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Matthew 21
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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,

(X)“‘Out of the mouth of (Y)infants and nursing babies
    you have prepared praise’?”

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

  1. Matthew 21:5 Or donkey, and on a colt
  2. Matthew 21:12 Some manuscripts add of God
  3. Matthew 21:34 Or bondservants; also verses 35, 36
  4. Matthew 21:42 Greek the head of the corner
  5. Matthew 21:44 Some manuscripts omit verse 44
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Mateo 21
Magandang Balita Biblia

Matagumpay na Pagpasok sa Jerusalem(A)

21 Nang malapit na sila sa Jerusalem, dumaan sila sa Bethfage, sa Bundok ng mga Olibo. Inutusan ni Jesus ang dalawa sa kanyang mga alagad, 2 “Pumunta kayo sa susunod na nayon at makikita ninyo kaagad doon ang isang babaing asno na nakatali, kasama ang kanyang anak. Kalagan ninyo ang mga iyon at dalhin sa akin. 3 Kapag may nagtanong sa inyo, sabihin ninyong kailangan iyon ng Panginoon at ibibigay niya agad ang mga iyon sa inyo.”

4 Sa gayon, natupad ang sinabi ng propeta:

5 “Sa(B) lungsod[a] ng Zion ay ipahayag ninyo,
    ‘Tingnan mo, ang iyong hari ay dumarating.
Siya'y mapagpakumbaba; masdan mo't siya'y nakasakay sa isang asno,
    at sa isang bisiro na anak ng asno.’”

6 Lumakad nga ang mga alagad at ginawa ang iniutos ni Jesus. 7 Dinala nila kay Jesus ang asno at ang bisiro, at isinapin sa likod ng mga ito ang kanilang balabal at sumakay si Jesus. 8 Maraming naglatag ng kanilang balabal sa daan; mayroon namang pumutol ng mga sanga ng kahoy at ito'y inilatag sa daan. 9 Nagsisigawan(C) ang mga taong nauuna at sumusunod sa kanya. Sigaw nila, “Purihin ang anak ni David! Pinagpala ang dumarating sa pangalan ng Panginoon! Purihin ang Diyos!”[b]

10 Pagpasok ni Jesus sa Jerusalem, nagulo ang buong lungsod. “Sino kaya ito?” tanong nila. 11 “Si Jesus, ang propetang taga-Nazaret sa Galilea,” sagot ng karamihan.

Nagalit si Jesus(D)

12 Pumasok si Jesus sa Templo at ipinagtabuyan niyang palabas ang mga nagtitinda at namimili roon. Ipinagtataob niya ang mga mesa ng mga namamalit ng salapi at ang mga upuan ng mga nagtitinda ng kalapati. 13 Sinabi(E) niya, “Sinasabi sa Kasulatan,

‘Ang aking tahanan ay tatawaging bahay-dalanginan.’
    Ngunit ginawa ninyo itong lungga ng mga magnanakaw.”

14 Habang si Jesus ay nasa Templo, lumapit sa kanya ang mga bulag at mga pilay, at sila'y kanyang pinagaling. 15 Nagalit ang mga punong pari at ang mga tagapagturo ng Kautusan nang makita nila ang mga himalang ginawa niya at marinig ang mga batang sumisigaw sa loob ng Templo, “Purihin ang Anak ni David!”

16 Sinabi(F) nila kay Jesus, “Naririnig mo ba ang sinasabi nila?”

“Naririnig ko,” tugon ni Jesus. “Hindi ba ninyo nabasa sa kasulatan: ‘Pinalabas mo sa bibig ng mga sanggol at ng mga pasusuhin ang wagas na papuri’?”

17 Iniwan sila ni Jesus at lumabas siya ng lungsod papuntang Bethania. Doon siya nagpalipas ng gabi.

Sinumpa ang Puno ng Igos(G)

18 Kinaumagahan, nang si Jesus ay pabalik sa lungsod, siya'y nakaramdam ng gutom. 19 Nakita niya ang isang puno ng igos sa tabi ng daan at nilapitan iyon. Wala siyang nakitang bunga kundi mga dahon lamang. Kaya't sinabi niya dito, “Hindi ka na mamumunga kailanman!” Agad na natuyo ang puno.

