ifrån er och ges åt ett folk som bär dess frukt. 44 Den som faller på den stenen blir krossad, och den som stenen faller på blir söndersmulad."[l]
45 Översteprästerna och fariseerna hörde hans liknelser, och de förstod att det var dem som han talade om. 46 De ville gripa honom men var rädda för folket, eftersom man ansåg att han var en profet.
Footnotes
- 21:2 åsna … med ett föl De övriga evangelisterna nämner endast fölet som Jesus red på. Troligen var modern en trygghet för det ovana fölet (Mark 11:2). Åsnan var fredens djur (jfr t ex Dom 5:10), till skillnad från hästen som förknippades med krig (5 Mos 20:1, Ps 33:17).
- 21:3 Och han ska strax skicka i väg dem Syftar antingen på ägaren, som släpper åsnorna, eller på Herrens löfte att sända tillbaka dem (jfr Mark 11:3).
- 21:5 Sak 9:9. "Dottern Sion" var en bild för Jerusalem och dess folk (jfr t ex Mika 4:8).
- 21:9 Hosianna Hebr. "Fräls!" (Ps 118:25), ett bönerop som med tiden blev ett liturgiskt hyllningsrop.
- 21:11 Profeten Se not till Joh 1:21.
- 21:12 alla som sålde och köpte där i templet Pilgrimer kunde växla till den lokala valutan och köpa offerdjur (5 Mos 14:26) i butiker utanför själva tempelplatsen. När affärsverksamheten flyttade in i templet, störde det rabbinernas undervisning (Luk 2:46) och hedningarnas böner (Jes 56:7).
- 21:13 Jes 56:7, Jer 7:11.
- 21:14 tempelplatsen De blinda och lama höll till här på "hedningarnas förgård" (jfr 2 Sam 5:8).
- 21:16 Ps 8:3, citerat efter grekiska Septuaginta. Där översätts hebreiskans "makt" med "lovsång" för att förklara hur Gud kunde bereda en "makt" av barnens mun.
- 21:33 vinpress Vinpressen bestod av två små bassänger uthuggna i klippan. I den övre trampade man druvorna (Amos 9:13) så att druvsaften rann ner i den nedre (Hagg 2:17).
- 21:42 Ps 118:22f. Annan översättning: "… underbar är den i våra ögon".
- 21:44 Vers 44 saknas i några handskrifter (återfinns i Luk 20:18).
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