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马太福音 21
Chinese Standard Bible (Simplified)
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。
馬 太 福 音 21
Chinese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
馬 太 福 音 21
Chinese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
耶稣像君王一样进耶路撒冷
21 他们接近耶路撒冷了，到了橄榄山附近的伯法其时，耶稣派出两个门徒， 2 吩咐他们说∶“你们到前边的那个村子里去。一进村，你们就会看到一头母驴和一匹驴驹拴在那里，你们解开缰绳，把它们牵到我这里来。 3 如果有人问你们为什么牵驴，你们就告诉他们∶‘主需要它们，但他会很快把它们送回来的。’” 4 发生的这一切为的是要使先知所预言的得以实现：
5 “告诉锡安城的居民，
‘看，你们的国王来了！
他谦恭地骑着毛驴，
他骑在一头精美的幼驹上。’” (A)
6 他的门徒们就照耶稣吩咐的去做了。 7 他们牵来母驴和驴驹，把自己的衣服披在驴背上，耶稣骑在上面。 8 在去耶路撒冷的路上，许多人把衣服铺在路上，还有一些人砍下树枝铺在路上， 9 人们前呼后拥，喊道：
“赞美归于大卫的子孙！
愿上帝赐福于那位奉主的名义而来的人，
赞美归于至高无上的上帝！” (B)
10 耶稣到耶路撒冷时，整个城市都轰动了。人们问∶“这人是谁？”
11 人群不停地回答∶“他是先知耶稣，他从加利利的拿撒勒来。”
耶稣去大殿
12 耶稣走进大殿院，赶走在大殿院里所有做买卖的人，推倒了兑换钱币的人的桌子，掀翻卖鸽子人的凳子。 13 他对众人说∶“《经》上说∶‘我的大殿将被称为祷告的大殿，’可是你们却把它变成贼窝 [a]了！”
14 一些盲人和残疾人来到大殿院里来见耶稣，耶稣为他们治好了病。 15 祭司长和律法师们看到耶稣所行的奇迹，并且又听到孩子们在大殿院里喊“赞美 [b]大卫的子孙”，他们大为气愤， 16 便问耶稣∶“你听到孩子们在说什么吗？”
耶稣回答∶“我当然听见了。难道你们没有读过《经》吗？《经》上说∶‘你（上帝）使儿童和婴儿发出了赞美。’”
17 然后耶稣离开他们，从耶路撒冷回到伯大尼，在那里过夜。
耶稣展示信仰的力量
18 第二天一早，在回耶路撒冷的路上，耶稣觉得很饿。 19 他看见路边有棵无花果树，于是走过去想摘些果子吃，但是却发现树上除了叶子外一无所有，他说∶“你永远不会结果了！”无花果树立刻枯死了。
20 门徒们看见这一切，感到很吃惊，说∶“无花果树怎么会枯萎得这么快呢？”
21 耶稣回答说∶“我实话告诉你们吧，如果你们有信仰，毫无疑虑，你们不仅可以做到我对无花果树做的事，而且你们可以对这座山说∶‘起来，投到海里去。’山就会真的移到海里去。 22 只要你们相信，你们就能得到祷告中所求的一切。”
犹太首领怀疑耶稣的权威
23 当耶稣来到大殿院，当他传教时，祭司长和年长的犹太首领走过来，问道∶“你凭什么权力做这些事情？谁给了你这种权力的呢？”
24 耶稣告诉他们∶“我也要问你们一个问题，如果你们回答了我，我就告诉你们我凭什么权力做这些事。 25 告诉我：约翰所施的洗礼是来自天上还是来自人间呢？”
他们彼此议论说∶“如果咱们回答说‘来自天上，’他就会说∶‘那么你们为什么不相信他呢？’ 26 可是，如果咱们说‘来自人间’，咱们又惧怕激怒民众，因为民众都相信约翰是先知。” 27 于是他们告诉耶稣∶“我们不知道。”
耶稣对他们说∶“那么我也不告诉你们我凭什么权力做这些事。”
两个儿子的寓言
28 耶稣问∶“对这件事你们是怎么想的？一个人有两个儿子，他先到大儿子那里说∶‘孩子，今天你到我的葡萄园干活吧。’ 29 他的大儿子说∶‘我不想去。’但过了一会他改变了主意，到葡萄园去干活了。
