马太福音 21
Chinese Standard Bible (Simplified)
光荣进圣城
21 当耶稣和门徒们临近耶路撒冷,来到橄榄山附近的伯法其的时候,耶稣派了两个门徒, 2 对他们说:“你们到对面的村子里去,会立刻发现一头驴拴在那里,还有一头驴驹与它在一起。把它们解开,牵来给我。 3 如果有人对你们说什么,你们就说‘主需要它们,会很快把它们送来的。’”
4 这件事发生,是为要应验那藉着先知所说的话:
5 “要对锡安的女儿说
‘看哪,你的王来到你这里,
是谦和的,骑着驴——
一头小驴,
就是驴的驹子。’”[a]
6 两个门徒就去,照着耶稣所吩咐的做了。 7 他们牵来了驴和驴驹,把外衣搭在它们背上,耶稣就坐在上面。 8 有一大群人把自己的外衣铺在路上,也有人从树上砍下枝子铺在路上。 9 前行后随的人群呼喊说:
“和散那归于大卫的后裔!
奉主名而来的那一位——
是蒙祝福的!
在至高之处——和散那!”[b]
10 耶稣进了耶路撒冷,全城都轰动了,人们问:“这个人是谁?” 11 众人说:“这就是从加利利的拿撒勒来的先知耶稣。”
洁净圣殿
12 耶稣进了[c]圣殿,把所有在圣殿里做买卖的人都赶了出去。他推翻了兑换银币之人的桌子和卖鸽子之人的凳子, 13 对他们说:“经上记着:‘我的殿将被称为祷告的殿’[d],而你们却使它成为贼窝[e]了!”
小孩子赞美耶稣
14 耶稣在圣殿里,一些瞎眼的和瘸腿的来到他面前,耶稣就使他们痊愈了。 15 祭司长们和经文士们看见耶稣所行的神迹,又见孩子们在圣殿里呼喊说:“和散那归于大卫的后裔”,就很生气。 16 他们问耶稣:“你听见这些小孩在说什么吗?”
耶稣回答他们,说:“是的,听见了[f]。难道你们从来没有读过‘从孩子和吃奶婴儿的口中,你预备了赞美’[g]这话吗?”
17 然后,耶稣离开他们,出城到伯大尼去,在那里过夜。
不结果子的无花果树
18 清晨,回城的时候,耶稣饿了。 19 他看见路边有一棵无花果树,就上前去,可是树上除了叶子,什么也找不到。于是他对那棵树说:“你永远不会再结果子了!”那棵无花果树立刻就枯萎了。
20 门徒们看见了,感到惊奇,说:“这棵无花果树怎么立刻枯萎了呢?”
21 耶稣回答他们,说:“我确实地告诉你们:你们如果存着信而不疑惑,不仅能做我对这无花果树所做的,即使对这座山说‘愿你被挪开,被丢进海里去!’事情也将成就。 22 你们在祷告中无论求什么,只要信,就必得着。”
质疑耶稣的权柄
23 耶稣进了圣殿,正教导人的时候,祭司长们和民间的长老们前来问他:“你凭什么权柄做这些事?是谁给你这权柄的?”
24 耶稣回答他们,说:“我也要问你们一个问题,如果你们回答我,我就告诉你们我凭什么权柄做这些事。 25 约翰的洗礼是从哪里来的?是来自天上,还是来自人间呢?”
他们就彼此讨论,说:“如果我们说‘是来自天上’,他就会问我们‘那么你们为什么不相信他呢?’ 26 但如果说‘是来自人间’——我们又怕民众,因为大家都认为约翰是先知。” 27 于是他们回答耶稣,说:“我们不知道。”
耶稣就对他们说:“我也不告诉你们我凭什么权柄做这些事。”
两个儿子的比喻
28 “这件事你们怎么看?一个人有两个儿子,他前来对大儿子说:‘孩子,你今天到葡萄园去做工吧。’
29 “大儿子回答说:‘我不愿意去。’可是后来他悔改,就去了。 30 父亲前来对小儿子也说同样的话。
“小儿子回答说:‘主啊,我去。’可是他没有去。
31 “这两个儿子中,哪一个遵行父亲的意愿呢?”
他们回答说:“大儿子。”
耶稣说:“我确实地告诉你们:税吏和妓女要在你们的前面进神的国, 32 因为约翰来到你们这里指明义的道路,你们不相信他,而那些税吏和妓女们却相信了他。你们虽然看见了,后来还是没有悔改去相信他。
葡萄园主的比喻
33 “你们当听另一个比喻:有一个人,是一家的主人,他栽种了一个葡萄园,四面围上篱笆,里面挖了一个榨酒池,盖了一座守望楼,然后把葡萄园租给一些农夫,就出外旅行。 34 当收果子的季节近了,主人就派了奴仆们到那些农夫那里去收取他的果子。 35 但那些农夫抓住他的奴仆,打了一个,杀了一个,还用石头砸死一个。 36 主人又派别的奴仆去,比先前的更多,那些农夫也照样对待他们。 37 后来他差派自己的儿子到他们那里,说:‘他们一定会尊重我的儿子。’
38 “可是那些农夫看见他的儿子,就彼此说:‘这是继承人。来,我们把他杀了,占有他的继业!’ 39 于是他们抓住他,把他扔出葡萄园外,杀了。 40 那么,葡萄园的主人回来的时候,会怎么对待那些农夫呢?”
