Matthew 21:1 When3753 they drew near1448 to1519 Jerusalem,2414 and2532 came2064 to1519 Bethsphage,967{TR & NU read “Bethphage” instead of “Bethsphage”} to1519 the Mount3735 of Olives,1636 then5119 Jesus2424 sent649 two1417 disciples,3101 cr 2 saying3004 to them,846 "Go4198 into1519 the village2968 that is opposite561 you,5216 and2532 immediately2112 you will find2147 a donkey3688 tied,1210 and2532 a colt4454 with3326 her.846 Untie3089 them, and bring71 them to me.3427 cr 3 If1437 anyone5100 says2036 anything5100 to you,5213 you shall say,2036 ‘The Lord2962 needs5532 them,'846 and1161 immediately2112 he will send649 them."846 cr

Matthew 21:4 All3650 this5124 was done,1096 that2443 it might be fulfilled4137 which was spoken4483 through1223 the prophet,4396 saying,3004 cr 5 "Tell2036 the daughter2364 of Zion,4622 behold,2400 your4675 King935 comes2064 to you,4671 humble,4239 and2532 riding1910 on1909 a donkey,3688{Zechariah 9:9} on a2532 colt,4454 the foal5207 of a donkey."5268 cr

Matthew 21:6 The1161 disciples3101 went,4198 and1161 did4160 just as2531 Jesus2424 commanded4367 them,846 cr 7 and brought71 the donkey3688 and2532 the colt,4454 and2532 laid their846 clothes2440 on1883 them;846 and2532 he sat1940 on846 them. cr 8 A3793 very great4118 multitude3793 spread4766 their1438 clothes2440 on1722 the road.1161 Others243 cut2875 branches2798 from575 the trees,1186 and2532 spread4766 them on1722 the road.3598 cr 9 The1161 multitudes3793 who went before4254 him, and2532 who followed190 kept2896 shouting,3004 "Hosanna5614{Psalm 118:26} to the son5207 of David!1138 Blessed2127 is he who comes2064 in1722 the name3686 of the Lord!2962 Hosanna5614 in1722 the highest!"5310 cr

Matthew 21:10 When1525 he846 had come1525 into1519 Jerusalem,2414 all3956 the city4172 was stirred4579 up, saying,3004 "Who5101 is2076 this?"3778 cr 11 The1161 multitudes3793 said,3004 "This3778 is2076 the prophet,4396 Jesus,2424 from575 Nazareth3478 of Galilee."1056 cr

Matthew 21:12 Jesus2424 entered1525 into1519 the temple2411 of God,2316 and2532 drove out1544 all3956 of those who sold4453 and2532 bought59 in1722 the temple,2411 and2532 overthrew2690 the money changers'2855 tables5132 and2532 the seats2515 of those who sold4453 the doves.4058 cr 13 He2532 said3004 to them,846 "It is written,1125 ‘My3450 house3624 shall be called2564 a house3624 of prayer,'4335{Jeremiah 7:11} but1161 you5210 have made4160 it846 a den4693 of robbers!"3027 cr

Matthew 21:14 The2532 blind5185 and2532 the lame5560 came4334 to him846 in1722 the temple,2411 and2532 he healed2323 them.846 cr 15 But1161 when1492 the chief priests749 and2532 the scribes1122 saw1492 the wonderful things2297 that3739 he did,4160 and2532 the children3816 who were crying2896 in1722 the temple2411 and2532 saying,3004 "Hosanna5614 to the son5207 of David!"1138 they were indignant,23 cr 16 and2532 said2036 to him,846 "Do you191 hear what5101 these3778 are saying?"3004 Jesus2424 said3004 to them,846 "Yes.3483 Did you314 never3763 read,3754 ‘Out1537 of the mouth4750 of babes3516 and2532 nursing babies2337 you have perfected2675 praise?'"136{Psalm 8:2} cr

Matthew 21:17 He2532 left2641 them,846 and went1831 out1854 of the city4172 to1519 Bethany,963 and2532 lodged835 there.1563 cr 18 Now1161 in the morning,4405 as he returned1877 to1519 the city,4172 he was hungry.3983 cr 19 Seeing1492 a1520 fig tree4808 by1909 the road,3598 he came2064 to1909 it,846 and2532 found2147 nothing3762 on3361 it846 but1487 leaves.5444 He said3004 to it,846 "Let1096 there be1096 no3371 fruit2590 from1537 you4675 forever!"165 Immediately3916 the fig tree4808 withered away.3583 cr 20 When1492 the disciples3101 saw1492 it, they marveled,2296 saying,3004 "How4459 did3583 the fig tree4808 immediately3916 wither away?"3583 cr

Matthew 21:21 Jesus2424 answered611 them,846 "Most certainly281 I tell3004 you,5213 if1437 you have2192 faith,4102 and2532 don't3361 doubt,1252 you will4160 not3361 only3440 do4160 what3588 was done to the fig tree,4808 but235 even if2579 you told2036 this5129 mountain,3735 ‘Be taken up142 and2532 cast906 into1519 the sea,'2281 it would be done.1096 cr 22 All2532 things,3956 whatever3745 you302 ask154 in1722 prayer,4335 believing,4100 you will receive."2983 cr