30 父亲又去对二儿子说∶‘孩子，今天你到我的葡萄园去干活吧。’二儿子回答说∶‘父亲，我去。’可实际上他却没有去。
31 “哪个儿子做了他父亲让他做的事呢？”
他们说∶“大儿子。”
耶稣对他们说∶“我实话告诉你们，税吏和妓女也要比你们先进天国。 32 因为施洗者约翰来到你们这里向你们表明正确的生活方式，你们却不相信他，而税吏和妓女们却相信他！即使你们亲眼看见这一切，你们还是不悔改，也不相信他。”
上帝派来他的儿子
33 “再听另外一个故事，有个财主，他种了一个葡萄园，他把葡萄园用篱芭围起来，在园子里挖好了榨葡萄汁的槽，又盖了一座塔楼。他把园子租给农户，然后出门旅行去了。 34 到了收葡萄的季节，他派奴仆们去见农户，向他们收取他应得的那份果实。
35 “但是农户们抓住奴仆们，殴打了一个，杀了另一个，还用石头砸死了一个。 36 主人又派更多的奴仆，农户们也用同样的手段对待他们。 37 最后，主人派自己的儿子去见农户，他说∶‘他们会尊敬我的儿子。’
38 “但是农户们一见主人的儿子，便互相议论道∶‘这是园主的继承人，来啊，咱们把他杀掉，就可以得到他的产业了。’ 39 于是他们抓住他，把他扔出葡萄园，杀害了他。
40 “你们说，园主来到葡萄园以后，他会怎样对待那些农户呢？”
41 犹太祭司长和首领回答道∶“既然他们如此残忍，他会毫不留情地杀掉他们，把葡萄园租给那些按时交给他应得份额的农户。”
42 耶稣对他们说∶“你们一定读过《经》上的这段话：
‘‘那块被建筑师舍弃的石头，
现在变成了基石。
这是主的安排，
在我们眼里，这是多么奇妙啊！’ (C)
43 “所以我告诉你们，上帝将要从你们手里夺走天国，赐给那些在他的王国里按照上帝意旨行事的人。 44 谁跌倒在这块石头上，谁就会摔得粉身碎骨；这块石头砸在谁身上，谁就会被砸得稀烂。” [c]
45 祭司长和法利赛人听了耶稣的寓言，知道是针对他们说的。 46 他们很想逮捕耶稣，但是他们又害怕民众，因为民众都认为耶稣是先知。
Footnotes
- 馬 太 福 音 21:13 引自《耶利米书》7:11。
- 馬 太 福 音 21:15 赞美： 直译何撒那，用在求上帝帮助的祈祷中的希伯来语。同时，也许用在赞美上帝和他的弥赛亚是的欢乐高呼。“何撒那”是希伯莱语“拯救”的意思，一般被用作赞美词。
- 馬 太 福 音 21:44 有些希腊文本删去第44节。
马太福音 21
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
马太福音 21
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
光荣进圣城
21 耶稣和门徒离耶路撒冷越来越近了，他们来到橄榄山旁的伯法其。 2 耶稣派两个门徒进村，并对他们说：“你们到前面的村庄去，就会看见一头母驴拴在那里，旁边还有一头驴驹。你们把它们解开，牵到我这里。 3 要是有人问起，你们就说，‘主要用它们’，那人会立刻让你们牵来。” 4 这件事是要应验先知的话：
5 “要对锡安城[a]说，‘看啊，你的君王来了！祂谦卑地骑着驴，骑着一头驴驹。’”
6 两个门徒照着耶稣的吩咐去了， 7 把母驴和驴驹带了回来。他们把自己的衣服盖在驴背上，让耶稣骑上去。 8 许多人把衣服铺在路上，也有些人砍下树枝铺在路上。 9 众人前呼后拥，欢呼着说：
“和散那[b]归于大卫的后裔！
奉主名来的当受称颂！
和散那归于至高之处的上帝！”
10 耶稣进耶路撒冷时，全城轰动，说：“这是谁？”
11 众人说：“祂是先知耶稣，来自加利利的拿撒勒。”
洁净圣殿
12 耶稣进入圣殿，赶走里面做买卖的人，又推翻兑换钱币之人的桌子和卖鸽子之人的凳子。
13 耶稣斥责他们说：“圣经上说，‘我的殿必称为祷告的殿。’你们竟把它变成了贼窝。”
14 殿中的瞎子和瘸子都来到耶稣面前，祂便医好了他们。 15 祭司长和律法教师看见祂所行的奇事，又听见小孩子在圣殿里高声喊着：“和散那归于大卫的后裔！”便十分恼怒。 16 他们责问耶稣说：“你听见这些人说的了吗？”
