Tuˈj Matey 21
Mam, Central
Tej tkanin Jesús toj Jerusalén(A)
21 Tej qkaniˈn tukˈa Jesús nqayin tkˈatz Jerusalén, o poˈn ttxaˈn jun kojbˈil Betfagé tbˈi, nqayin t‑xe wutz Olivos. Xi tchqˈoˈn Jesús kabˈe qxola, 2 ex xi tqˈmaˈn kye: Ku kyxiˈy tojjo tal kojbˈil jlajxi. Antza kjyetila jun tal bur kyuˈn, kˈloˈn tukˈa tal tal. ¡Kypjumila, exsin kyintza tzaluˈn! 3 Ex qa at jun saj qaninte jun tiˈ kyeˈy: At tajbˈin te qAjaw, me jaˈlinx tzul quˈn, chichkujiˈy.
4 Bˈajjo ikyjo, quˈn iltaq tiˈj tuˈn tjapin yol kyij ttzˈibˈin yolil Tyol Dios ojtxe, tej tqˈma:
5 Kyqˈmanxa kye xjal toj tnam Sion:
Kykaˈyinxjiˈy Nmaq kyKawila tzul;
mutxin tten,
ex qˈuqlekx tibˈaj jun tal bur,
kˈleˈn tal tal.
6 Ayetziˈn t‑xnaqˈtzbˈin kubˈ kybˈinchin tzeˈnku xi tqˈmaˈn Jesús kye. 7 Tzaj kyiˈn bur tukˈaxjo tal tal, bˈaj jax kyqˈoˈn kytxoˈw tibˈaj, exsin jax qe Jesús tibˈaj. 8 Ex bˈaj kubˈ kylikyˈin xjal kytxoˈw toj tbˈe, ex txqantl tzaj toqinte t‑xaq tze, a palma tbˈi, ex bˈaj kubˈ kylikyˈin toj tbˈe tuˈn kytzaljbˈil. 9 Ex ayetziˈn jniˈ xjal nejninqetaq exqetziˈn lipcheqektaq tiˈj, i ok ten ẍchˈil:
Nimxit tbˈiy, ay Tyajil qtzan nmaq kawil David.
Kyˈiwlinxita a ay ma tzula toj tbˈi tAjaw Tkyaqil.
Nimxitjo toklin tbˈiy toj tnajbˈila.
10 Atzaj teˈ tokx Jesús toj Jerusalén, bˈeˈx i bˈaj jaw najxjal, ex nimx qˈmante: ¿Ankye teˈ xjal lo?
11 Me xi kytzaqˈwin txqantl: Antej yolil Tyol Dios, a Jesús aj Nazaret, toj txˈotxˈ te Galiley.
Tej kyex tlajoˈn Jesús jniˈ kˈayil toj tnejil ja te naˈbˈl Dios(B)
12 Tbˈajlinxiˈ ikyjo, okx Jesús toj tnejil ja te naˈbˈl Dios, ex i bˈajetz tlajoˈn kykyaqiljo jniˈqe nchi bˈaj kˈayintaq exqetziˈn nchi bˈaj loqˈintaq antza. Ex i bˈaj jaw tpichˈkin jniˈ kymeẍjo jniˈqe nchi bˈaj txˈexbˈintaq kypwaqxjal, ex kykˈaybˈiljo jniˈqe nchi bˈaj kˈayintaq palom. 13 Ex xi tqˈmaˈn kye: Tzˈibˈinl teˈ toj Tuˈjil Tyol Dios: Atzin njaˈy k‑okil te ja te naˈbˈl Dios, me ayetzin kyeˈ ma tzˈok kyqˈoˈn te kyja ileqˈch.
14 Ex tojxjo tnejil ja te naˈbˈl Dios, i bˈaj tzaj laqˈe junjun moẍ ex kox tkˈatz Jesús, ex bˈeˈx i bˈaj kubˈ tqˈanin.
15 Me tej tok kykaˈyiˈn nejinel kyxol pale, exqetziˈn jniˈ xnaqˈtzil tiˈj ojtxe kawbˈil, a jniˈ nimku techil tipin Jesús otaq bˈant, ex teˈ tok kybˈiˈn jniˈqe kˈwal nchi ẍchˈin toj tnejil ja te naˈbˈl Dios: Nimxit tbˈiy, ay Tyajil qtzan nmaq kawil David, bˈeˈx tzaj kyqˈoj, 16 ex xi kyqˈmaˈn te Jesús: ¿Ma tzuntzin tbˈiˈnjiy nkyqˈmaˈn maˈ kˈwal tiˈja? chi chiˈ.