20 Nakita ng mga alagad ang nangyari at sila'y namangha. “Paanong natuyo agad ang puno ng igos?” tanong nila.

21 Sumagot(H) si Jesus, “Tandaan ninyo: kung kayo'y maniniwala at hindi mag-aalinlangan, magagawa rin ninyo ang ginawa ko sa puno ng igos na ito. Hindi lamang iyan, kung sasabihin ninyo sa bundok na ito, ‘Umalis ka riyan, at tumalon ka sa dagat,’ mangyayari ang inyong sinabi. 22 Anumang hingin ninyo sa panalangin ay tatanggapin ninyo kung naniniwala kayo.”

Pag-uusisa tungkol sa Karapatan ni Jesus(I)

23 Pumasok si Jesus sa Templo. Habang siya'y nagtuturo doon, lumapit sa kanya ang mga punong pari at ang mga pinuno ng bayan, at siya'y tinanong, “Ano ang karapatan mong gumawa ng mga bagay na ito? Sino ang nagbigay sa iyo ng karapatang gumawa nito?”

24 Sumagot si Jesus, “Tatanungin ko rin kayo. Kapag sinagot ninyo ang tanong ko, saka ko sasabihin sa inyo kung ano ang karapatan kong gumawa ng mga bagay na ito. 25 Kanino nagmula ang karapatan ni Juan upang magbautismo, sa Diyos ba o sa tao?”

Kaya't sila'y nag-usap-usap, “Kung sasabihin nating mula sa Diyos, sasabihin naman niya sa atin, ‘Bakit hindi ninyo siya pinaniwalaan?’ 26 Ngunit kung sasabihin nating mula sa tao, baka kung ano ang gawin sa atin ng mga taong-bayan, sapagkat kinikilala ng lahat na si Juan ay isang propeta.” 27 Kaya't sumagot sila kay Jesus, “Hindi namin alam!”

Sinabi naman niya sa kanila, “Hindi ko rin sasabihin sa inyo kung saan galing ang karapatan kong gumawa ng mga bagay na ito.”

Ang Talinghaga tungkol sa Dalawang Anak

28 “Ano ang palagay ninyo rito? May isang taong may dalawang anak na lalaki. Lumapit siya sa nakatatanda at sinabi, ‘Anak, pumunta ka ngayon sa ubasan at magtrabaho ka roon.’ 29 ‘Ayoko po,’ tugon nito, ngunit nagbago ito ng pasya at nagtrabaho sa ubasan. 30 Lumapit din ang ama sa ikalawa at ganoon din ang kanyang sinabi. At tumugon ito, ‘Opo,’ ngunit hindi naman pumunta sa ubasan. 31 Sino sa dalawa ang sumunod sa kalooban ng kanyang ama?”

“Ang nakatatanda po,” sagot nila.

Sinabi sa kanila ni Jesus, “Tandaan ninyo: ang mga maniningil ng buwis at ang mga bayarang babae ay nauuna pa sa inyo na makapasok sa kaharian ng Diyos. 32 Sapagkat(J) naparito sa inyo si Juan at itinuro ang pagsunod sa kalooban ng Diyos, at hindi ninyo siya pinaniwalaan, ngunit naniwala sa kanya ang mga maniningil ng buwis at ang mga bayarang babae. Nakita ninyo ito subalit hindi pa rin kayo nagsisi't tumalikod sa inyong mga kasalanan, at hindi rin kayo naniwala sa kanya.”

Ang Talinghaga tungkol sa Ubasan at mga Magsasaka(K)

33 “Pakinggan(L) ninyo ang isa pang talinghaga,” sabi ni Jesus. “May isang taong nagtanim ng ubas sa kanyang bukid. Binakuran niya ang ubasan, nilagyan ng pisaan, at nagtayo ng isang tore. Pagkatapos, ang ubasan ay kanyang pinaupahan sa mga magsasaka at siya'y nagpunta sa ibang lupain. 34 Nang dumating ang panahon ng pitasan ng ubas, pinapunta ng may-ari ng ubasan ang kanyang mga tauhan upang kunin sa mga magsasaka ang kanyang bahagi. 35 Ngunit sinunggaban ng mga magsasaka ang mga tauhan; binugbog nila ang isa, pinatay ang ikalawa, at binato naman ang ikatlo. 36 Muling nagpadala ang may-ari ng tauhan, mas marami kaysa una ngunit ganoon din ang ginawa ng mga magsasaka sa mga ito. 37 Sa kahuli-huliha'y pinapunta niya ang kanyang anak na lalaki. Sabi niya sa sarili, ‘Marahil nama'y igagalang nila ang aking anak.’ 38 Ngunit nang makita ng mga magsasaka ang anak, sila'y nag-usap-usap, ‘Ito ang tagapagmana. Halikayo! Patayin natin siya upang mapasaatin ang kanyang mamanahin.’ 39 Kaya't siya'y sinunggaban nila, inihagis sa labas ng ubasan at pinatay.”