耶稣说：“我听见了。圣经上说，‘你使孩童和婴儿口中发出颂赞’，你们没有读过吗？” 17 然后，祂便离开他们，出城前往伯大尼，在那里住宿。
咒诅无花果树
18 清早，耶稣在回城的途中饿了。 19 祂看见路旁有一棵无花果树，便走过去，却发现除了叶子外什么也没有。
祂对那棵树说：“你将再不会结果子！”那棵树立刻枯萎了。
20 门徒见了就惊奇地问：“这棵树怎么一下子枯萎了？”
21 耶稣回答说：“我实在告诉你们，如果你们有信心、不怀疑，不但能使无花果树枯萎，就算对这座山说，‘从这里挪开，投进大海里！’也照样可以实现。 22 所以，你们祷告时无论求什么，只要有信心，就必定得到。”
质问耶稣的权柄
23 耶稣进了圣殿，正在教导人的时候，祭司长和民间的长老来质问祂：“你凭什么权柄做这些事？谁授权给你了？”
24 耶稣说：“我也要问你们一个问题，你们回答了，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？从天上来的，还是从人来的？”
他们便彼此议论说：“如果我们说‘是从天上来的’，祂一定会问我们，‘那你们为什么不信他？’ 26 但如果我们说‘是从人来的’，又怕触怒百姓，因为他们相信约翰是个先知。” 27 于是，他们回答耶稣说：“我们不知道。”
耶稣说：“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 耶稣又说：“你们怎样看这件事？某人有两个儿子。他对大儿子说，‘孩子，你今天到葡萄园工作吧！’
29 “大儿子回答说，‘我不去！’但后来他改变了主意，就去了。
30 “那父亲又对小儿子说，‘你今天到葡萄园工作吧！’小儿子回答说，‘好的，父亲。’他答应了，却没有去。
31 “你们认为这两个儿子，到底哪一个服从父亲呢？”
他们回答道：“大儿子。”
耶稣说：“我实在告诉你们，税吏和娼妓要比你们先进上帝的国。 32 因为约翰来指示你们当行的正路，你们不信他，但税吏和娼妓信了。你们亲眼看见了这些事，竟然还是执迷不悟，不肯信他。
恶毒的佃户
33 “你们再听一个比喻。有个园主栽种了一个葡萄园，在园子的四周建造围墙，又在园中挖了一个榨酒池，建了一座瞭望台，然后把葡萄园租给佃户，就出远门了。 34 到了收获的季节，园主派奴仆到佃户那里收果子。 35 但那些佃户却抓住他的奴仆，打伤一个，杀死一个，又用石头打死了一个。 36 于是，园主又派更多的奴仆去，结果也遭到同样的对待。 37 最后，园主派了自己的儿子去，心想，‘他们肯定会尊重我的儿子。’ 38 然而，那些佃户看见园主的儿子来了，就商量说，‘这是园主的继承人。来吧！我们杀掉他，占了他的产业！’ 39 于是，他们抓住他，把他推出园外杀了。 40 那么，当园主回来的时候，他会怎样处置那些佃户呢？”
41 他们说：“他会毫不留情地除掉那些恶人，然后把葡萄园租给其他按时交果子的佃户。”
42 耶稣说：
“‘工匠丢弃的石头已成了房角石。
这是主的作为，在我们看来奇妙莫测。’
你们难道没有读过这段经文吗？ 43 所以，我告诉你们，将把上帝的国从你们那里夺去，赐给结果子的人。 44 凡跌在这石头上的人，一定粉身碎骨；这石头落在谁身上，就会把谁砸烂。”
45 祭司长和法利赛人听了耶稣的比喻，明白是针对他们讲的。 46 他们试图逮捕耶稣，但又害怕百姓，因为百姓都认为耶稣是先知。
Matthew 21
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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
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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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