Matthew 21
Revised Standard Version
Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
21 And when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Beth′phage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find an ass tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me. 3 If any one says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord has need of them,’ and he will send them immediately.” 4 This took place to fulfil what was spoken by the prophet, saying,
5 “Tell the daughter of Zion,
Behold, your king is coming to you,
humble, and mounted on an ass,
and on a colt, the foal of an ass.”
6 The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them; 7 they brought the ass and the colt, and put their garments on them, and he sat thereon. 8 Most of the crowd spread their garments 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 shouted, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!” 10 And when he entered Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, “Who is this?” 11 And the crowds said, “This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth of Galilee.”
Jesus Cleanses the Temple
12 And Jesus entered the temple of God[a] and drove out all who sold and bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons. 13 He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer’; but you make it a den of robbers.”
14 And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them. 15 But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying out in the temple, “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; have you never read,
‘Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings
thou hast brought perfect praise’?”
17 And leaving them, he went out of the city to Bethany and lodged there.
Jesus Curses the Fig Tree
18 In the morning, as he was returning to the city, he was hungry. 19 And seeing a fig tree by the wayside he went to it, and found nothing on it but leaves only. 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, “Truly, I say to you, if you have faith and never doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ it will be done. 22 And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.”
The Authority of Jesus Questioned
23 And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, “By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?” 24 Jesus answered them, “I also will ask you a 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, whence was it? From heaven or from men?” And they argued with one another, “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 are afraid of the multitude; for all hold that John was 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 “What do you think? A man had two sons; and he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’ 29 And he answered, ‘I will not’; but afterward he repented and went. 30 And he went to the second and said the same; and he answered, ‘I go, 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, the tax collectors and the harlots go 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 the tax collectors and the harlots believed him; and even when you saw it, you did not afterward repent and believe him.
The Parable of the Wicked Tenants
33 “Hear another parable. There was a householder who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge around it, and dug a wine press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to tenants, and went into another country. 34 When the season of fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants, to get his fruit; 35 and the tenants took his servants and beat one, killed another, and stoned another. 36 Again he sent other servants, more than the first; and they did the same to them. 37 Afterward he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ 38 But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, ‘This is the heir; come, let us kill him and have his inheritance.’ 39 And they took him and cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. 40 When therefore the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?” 41 They said to him, “He will put those wretches to a miserable death, and let out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their seasons.”
42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the scriptures:
‘The very stone which the builders rejected
has become the head of the corner;
this was the Lord’s doing,
and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
43 Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation producing the fruits of it.”[b]
45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he was speaking about them. 46 But when they tried to arrest him, they feared the multitudes, because they held him to be a prophet.
Footnotes
- Matthew 21:12 Other ancient authorities omit of God
- Matthew 21:43 Other ancient authorities add verse 44, “And he who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; but when it falls on any one, it will crush him.”
Matthew 21
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
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:
Hosanna to the Son of David!
Blessed is he who comes in the name
of the Lord![b]
Hosanna in 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 and 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 round 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?(AB)[i]
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)
Mateus 21
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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.
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