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Matthew 21
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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,
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
Mateo 21
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Mateo 21
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La entrada triunfal
21 (A)Cuando se acercaron a Jerusalén y llegaron a Betfagé, junto al monte de los Olivos(B), Jesús entonces envió a dos discípulos, 2 diciéndoles: «Vayan a la aldea que está enfrente de ustedes, y enseguida encontrarán un asna atada y un pollino con ella; desátenla y tráiganlos a Mí. 3 Y si alguien les dice algo, digan: “El Señor los necesita”; y enseguida los enviará».
4 (C)Esto sucedió para que se cumpliera lo que fue dicho por medio del profeta, cuando dijo:
5 «Digan a la hija de Sión:
“Mira, tu Rey viene a ti,
Humilde[a] y montado en un asna,
Y en un pollino, hijo de bestia de carga(D)”».
6 Entonces fueron los discípulos e hicieron tal como Jesús les había mandado, 7 y trajeron el asna y el pollino. Pusieron sobre ellos sus mantos y Jesús se sentó encima[b]. 8 La mayoría de la multitud tendió sus mantos en el camino(E); otros cortaban ramas de los árboles y las tendían por el camino. 9 Y las multitudes que iban delante de Él y las que iban detrás, gritaban:
«¡Hosanna al Hijo de David(F)!
¡Bendito Aquel que viene en el nombre del Señor(G)!
¡Hosanna en las alturas(H)!».
10 Cuando Jesús entró en Jerusalén, toda la ciudad se agitó, y decían: «¿Quién es Este?». 11 Y las multitudes contestaban: «Este es el profeta Jesús(I), de Nazaret de Galilea(J)».
Jesús echa a los mercaderes del templo
12 (K)Jesús entró en el templo y echó fuera a todos los que compraban y vendían en el templo. También volcó las mesas de los que cambiaban el dinero(L) y los asientos de los que vendían las palomas(M). 13 Y les dijo*: «Escrito está, “Mi casa será llamada casa de oración(N)”, pero ustedes la están haciendo cueva de ladrones(O)».
14 En el templo se acercaron a Él los ciegos y los cojos, y los sanó(P). 15 Pero cuando los principales sacerdotes y los escribas vieron las maravillas que había hecho, y a los muchachos que gritaban en el templo y decían: «¡Hosanna al Hijo de David(Q)!», se indignaron. 16 Y le dijeron: «¿Oyes lo que estos dicen?». Y Jesús les respondió*: «Sí, ¿nunca han leído: “De la boca de los pequeños y de los niños de pecho te has preparado alabanza(R)?”». 17 Y dejándolos, salió fuera de la ciudad, a Betania(S), y se hospedó allí.
La higuera estéril
18 (T)Por la mañana, cuando regresaba a la ciudad, Jesús tuvo hambre. 19 Y al ver una higuera junto al camino, se acercó a ella, pero no halló nada en ella sino solo hojas, y le dijo*: «Nunca jamás brote fruto de ti». Y al instante se secó la higuera(U). 20 Los discípulos se maravillaron al ver esto, y decían: «¿Cómo es que la higuera se secó al instante?».
21 Jesús les respondió: «En verdad les digo que si tienen fe(V)y no dudan, no solo harán lo de la higuera, sino que aun si dicen a este monte: “Quítate y échate al mar”, así sucederá. 22 Y todo lo que pidan en oración, creyendo, lo recibirán(W)».
La autoridad de Jesús puesta en duda
23 (X)Cuando Jesús llegó al templo, los principales sacerdotes y los ancianos del pueblo se acercaron a Él mientras enseñaba(Y), diciendo: «¿Con qué autoridad haces estas cosas, y quién te dio esta autoridad?».
24 Y Jesús les respondió: «Yo también les haré una pregunta[c], que si me la contestan, Yo también les diré con qué autoridad hago estas cosas. 25 ¿De dónde era el bautismo de Juan, del cielo o de los hombres?». Y ellos discutían entre sí, diciendo: «Si decimos: “Del cielo”, Él nos dirá: “Entonces, ¿por qué no le creyeron?”. 26 Y si decimos: “De los hombres”, tememos a la multitud; porque todos tienen a Juan por profeta(Z)».