Xi ttzaqˈwin Jesús: Tzuntzin. ¿Ma naˈmxsin tkux kyuˈjiˈn toj Tuˈjil Tyol Dios, a ntqˈmaˈn tiˈjjo lo kyjaluˈn:
Ma tzaj tqˈmaˈn, tuˈn tjaw nimsin tbˈiy,
tuˈn kybˈitzjo tal kˈwal,
majxpe kyuˈn tzma qe nchi miˈẍin?
17 Ex bˈeˈx ex Jesús, i bˈaj kyij ttzaqpiˈn, ex xiˈ toj kojbˈil Betania, jaˈ ikyˈxi qnikyˈin tuˈn.
Tej ttzqij tqan iw tuˈn Tyol Jesús(C)
18 Toj juntl qlixje, kyjaˈtaq qxiˈy Jerusalén, tzaj waˈyaj tiˈj Jesús. 19 Ok tkaˈyin jun tqan iw ttzi bˈe, ex bˈeˈx xiˈ t‑xe tqan. Me ntiˈx jun twutzjo tze knet tuˈn, noq txqan t‑xaq. Tuˈntziˈn ikyjo, xi tqˈmaˈn te tqan iw: Mixla jtojx tuˈn tel twutza te kyloˈxjal.
Ex antej tqan iw jun paqx jaw tzqij.
20 Atzaj teˈ tok qkaˈyiˈn noq tzqijl tej tze, xi qqaniˈn te Jesús: ¿Tzeˈntzin tten teˈ tze jun paqx xjaw tzqij? qo chijiˈy.
21 Tzaj ttzaqˈwin Jesús: Twutzxix kxel nqˈmaˈn kyeˈy, noqit at‑xix kynimbˈila, ex noqit mi njawje kykˈuˈja, nya noq oˈkxjo luˈn aku bˈant kyuˈn, tzeˈnku xbˈant wuˈn tiˈjjo tqan iw, qalaˈ noqit txi kyqˈmaˈn te wutz luˈn: Ku tela tzaluˈn, ex ku txiˈy toj ttxuyil aˈ, ex akula tzikyˈ. 22 Quˈn tkyaqiljo kxel kyqanin toj naˈj Dios tukˈa kynimbˈila, ok ktzajil qˈoˈn.
Jun kyxjel Parisey tiˈj toklin Jesús(D)
23 Tej tokx Jesús toj tnejil ja te naˈbˈl Dios, i pon laqˈe kynejil pale exqetziˈn kynejinel kyxolxjal aj Judiy, a tzmataq nxnaqˈtzintaq. Xi kyqanin te: ¿Tiˈn tokiy tuˈn tbˈinchinjiy jniˈ lo, a nkubˈ tbˈinchiˈn? ¿Ex ankye saj qˈoˈnte tokliˈn? chi chiˈ.
24 Xi ttzaqˈwin Jesús: Ex ikyx wejiˈy, kxel nqaniˈn jun nxjelbˈitza kyeˈy. 25 ¿Ankye tzaj chqˈoˈnte qtzan Juan tuˈn kykuˈxxjal tuˈn toj aˈ te jawsbˈil aˈ? ¿Apela Dios, mo noq ayexjal?
Bˈeˈx i bˈaj jaw yolin kyxolx, ex kyqˈma: Qa ma txi qqˈmaˈn a Dios, bˈeˈx ktzajil tqˈmaˈn qe, ¿Tin quˈn mi nxi kynimintza? chilaˈ. 26 Ex qa ma txi qqˈmaˈn qa xjal, at qxobˈil. ¿Ma nyatzin kykyaqil xjaltz qˈmante qa a Juan jun yolil Tyol Dios?
27 Tuˈnpetziˈn, xi kyqˈmaˈn: Mi bˈiˈn qe quˈn, chi chiˈ.
I xi ttzaqˈwin Jesús: Exsin ikyx wejiˈy, nlay txi nqˈmaˈn weˈ, alkye saj qˈoˈnte wokliˈn tuˈn tkubˈ nbˈinchiˈn tkyaqiljo lo.