41 他们回答说:“他会狠狠地除灭那些恶人,把葡萄园另租给按时交果子的农夫们。”
42 耶稣对他们说:“难道你们从来没有读过这段经文吗?
‘工匠所弃绝的石头,
它已经成了房角的头块石头;
这是主所成就的,
在我们眼中实在奇妙!’[h]
43 为此,我告诉你们:神的国要从你们中间被夺走,赐给那结神国果子的人。 44 那跌落在这石头上的人,就将被破碎;这石头落在谁的身上,就会把谁砸得稀烂。”[i]
45 祭司长们和法利赛人听了耶稣的这些比喻,知道他是针对他们而说的, 46 就想拘捕他,可是怕民众,因为他们都认为耶稣是先知。
Footnotes
- 马太福音 21:5 《以赛亚书》62:11;《撒迦利亚书》9:9。
- 马太福音 21:9 《诗篇》118:25-26。
- 马太福音 21:12 有古抄本附“神的”。
- 马太福音 21:13 《以赛亚书》56:7。
- 马太福音 21:13 《耶利米书》7:11。
- 马太福音 21:16 听见了——辅助词语。
- 马太福音 21:16 《诗篇》8:2。
- 马太福音 21:42 《诗篇》118:22-23。
- 马太福音 21:44 有古抄本没有此节。
马太福音 21
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
騎驢進耶路撒冷(A)
21 耶穌和門徒走近耶路撒冷,來到橄欖山的伯法其那裡。耶穌派了兩個門徒, 2 對他們說:“你們往對面的村子裡去,立刻就會看見一頭驢拴在那裡,還有小驢跟牠在一起。把牠們解開,牽來給我。 3 如果有人問你們,就要說:‘主需要牠們。’他會立刻讓你們牽走。” 4 這件事應驗了先知所說的:
5 “要對錫安的居民(“居民”原文作“女子”)說:
‘看哪,你的王來到你這裡了;
他是溫柔的,他騎著驢,騎的是小驢。’”
6 門徒照著耶穌的吩咐去作。 7 牽了驢和小驢來,把衣服搭在牠們上面,耶穌就騎上。 8 有一大群人把自己的衣服鋪在路上,也有人從樹上把樹枝砍下來,鋪在路上。 9 前呼後擁的群眾喊叫著:
“‘和散那’歸於大衛的子孫,
奉主名來的是應當稱頌的,高天之上當唱‘和散那’。”
10 耶穌進了耶路撒冷,全城都震動起來,他們問:“這人是誰?” 11 大家都說:“這就是那先知耶穌,是從加利利的拿撒勒來的。”
潔淨聖殿(B)
12 耶穌進了聖殿,把殿裡所有作買賣的人趕走,並推倒找換銀錢的人的桌子,和賣鴿子的人的凳子; 13 又對他們說:“經上記著:
‘我的殿要稱為禱告的殿。’
你們竟把它弄成賊窩了。”
14 殿裡的瞎子和瘸腿的都走過來,耶穌就醫好他們。 15 祭司長和經學家看見耶穌所行的奇事,又看見小孩子在殿中喊叫“‘和散那’歸於大衛的子孫”,就很忿怒, 16 對耶穌說:“你聽見他們說甚麼嗎?”耶穌說:“我聽見了。
‘你從小孩和嬰兒的口中,
得著了讚美。’
這話你們沒有念過嗎?” 17 於是離開他們,出了城,來到伯大尼,在那裡過了一夜。
咒詛無花果樹(C)
18 耶穌清早回城的時候,覺得餓了。 19 他看見路旁有一棵無花果樹,就走過去;但他在樹上甚麼也找不到,只有葉子,就對樹說:“你永遠不再結果子了。”那棵樹就立刻枯萎。 20 門徒看見了,十分驚奇,說:“這棵無花果樹是怎樣立刻枯萎的呢?” 21 耶穌回答他們:“我實在告訴你們,如果你們有信心,不懷疑,不但能作我對無花果樹所作的,就是對這座山說‘移開,投到海裡去’,也必成就。 22 你們禱告,無論求甚麼,只要相信,都必得著。”
質問耶穌憑甚麼權柄作事(D)
23 耶穌進了聖殿,正在教導人的時候,祭司長和民間的長老前來問他:“你憑甚麼權柄作這些事?誰給你這權柄?” 24 耶穌回答他們:“我也要問你們一句話,如果你們告訴我,我就告訴你們我憑甚麼權柄作這些事。 25 約翰的洗禮是從哪裡來的呢?是從天上來的,還是從人來的呢?”他們就彼此議論:“如果我們說‘是從天上來的’,他會問我們‘那你們為甚麼不信他呢?’ 26 如果我們說‘是從人來的’,我們又怕群眾,因為他們都認為約翰是先知。” 27 於是回答耶穌:“我們不知道。”耶穌也對他們說:“我也不告訴你們,我憑甚麼權柄作這些事。
兩個兒子的比喻
28 “你們認為怎樣?有一個人,他有兩個兒子。他去對大兒子說:‘孩子,你今天到葡萄園去工作吧。’ 29 他說:‘我不想去。’但後來他改變主意,就去了。 30 父親又照樣去吩咐小兒子。小兒子說:‘父親,我會去的。’後來卻沒有去。 31 這兩個兒子,哪一個聽父親的話呢?”他們說:“大兒子。”耶穌對他們說:“我實在告訴你們:稅吏和娼妓比你們先進 神的國。 32 約翰來到你們那裡,指示你們行義路(或譯:“約翰在義路中,來到你們這裡”),你們不信他;稅吏和娼妓卻信了他。你們看見了之後,還是沒有改變心意去信他。
佃戶的比喻(E)
33 “你們再聽一個比喻:有一個家主,栽種了一個葡萄園,四面圍上籬笆,在園子裡挖了一個壓酒池,蓋了一座瞭望臺,然後把園子租給佃戶,就遠行去了。 34 到了收成的時候,園主派了僕人到佃戶那裡,收取應該納給他的果子。 35 佃戶卻抓住他的僕人,打傷一個,殺了一個,又用石頭打死一個。 36 於是園主再派其他的僕人去,人數比前一次更多,但佃戶也是同樣對付他們。 37 最後,他派了自己的兒子去,說:‘他們必尊敬我的兒子。’ 38 佃戶看見他的兒子,就彼此說:‘這是繼承產業的;來,我們殺了他,佔有他的產業吧!’ 39 於是他們抓住他,把他推出葡萄園外殺了。 40 那麼,葡萄園的主人來到的時候,會怎樣對待那些佃戶呢?” 41 他們回答:“他會毫不留情地除掉那些惡人,把葡萄園租給按時繳納果子的佃戶。” 42 耶穌對他們說:“經上記著:
‘建築工人所棄的石頭,
成了房角的主要石頭;
這是主所作的,
在我們眼中看為希奇。’