27 Y respondieron a Jesús: «No lo sabemos». Él a su vez[d] les dijo: «Tampoco Yo les diré[e]con qué autoridad hago estas cosas.
28 »Pero, ¿qué les parece? Un hombre tenía dos hijos, y llegándose al primero, le dijo: “Hijo, ve, trabaja hoy en la viña(AA) ”. 29 Y él respondió: “No quiero”; pero después, arrepentido, fue[f]. 30 Llegándose al otro, le dijo lo mismo; y este respondió: “Yo iré, señor”; pero no fue[g]. 31 ¿Cuál de los dos hizo la voluntad del padre?». «El primero[h]», respondieron* ellos. Jesús les dijo*: «En verdad les digo que los recaudadores de impuestos[i]y las rameras entran en el reino de Dios antes que ustedes(AB). 32 Porque Juan vino a ustedes en camino de justicia y no le creyeron, pero los recaudadores de impuestos y las rameras le creyeron(AC); y ustedes, viendo esto, ni siquiera se arrepintieron después para creerle.
Parábola de los labradores malvados
33 »Escuchen otra parábola. (AD) Había una vez un hacendado[j] que plantó(AE) una viña y la cercó con un muro(AF) , y cavó en ella un lagar y edificó una torre(AG) , la arrendó a unos labradores y se fue de viaje(AH) . 34 Cuando se acercó el tiempo de la cosecha[k], envió sus siervos(AI)a los labradores para recibir sus frutos. 35 Pero los labradores, tomando a los siervos, a uno lo golpearon, a otro lo mataron y a otro lo apedrearon. 36 Volvió a mandar otro grupo de siervos(AJ), mayor que el primero; y les hicieron lo mismo.
37 »Finalmente les envió a su hijo, diciendo: “Respetarán a mi hijo”. 38 Pero cuando los labradores vieron al hijo, dijeron entre sí: “Este es el heredero; vengan, matémoslo y apoderémonos de su heredad”. 39 Y echándole mano, lo arrojaron fuera de la viña y lo mataron. 40 Cuando venga, pues, el dueño[l]de la viña, ¿qué hará a esos labradores?».
41 Ellos respondieron*: «Llevará a esos miserables a un fin lamentable, y arrendará la viña a otros labradores(AK) que le paguen los frutos a su tiempo». 42 Jesús les dijo*: «¿Nunca leyeron en las Escrituras:
“La piedra que desecharon los constructores,
Esa, en piedra angular[m] se ha convertido;
Esto fue hecho de parte del Señor,
Y es maravilloso a nuestros ojos(AL) ”?
43 Por eso les digo que el reino de Dios les será quitado a ustedes y será dado a una nación que produzca los frutos del reino. 44 Y el que caiga sobre esta piedra será hecho pedazos; pero sobre quien ella caiga(AM), lo esparcirá como polvo».
45 Al oír las parábolas de Jesús los principales sacerdotes y los fariseos, comprendieron que Él hablaba de ellos. 46 Y cuando procuraron prender a Jesús, tuvieron miedo de la multitud(AN), porque ellos lo tenían por profeta(AO).
Footnotes
- 21:5 O manso.
- 21:7 Lit. sobre ellos.
- 21:24 Lit. preguntaré una palabra.
- 21:27 Lit. también.
- 21:27 Lit. digo.
- 21:29 Algunos mss. dicen: Yo iré, señor, y no fue.
- 21:30 Algunos mss. dicen: No quiero; pero después, arrepentido fue.
- 21:31 Algunos mss. dicen: El segundo.
- 21:31 O publicanos; i.e. los que explotaban la recaudación de los impuestos romanos.
- 21:33 Lit. un hombre, dueño de casa.
- 21:34 Lit. de los frutos.
- 21:40 Lit. el señor.
- 21:42 Lit. cabeza del ángulo.
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.
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