Mateus 21
Nova Traduҫão na Linguagem de Hoje 2000
Jesus entra em Jerusalém(A)
21 Quando Jesus e os discípulos estavam chegando a Jerusalém, pararam no povoado de Betfagé, que fica perto do monte das Oliveiras. Dali Jesus enviou dois discípulos na frente, 2 com a seguinte ordem:
— Vão até o povoado que fica ali adiante e, logo que vocês entrarem lá, encontrarão uma jumenta presa e um jumentinho com ela. Desamarrem os dois e os tragam aqui. 3 Se alguém falar alguma coisa, digam que o Mestre precisa deles. Assim deixarão vocês trazerem logo os animais.
4 Isso aconteceu para se cumprir o que o profeta tinha dito:
5 “Digam ao povo de Jerusalém:
Agora o seu rei está chegando.
Ele é humilde e está montado num jumento
e num jumentinho, filho de jumenta.”
6 Então os discípulos foram e fizeram o que Jesus havia mandado. 7 Levaram a jumenta e o jumentinho, jogaram as suas capas sobre eles, e Jesus montou. 8 Da grande multidão que ia com eles, alguns estendiam as suas capas no chão, e outros espalhavam no chão ramos que tinham cortado das árvores. 9 Tanto os que iam na frente como os que vinham atrás começaram a gritar:
— Hosana ao Filho de Davi!
Que Deus abençoe aquele que vem
em nome do Senhor!
Hosana a Deus nas alturas do céu!
10 Quando Jesus entrou em Jerusalém, toda a cidade ficou agitada, e o povo perguntava:
— Quem é ele?
11 A multidão respondia:
— Este é o profeta Jesus, de Nazaré da Galileia.
Jesus no Templo(B)
12 Jesus entrou no pátio do Templo e expulsou todos os que compravam e vendiam naquele lugar. Derrubou as mesas dos que trocavam dinheiro e as cadeiras dos que vendiam pombas. 13 Ele lhes disse:
— Nas Escrituras Sagradas está escrito que Deus disse o seguinte: “A minha casa será chamada de ‘Casa de Oração’.” Mas vocês a transformaram num esconderijo de ladrões!
14 Cegos e coxos iam encontrar Jesus no pátio do Templo, e ele os curava. 15 Os chefes dos sacerdotes e os mestres da Lei ficaram zangados quando viram as coisas maravilhosas que ele fazia e ouviram as crianças gritando no pátio do Templo:
— Hosana ao Filho de Davi!
16 E eles disseram a Jesus:
— Você está ouvindo o que estão dizendo?
Jesus respondeu:
— Claro que sim! Será que vocês nunca leram a passagem das Escrituras Sagradas que diz: “Deus ensinou as crianças e as criancinhas a oferecerem o louvor perfeito”?
17 Então Jesus os deixou, saiu da cidade e foi para o povoado de Betânia. E passou a noite ali.
Jesus e a figueira(C)
18 No dia seguinte, quando estava voltando para a cidade, Jesus teve fome. 19 Ele viu uma figueira na beira da estrada e foi até lá, mas não encontrou nada; só folhas. Aí disse para a figueira:
— Nunca mais dê figos!
E na mesma hora a figueira secou. 20 Os discípulos viram isso, ficaram muito admirados e disseram:
— Como a figueira secou depressa!
21 Então Jesus disse:
— Eu afirmo a vocês que isto é verdade: se tiverem fé e não duvidarem, vocês poderão fazer a mesma coisa que eu fiz com esta figueira. E não somente isso, mas vocês poderão dizer a este monte: “Levante-se e jogue-se no mar”, e isso acontecerá. 22 Se crerem, receberão tudo o que pedirem em oração.
A autoridade de Jesus(D)
23 Jesus chegou ao Templo, e, quando já estava ensinando, alguns chefes dos sacerdotes e alguns líderes judeus chegaram perto dele e perguntaram:
— Com que autoridade você faz essas coisas? Quem lhe deu essa autoridade?