40 At tinanong sila ni Jesus, “Pagbalik ng may-ari ng ubasan, ano kaya ang gagawin niya sa mga taong iyon?” 41 Sumagot sila, “Papatayin niya sa kakila-kilabot na paraan ang masasamang iyon at pauupahan ang ubasan sa ibang magsasaka na magbibigay sa kanya ng kanyang bahagi sa panahon ng pamimitas.”

42 Nagpatuloy(M) si Jesus, “Hindi ba ninyo nabasa sa Kasulatan?

‘Ang batong itinakwil ng mga tagapagtayo ng bahay
    ang siyang naging batong-panulukan.
Ginawa ito ng Panginoon,
    at ito'y kahanga-hangang pagmasdan!’

43 “Kaya nga sinasabi ko sa inyo, ang kaharian ng Diyos ay kukunin sa inyo at ibibigay sa mga taong masunurin sa kalooban ng Diyos. [44 Ang bumagsak sa batong ito ay magkakadurug-durog at ang mabagsakan nito'y magkakaluray-luray.]”[c]

45 Narinig ng mga punong pari at ng mga Pariseo ang mga talinghaga ni Jesus at naunawaan nilang sila ang tinutukoy niya. 46 Siya'y dadakpin sana nila ngunit natakot sila sa mga tao, sapagkat kinikilala ng mga ito na si Jesus ay isang propeta.

Footnotes

  1. Mateo 21:5 lungsod: Sa Griego ay anak na babae .
  2. Mateo 21:9 PURIHIN ANG DIYOS: o kaya'y Hosanna, na nangangahulugan ding “Iligtas mo kami” ngunit mas madalas itong ginagamit bilang isang sigaw ng pagpupuri.
  3. Mateo 21:44 Sa ibang manuskrito'y hindi nakasulat ang talatang 44.
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Matthew 21
Legacy Standard Bible

The Triumphal Entry

21 (A)And when they had approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, at (B)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 there and a colt with her; untie 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 (C)And this [a]took place in order that what was spoken through the prophet would be fulfilled, saying,

5 “(D)Say to the daughter of Zion,
‘Behold your King is coming to you,
Lowly, and mounted on a donkey,
And on a colt, the foal of a pack animal.’”

6 And the disciples went and did just as Jesus had instructed them, 7 and brought the donkey and the colt, and laid their garments on them; and He sat on [b]the garments. 8 And most of the crowd (E)spread their garments in the road, and others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them in the road. 9 And the crowds going ahead of Him, and those who followed, were crying out, saying,

“Hosanna to the (F)Son of David;
(G)Blessed is He who comes in the name of the [c]Lord;
Hosanna (H)in the highest!”

10 And when He had entered Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, “Who is this?” 11 And the crowds were saying, “This is (I)the prophet Jesus, from (J)Nazareth in Galilee.”

Cleansing the Temple

12 (K)And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all those who were buying and selling in the temple, and overturned the tables of the (L)money changers and the seats of those who were selling (M)doves. 13 And He *said to them, “It is written, ‘(N)My house shall be called a house of prayer’; but you are making it a (O)robbers’ [d]den.”

14 And the blind and the lame came to Him in the temple, and (P)He healed them. 15 But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the marvelous things which He had done, and the children who were shouting in the temple, saying, “Hosanna to the (Q)Son of David,” they became indignant 16 and said to Him, “Do You hear what these children are saying?” And Jesus *said to them, “Yes; have you never read, ‘(R)Out of the mouth of infants and nursing babies You have prepared praise for Yourself’?” 17 And He left them and went out of the city to (S)Bethany, and spent the night there.