Jun techil tuˈn Jesús tiˈjjo kabˈe kˈwalbˈaj
28 Xi tqˈmaˈn Jesús: ¿Tzeˈntzin chˈin kyeˈ toj kywutz?
Attaq jun ichin attaq kabˈe tkˈwal. Xi tqˈmaˈn te jun: Nkˈwal, maˈ txiˈy aqˈnil jaˈlin toj tqan uvch. 29 Me mina, chi kˈwal. Me jun paqx tja tmeltzˈin tnabˈl, ex bˈeˈx xiˈl aqˈnil.
30 Atzaj teˈ t‑xiˈ lol teˈ juntl, ex ikyx xi tqˈmaˈn te: Kutzin tata. Kˈaˈ chiˈn chinaj teˈ, exsin mix xaˈyiltz.
31 ¿Ankyeˈ kubˈ nimin teˈ tajtaq manbˈaj kyxoljo kabˈe kˈwal lo?
Xi kyqˈmaˈn: A tnejil, chi chiˈ.
Xi tqˈmaˈn Jesús kye: Twutzxix kxel nqˈmaˈn kyeˈy; ayepe kyeˈ peyiltaq pwaq, ayeˈ iˈjlin kyuˈnxjal, exqetziˈn aj kyˈaˈjilqetaq kchi okix toj Tkawbˈil Dios toj kyaˈj, tuˈn kynimbˈil. ¿Yajtzin kyetza? 32 Quˈn tej tul Juan, a Jawsil Aˈ, qˈmalte tumil kyeˈy tzeˈn tuˈn kybˈetiˈy tzˈaqle, me mix xi kynimiˈn. Me ayetzinl kyeˈ, aye peyil pwaq exqetziˈn aj kyˈaˈjil ma txi kynimin. Me qalatzin kyeˈ, nixpela tuˈn ma kyliˈy tkyaqiljo lo, me mi s‑ajtz koˈpjx kyanmiˈn tuˈn txi kynimiˈn.
Jun techil tuˈn Jesús kyiˈjjo manil txˈotxˈ(E)
33 Ex xi tqˈmaˈn Jesús: Kybˈinkujiˈy juntl techil lo: Attaq jun tajaw txˈotxˈ ok tawin tqan uv. Ok tqˈoˈn jun chˈlaj tiˈjile, kubˈ tbˈinchin jun bˈinchbˈil taˈl uv, ex jaw twaˈbˈin jun xkyaqˈte te tzajbˈilte. I kyij bˈant kyukˈa jteˈbˈin aqˈnil tuˈn kymanin tiˈj, exsin xiˈtz toj jun tbˈe najchaq wen.
34 Me atzaj teˈ tpon tqˈijil, jaˈ tuˈn tok chmete twutz awal, i xi tchqˈoˈn junjun taqˈnil qanil teˈ manbˈil ttxˈotxˈ.
35 Me ayetziˈn manil txˈotxˈ i ok lipin kyiˈjjo taqˈnil tajaw txˈotxˈ. Jun teˈ noq bˈaj kylankˈin, jun teˈ bˈeˈx kyim, ex jun teˈ noqx techx kyˈixbˈe tuˈn abˈj. 36 Tuˈn ikyjo, bˈeˈx i xi tchqˈoˈn txqantl taqˈnil tzeˈnku te tnejil. Me ikyx bˈajjo kyiˈj, tzeˈnkuˈ bˈaj kyiˈjjo tnejil kyuˈn manil txˈotxˈ. 37 Me kubˈ tbˈisin tajaw txˈotxˈ tuˈn t‑xi tchqˈoˈn a tkˈwalkuxix, quˈn kubˈ t‑ximin, nyapela kˈwel kynimin nkˈwalach.
38 Me atzaj teˈ t‑xi kykaˈyiˈn manil txˈotxˈ, teˈ ttzaj kˈwalbˈaj, bˈeˈx i bˈaj ja yolin kyxolile: Ate luˈn kyjel te tajaw txˈotxˈ. Qalaˈ qbˈyonku, tuˈntzin qkyij te tajaw, chi chiˈ.
39 Bˈeˈx tzaj kytzyuˈn, ex kyiˈn tzma ttxaˈn txˈotxˈ tuˈn tkubˈ kybˈyoˈn.
40 Tuˈntzintzjo, xi tqanin Jesús kye: ¿Yajtzilaˈ? Aj tuljo tajaw txˈotxˈ, ¿Tiˈtzila kbˈajil kyiˈjjo manil txˈotxˈ?
41 Ex xi kytzaqˈwin: Bˈalaqa kchi kˈwel tbˈyoˈn te jun majx. Ex bˈalaqa kxel tqˈoˈn ttxˈotxˈ te kymajin txqantl taqˈnil, ayeˈ chi chojil manbˈil txˈotxˈ tojxix tqˈijil.