這話你們沒有念過嗎? 43 因此我告訴你們, 神的國要從你們那裡取去,賜給那結果子的外族人。 44 誰跌在這石頭上,就必摔碎;這石頭掉在誰的身上,就必把他壓得粉碎。”
45 祭司長和法利賽人聽了耶穌這些比喻,知道是指著他們說的。 46 他們想要逮捕他,但又怕群眾,因為他們都認為耶穌是先知。
Matthew 21
Christian Standard Bible
The Triumphal Entry
21 When they approached Jerusalem(A) and came to Bethphage at the Mount of Olives,(B) Jesus then sent two disciples, 2 telling them, “Go into the village ahead of you. At once you will find a donkey tied there with her colt. 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 at once.”
4 This took place so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled:
5 Tell Daughter Zion,
“See, your King is coming to you,
gentle, and mounted on a donkey,
and on a colt,
the foal of a donkey.”[a](C)
6 The disciples went and did just as Jesus directed them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt; then they laid their clothes on them, and he sat on them. 8 A very large crowd spread their clothes on the road; others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them on the road. 9 Then the crowds who went ahead of him and those who followed shouted:
Hosannato the Son of David!
Blessed is he who comes in the name
of the Lord![b]
Hosannain the highest heaven!(D)
10 When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in an uproar, saying, “Who is this?” 11 The crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus(E) from Nazareth in Galilee.”
Cleansing the Temple
12 Jesus went into the temple[c](F) and threw out all those buying and selling. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves.(G) 13 He said to them, “It is written, my house will be called a house of prayer,[d] but you are making it a den of thieves!”(H)[e]
Children Praise Jesus
14 The blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them. 15 When the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonders that he did and the children shouting in the temple, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” they were indignant 16 and said to him, “Do you hear what these children are saying?”
Jesus replied, “Yes, have you never read:
17 Then he left them, went out of the city to Bethany,(J) and spent the night there.
The Barren Fig Tree
18 Early in the morning,(K) as he was returning to the city, he was hungry. 19 Seeing a lone fig tree by the road, he went up to it and found nothing on it except leaves. And he said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again!” At once the fig tree withered.