The Barren Fig Tree

18 (T)Now in the morning, when He was returning to the city, He became hungry. 19 And seeing a lone (U)fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it except leaves only; and He *said to it, “No longer shall there ever be any fruit from you.” And at once the fig tree withered.

20 And seeing this, the disciples marveled, saying, “How did the fig tree wither all at once?” 21 And Jesus answered and said to them, “Truly I say to you, (V)if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ it will happen. 22 And (W)all things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”

The Authority of Jesus Challenged

23 (X)And when He entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to Him (Y)while He was teaching, and said, “By what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?” 24 And Jesus answered and said to them, “I will also ask you one [e]thing, which if you tell Me, I will also tell you by what authority I do these things. 25 The baptism of John was from what source, from heaven or from men?” And they began reasoning among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’ 26 But if we say, ‘From men,’ we fear the crowd; for they all regard John as (Z)a prophet.” 27 And they answered Jesus and said, “We do not know.” He also said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.

Parable of 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 the (AA)vineyard.’ 29 And he answered and said, ‘I will not’; but afterward he regretted it and went. 30 And the man came to the second and said the same thing; and he answered and said, ‘I will, sir’; but he 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 that (AB)the tax collectors and prostitutes [f]will get into the kingdom of God before you. 32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him; but (AC)the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him; and you, seeing this, did not even regret afterward so as to believe him.

Parable of the Vine-Growers

33 “Listen to another parable. (AD)There was a [g]landowner who (AE)planted a (AF)vineyard and put a [h]wall around it and dug a wine press in it, and built a tower, and rented it out to [i]vine-growers and (AG)went on a journey. 34 Now when the [j]harvest time approached, he (AH)sent his slaves to the vine-growers to receive his fruit. 35 And the vine-growers took his slaves and beat one, and killed another, and stoned a third. 36 Again he (AI)sent another group of slaves larger than the first; and they did the same thing to them. 37 But afterward he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ 38 But when the vine-growers saw the son, they said among themselves, ‘This is the heir; come, let us kill him and seize his inheritance.’ 39 And they took him, and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. 40 Therefore when the [k]owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vine-growers?” 41 They *said to Him, “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end, and (AJ)will rent out the vineyard to other vine-growers who will pay him the proceeds at the proper seasons.”

42 Jesus *said to them, “Did you never read in the Scriptures,

‘(AK)The stone which the builders rejected,
This has become the chief corner stone;
This came about from the [l]Lord,
And it is marvelous in our eyes’?

43 Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation, producing the fruit of it. 44 And (AL)he who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will scatter him like dust.”

45 And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard His parables, they understood that He *was speaking about them. 46 And although they were seeking to seize Him, they (AM)feared the crowds, because they were regarding Him to be a (AN)prophet.

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 21:4 Lit has happened
  2. Matthew 21:7 Lit them
  3. Matthew 21:9 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Ps 118:26
  4. Matthew 21:13 Lit cave
  5. Matthew 21:24 Lit word
  6. Matthew 21:31 Lit are getting into
  7. Matthew 21:33 Lit man, head of a household
  8. Matthew 21:33 Or fence
  9. Matthew 21:33 Or tenant farmers, so in vv 34, 35, 38, 40
  10. Matthew 21:34 Lit fruit season
  11. Matthew 21:40 Lit lord
  12. Matthew 21:42 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Ps 118:23
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Matthew 21
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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,

“Hosanna[b] to the Son of David!”(G)

“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”[c](H)

“Hosanna[d] in the highest heaven!”(I)

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,

“‘From the lips of children and infants
    you, Lord, have called forth your praise’[g]?”(T)

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

  1. Matthew 21:5 Zech. 9:9
  2. Matthew 21:9 A Hebrew expression meaning “Save!” which became an exclamation of praise; also in verse 15
  3. Matthew 21:9 Psalm 118:25,26
  4. Matthew 21:9 A Hebrew expression meaning “Save!” which became an exclamation of praise; also in verse 15
  5. Matthew 21:13 Isaiah 56:7
  6. Matthew 21:13 Jer. 7:11
  7. Matthew 21:16 Psalm 8:2 (see Septuagint)
  8. Matthew 21:42 Psalm 118:22,23
  9. Matthew 21:44 Some manuscripts do not have verse 44.
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