24 Jesus respondeu:
— Eu também vou fazer uma pergunta a vocês. Se me derem a resposta certa, eu direi com que autoridade faço essas coisas. 25 Respondam: quem deu autoridade a João para batizar? Foi Deus ou foram pessoas?
Aí eles começaram a dizer uns aos outros:
— Se dissermos que foi Deus, ele vai perguntar: “Então por que vocês não creram em João?” 26 Mas, se dissermos que foram pessoas, temos medo do que o povo pode fazer, pois todos acham que João era profeta.
27 Por isso responderam:
— Não sabemos.
— Então eu também não digo com que autoridade faço essas coisas! — disse Jesus.
Os dois filhos
28 Jesus continuou:
— E o que é que vocês acham disto? Certo homem tinha dois filhos. Ele foi falar com o mais velho e disse: “Filho, hoje você vai trabalhar na minha plantação de uvas.”
29 — Ele respondeu: “Eu não quero ir.” Mas depois mudou de ideia e foi.
30 — O pai foi e deu ao outro filho a mesma ordem. E este disse: “Sim, senhor.” Mas depois não foi.
31 — Qual deles fez o que o pai queria? — perguntou Jesus.
E eles responderam:
— O filho mais velho.
Então Jesus disse a eles:
— Eu afirmo a vocês que isto é verdade: os cobradores de impostos e as prostitutas estão entrando no Reino de Deus antes de vocês. 32 Pois João Batista veio para mostrar a vocês o caminho certo, e vocês não creram nele; mas os cobradores de impostos e as prostitutas creram. Porém, mesmo tendo visto isso, vocês não se arrependeram e não creram nele.
Os lavradores maus(E)
33 Jesus disse:
— Escutem outra parábola: certo agricultor fez uma plantação de uvas e pôs uma cerca em volta dela. Construiu um tanque para pisar as uvas e fazer vinho e construiu uma torre para o vigia. Em seguida, arrendou a plantação para alguns lavradores e foi viajar. 34 Quando chegou o tempo da colheita, o dono mandou alguns empregados a fim de receber a parte dele. 35 Mas os lavradores agarraram os empregados, bateram num, assassinaram outro e mataram ainda outro a pedradas. 36 Aí o dono mandou mais empregados do que da primeira vez. E os lavradores fizeram a mesma coisa. 37 Depois de tudo isso, ele mandou o seu próprio filho, pensando: “O meu filho eles vão respeitar.” 38 Mas, quando os lavradores viram o filho, disseram uns aos outros: “Este é o filho do dono; ele vai herdar a plantação. Vamos matá-lo, e a plantação será nossa.”
39 — Então agarraram o filho, e o jogaram para fora da plantação, e o mataram.
40 Aí Jesus perguntou:
— E agora, quando o dono da plantação voltar, o que é que ele vai fazer com aqueles lavradores?
41 Eles responderam:
— Com certeza ele vai matar aqueles lavradores maus e vai arrendar a plantação a outros. E estes lhe darão a parte da colheita no tempo certo.
42 Jesus então perguntou:
— Vocês não leram o que as Escrituras Sagradas dizem?
“A pedra que os construtores rejeitaram
veio a ser a mais importante de todas.
Isso foi feito pelo Senhor
e é uma coisa maravilhosa!”
43 E Jesus terminou:
— Eu afirmo a vocês que o Reino de Deus será tirado de vocês e será dado para as pessoas que produzem os frutos do Reino. 44 Quem cair em cima dessa pedra ficará em pedaços. E, se a pedra cair sobre alguém, essa pessoa vai virar pó.
45 Os chefes dos sacerdotes e os fariseus ouviram as parábolas que Jesus contou e sabiam que ele estava falando a respeito deles. 46 Por isso queriam prendê-lo, mas tinham medo da multidão porque o povo achava que Jesus era profeta.
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
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
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