20 When the disciples saw it, they were amazed and said, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”
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 tell this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will be done.(L) 22 And if you believe, you will receive(M) whatever you ask for in prayer.”
The Authority of Jesus Challenged
23 When he entered the temple,(N) the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching and said, “By what authority are you doing these things? Who gave you this authority?” (O)
24 Jesus answered them, “I will also ask you one question, and if you answer it for me, then I will tell you by what authority I do these things. 25 Did John’s baptism come from heaven, or was it of human origin?”
They discussed it among themselves, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’ (P) 26 But if we say, ‘Of human origin,’ we’re afraid of the crowd,(Q) because everyone considers John to be a prophet.”(R) 27 So they answered Jesus, “We don’t 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 “What do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘My son, go work in the vineyard today.’(S)
29 “He answered, ‘I don’t want to,’ but later he changed his mind and went. 30 Then the man went to the other and said the same thing. ‘I will, sir,’ he answered, but he didn’t go. 31 Which of the two did his father’s will?”
They said, “The first.”
Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you. 32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness,(T) and you didn’t believe him. Tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him; but you, when you saw it, didn’t even change your minds then and believe him.
The Parable of the Vineyard Owner
33 “Listen(U) to another parable:(V) There was a landowner, who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower.(W) He leased it to tenant farmers and went away.(X) 34 When the time came to harvest fruit, he sent his servants to the farmers to collect his fruit. 35 The farmers took his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.(Y) 36 Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group, and they did the same to them. 37 Finally, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
38 “But when the tenant farmers saw the son, they said to each other, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and take his inheritance.’(Z) 39 So they seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. 40 Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those farmers?”
41 “He will completely destroy those terrible men,” they told him, “and lease his vineyard to other farmers who will give him his fruit at the harvest.”(AA)
42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures:
The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone.[h]
This is what the Lord has done
and it is wonderful in our eyes?[i](AB)
43 Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people producing its fruit. 44 Whoever falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; (AC) but on whomever it falls, it will shatter him.”[j]
45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables,(AD) they knew he was speaking about them. 46 Although they were looking for a way to arrest him, they feared the crowds, because the people regarded him as a prophet.(AE)
Matthew 21
New International Version
Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King(A)(B)
21 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives,(C) 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(D) 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](E)
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(F) 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(J) from Nazareth in Galilee.”
Jesus at the Temple(K)
12 Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying(L) and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers(M) and the benches of those selling doves.(N) 13 “It is written,” he said to them, “‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’[e](O) but you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’[f]”(P)
14 The blind and the lame came to him at the temple, and he healed them.(Q) 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,”(R) they were indignant.(S)
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,(U) where he spent the night.
Jesus Curses a Fig Tree(V)
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.(W)
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,(X) 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(Y) in prayer.”
The Authority of Jesus Questioned(Z)
23 Jesus entered the temple courts, and, while he was teaching, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him. “By what authority(AA) are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you this authority?”
24 Jesus replied, “I will also ask you one question. If you answer me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. 25 John’s baptism—where did it come from? Was it from heaven, or of human origin?”
They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’ 26 But if we say, ‘Of human origin’—we are afraid of the people, for they all hold that John was a prophet.”(AB)
27 So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.”
Then he said, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
The Parable of the Two Sons
28 “What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’(AC)
29 “‘I will not,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.
30 “Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, ‘I will, sir,’ but he did not go.
31 “Which of the two did what his father wanted?”
“The first,” they answered.
Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors(AD) and the prostitutes(AE) are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. 32 For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness,(AF) and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors(AG) and the prostitutes(AH) did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent(AI) and believe him.
The Parable of the Tenants(AJ)
33 “Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted(AK) a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower.(AL) Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place.(AM) 34 When the harvest time approached, he sent his servants(AN) to the tenants to collect his fruit.
35 “The tenants seized his servants; they beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.(AO) 36 Then he sent other servants(AP) to them, more than the first time, and the tenants treated them the same way. 37 Last of all, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
38 “But when the tenants saw the son, they said to each other, ‘This is the heir.(AQ) Come, let’s kill him(AR) and take his inheritance.’(AS) 39 So they took him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
40 “Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?”
41 “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,”(AT) they replied, “and he will rent the vineyard to other tenants,(AU) who will give him his share of the crop at harvest time.”
42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures:
“‘The stone the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;
the Lord has done this,
and it is marvelous in our eyes’[h]?(AV)
43 “Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you(AW) and given to a people who will produce its fruit. 44 Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.”[i](AX)
45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus’ parables, they knew he was talking about them. 46 They looked for a way to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd because the people held that he was a prophet.(AY)
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)
- Matthew 21:42 Psalm 118:22,23
- Matthew 21:44 Some manuscripts do not have verse 44.
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.
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