42 Ex xi ttzaqˈwin Jesús kye: ¿Ma naˈmtzin tkux kyuˈjiˈn toj Tuˈjil Tyol Dios, jaˈ ntqˈmaˈne kyjaluˈn:
A abˈj, a xi kyxoˈn bˈinchil ja, a nyakuj ntiˈtaq tajbˈin,
me axixpente abˈjjo ma tzˈokin te tqˈuqil tẍkyin ja, a nimxix toklin.
Atziˈn tbˈanilxjo ma tzaj tqˈoˈn tAjaw Tkyaqil qe,
ex ma qo jaw kaˈylajx tiˈj?
43 Tuˈnpetziˈn kxel nqˈmaˈn kyeˈy, k‑elil qˈiˈn Tkawbˈil Dios kyeˈy, ex kxel tqˈoˈn kyexjal, ayeˈ kˈwel kyyekˈiˈn tiˈj Tkawbˈil Dios toj kychwinqil.
44 Ex atzin abˈj jun techil wiˈja. Ankye teˈ kˈwel t‑xoˈn tibˈ tibˈajjo abˈj, tuˈn tyuchˈj tuˈn; axte kˈwel tyuchˈin tibˈ tibˈaj. Ex qa a abˈj xkubˈ tzˈaq tibˈaj jun aˈla te kawbˈil kujxix, bˈeˈx kˈwel quqix te jun majx.
45 Me atzaj teˈ kybˈinte kynejil pale exqetziˈn Parisey, jniˈ techil bˈaj kubˈ tqˈoˈn Jesús, ex qa kyiˈjxtaq nyoline, 46 oktaq kytzyuˈn toj kywutz. Me bˈeˈx i tzaj xobˈ kyexjal, quˈn tuˈn otaq tzˈel kynikyˈxjal te qa a Jesús jun yolil Tyol Dios.
Matthew 21
International Children’s Bible
Jesus Enters Jerusalem as a King
21 Jesus and his followers were coming closer to Jerusalem. But first they stopped at Bethphage at the hill called the Mount of Olives. From there Jesus sent two of his followers into the town. 2 He said to them, “Go to the town you can see there. When you enter it, you will find a donkey tied there with its colt. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone asks you why you are taking the donkeys, tell him, ‘The Master needs them. He will send them back soon.’” 4 This was to make clear the full meaning of what the prophet said:
5 “Tell the people of Jerusalem,
‘Your king is coming to you.
He is gentle and riding on a donkey.
He is on the colt of a donkey.’” Isaiah 62:11; Zechariah 9:9
6 The followers went and did what Jesus told them to do. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt to Jesus. They laid their coats on the donkeys, and Jesus sat on them. 8 Many people spread their coats on the road before Jesus. Others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 Some of the people were walking ahead of Jesus. Others were walking behind him. All the people were shouting,
“Praise[a] to the Son of David!
God bless the One who comes in the name of the Lord! Psalm 118:26
Praise to God in heaven!”
10 Then Jesus went into Jerusalem. The city was filled with excitement. The people asked, “Who is this man?”
11 The crowd answered, “This man is Jesus. He is the prophet from the town of Nazareth in Galilee.”
Jesus Goes to the Temple
12 Jesus went into the Temple. He threw out all the people who were buying and selling there. He turned over the tables that belonged to the men who were exchanging different kinds of money. And he upset the benches of those who were selling doves. 13 Jesus said to all the people there, “It is written in the Scriptures, ‘My Temple will be a house where people will pray.’[b] But you are changing God’s house into a ‘hideout for robbers.’”[c]
14 The blind and crippled people came to Jesus in the Temple, and Jesus healed them. 15 The leading priests and the teachers of the law saw that Jesus was doing wonderful things. They saw the children praising him in the Temple. The children were saying, “Praise[d] to the Son of David.” All these things made the priests and the teachers of the law very angry.
16 They asked Jesus, “Do you hear the things these children are saying?”
Jesus answered, “Yes. Haven’t you read in the Scriptures, ‘You have taught children and babies to sing praises’?”[e]
17 Then Jesus left and went out of the city to Bethany, where he spent the night.
The Power of Faith
18 Early the next morning, Jesus was going back to the city. He was very hungry. 19 He saw a fig tree beside the road. Jesus went to it, but there were no figs on the tree. There were only leaves. So Jesus said to the tree, “You will never again have fruit!” The tree immediately dried up.
20 His followers saw this and were amazed. They asked, “How did the fig tree dry up so quickly?”
21 Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth. If you have faith and do not doubt, you will be able to do what I did to this tree. And you will be able to do more. You will be able to say to this mountain, ‘Go, mountain, fall into the sea.’ And if you have faith, it will happen. 22 If you believe, you will get anything you ask for in prayer.”
Leaders Doubt Jesus’ Authority
23 Jesus went to the Temple. While he was teaching there, the leading priests and the elders of the people came to Jesus. They said to him, “Tell us! What authority do you have to do these things? Who gave you this authority?”
24 Jesus answered, “I will ask you a question, too. If you answer me, then I will tell you what authority I have to do these things. 25 Tell me: When John baptized people, did that come from God or from man?”
The priests and the leaders argued about Jesus’ question. They said to each other, “If we answer, ‘John’s baptism was from God,’ then Jesus will say, ‘Then why didn’t you believe John?’ 26 But if we say, ‘It was from man,’ we are afraid of what the people will do because they all believe that John was a prophet.”
27 So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.”
Then Jesus said, “Then I won’t tell you what authority I have to do these things!
A Story About Two Sons
28 “Tell me what you think about this: There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first son and said, ‘Son, go and work today in my vineyard.’ 29 The son answered, ‘I will not go.’ But later the son decided he should go, and he went. 30 Then the father went to the other son and said, ‘Son, go and work today in my vineyard.’ The son answered, ‘Yes, sir, I will go and work.’ But he did not go. 31 Which of the two sons obeyed his father?”
The priests and leaders answered, “The first son.”
Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth. The tax collectors and the prostitutes will enter the kingdom of God before you do. 32 John came to show you the right way to live. And you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and prostitutes believed John. You saw this, but you still refused to change and believe him.
God Sends His Son
33 “Listen to this story: There was a man who owned a vineyard. He put a wall around the vineyard and dug a hole for a winepress. Then he built a tower. He leased the land to some farmers and left for a trip. 34 Later, it was time for the grapes to be picked. So the man sent his servants to the farmers to get his share of the grapes. 35 But the farmers grabbed the servants, beat one, killed another, and then killed a third servant with stones. 36 So the man sent some other servants to the farmers. He sent more servants than he sent the first time. But the farmers did the same thing to the servants that they had done before. 37 So the man decided to send his son to the farmers. He said, ‘The farmers will respect my son.’ 38 But when the farmers saw the son, they said to each other, ‘This is the owner’s son. This vineyard will be his. If we kill him, then his vineyard will be ours!’ 39 So the farmers grabbed the son, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. 40 So what will the owner of the vineyard do to these farmers when he comes?”
41 The priests and leaders said, “He will surely kill those evil men. Then he will lease the vineyard to some other farmers. They will give him his share of the crop at harvest time.”
42 Jesus said to them, “Surely you have read this in the Scriptures:
‘The stone that the builders did not want
became the cornerstone.
The Lord did this,
and it is wonderful to us.’ Psalm 118:22-23
43 “So I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you. It will be given to people who do the things God wants in his kingdom. 44 The person who falls on this stone will be broken. But if the stone falls on him, he will be crushed.”[f]
45 The leading priests and the Pharisees heard these stories that Jesus told. They knew he was talking about them. 46 They wanted to arrest him. But they were afraid of the people, because the people believed that Jesus was a prophet.
Footnotes
- 21:9, 15 Praise Literally, “Hosanna,” a Hebrew word used at first in praying to God for help. At this time it was probably a shout of joy used in praising God or his Messiah.
- 21:13 ‘My Temple . . . pray.’ Quotation from Isaiah 56:7.
- 21:13 ‘hideout for robbers.’ Quotation from Jeremiah 7:11.
- 21:9, 15 Praise Literally, “Hosanna,” a Hebrew word used at first in praying to God for help. At this time it was probably a shout of joy used in praising God or his Messiah.
- 21:16 ‘You . . . praises’ Quotation from the Septuagint (Greek) version of Psalm 8:2.
- 21:44 The . . . crushed. Some Greek copies do not have verse 44.
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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