Matthew 21:23 When2064 he846 had come2064 into1519 the temple,2411 the chief priests749 and2532 the elders4245 of the people2992 came4334 to him846 as he was teaching,1321 and said,3004 "By1722 what4169 authority1849 do you4160 do these things?5023 Who5101 gave1325 you4160 this3778 authority?"1849 cr

Matthew 21:24 Jesus2424 answered611 them,846 "I also2504 will ask2065 you5209 one1520 question,3056 which3739 if1437 you tell2036 me,3427 I likewise2504 will tell2036 you5213 by1722 what4169 authority1849 I do4160 these things.5023 cr 25 The baptism908 of John,2491 where4159 was it2258 from?1537 From heaven3772 or2228 from1537 men?"444 They1161 reasoned1260 with3844 themselves,1438 saying,3004 "If1437 we say,2036 ‘From1537 heaven,'3772 he will ask2036 us,1223 ‘Why5101 then3767 did you4100 not3756 believe4100 him?'846 cr 26 But1161 if1437 we say,2036 ‘From1537 men,'444 we fear5399 the multitude,3793 for1063 all3956 hold2192 John2491 as5613 a prophet."4396 cr 27 They answered611 Jesus,2424 and said,2036 "We1492 don't3756 know." He846 also said2036 to them,846 "Neither3761 will I1473 tell3004 you5213 by1722 what4169 authority1849 I1473 do4160 these things.5023 cr 28 But1161 what5101 do you5213 think?1380 A man444 had2192 two1417 sons,5043 and2532 he came4334 to the first,4413 and said,2036 ‘Son,5043 go5217 work2038 today4594 in1722 my3450 vineyard.'290 cr 29 He answered,611 ‘I2036 will2309 not,'3756 but1161 afterward5305 he changed3338 his mind, and went.565 cr 30 He2532 came4334 to the second,1208 and said2036 the same thing.5615 He answered,611 ‘I1473 go, sir,'2962 but2532 he didn't3756 go.565 cr 31 Which5101 of1537 the two1417 did4160 the will2307 of his father?"3962 They said3004 to him,846 "The first."4413 Jesus2424 said3004 to them,846 "Most certainly281 I tell3004 you5213 that3754 the tax collectors5057 and2532 the prostitutes4204 are entering4254 into1519 the Kingdom932 of God2316 before4254 you.5209 cr 32 For1063 John2491 came2064 to you5209 in1722 the way3598 of righteousness,1343 and2532 you didn't3756 believe him,846 but1161 the tax collectors and2532 the prostitutes4204 believed4100 him.846 When1161 you5210 saw1492 it, you5210 didn't3756 even repent3338 afterward,5305 that3588 you might believe4100 him.846 cr

Matthew 21:33 "Hear191 another243 parable.444 There was2258 a man5100 who was a master of a household,3617 who3748 planted5452 a vineyard,290 set2532 a hedge5418 about4060 it,846 dug3736 a winepress3025 in1722 it,846 built3618 a tower,4444 leased1554 it846 out1554 to farmers,1092 and2532 went into another country.589 cr 34 When3753 the season2540 for the fruit2590 drew near,1448 he sent649 his846 servants1401 to4314 the farmers,1092 to receive2983 his846 fruit.2590 cr 35 The farmers1092 took2983 his846 servants,1401 beat1194 one,3303 killed615 another,3739 and1161 stoned3036 another.3739 cr 36 Again,3825 he sent649 other243 servants1401 more4119 than the first:4413 and2532 they treated4160 them846 the same way.5615 cr 37 But1161 afterward he sent649 to4314 them846 his846 son,5207 saying,3004 ‘They will respect1788 my3450 son.'5207 cr 38 But1161 the farmers,1092 when1492 they saw1492 the son,5207 said2036 among1722 themselves,1438 ‘This3778 is2076 the heir.2818 Come,1205 let's kill615 him,846 and2532 seize2722 his846 inheritance.'2817 cr 39 So2532 they took2983 him,846 and threw1544 him out1854 of the vineyard,290 and2532 killed615 him. cr 40 When3752 therefore3767 the lord2962 of the vineyard290 comes,2064 what5101 will he do4160 to1092 those1565 farmers?"1092 cr

Matthew 21:41 They told3004 him,846 "He will622 miserably2560 destroy622 those846 miserable men,2556 and2532 will lease out1554 the vineyard290 to1092 other243 farmers,1092 who3748 will give591 him846 the fruit2590 in1722 its846 season."2540 cr

Matthew 21:42 Jesus2424 said3004 to them,846 "Did you314 never3763 read314 in1722 the Scriptures,1124 ‘The stone3037 which3739 the builders3618 rejected,593 the same3778 was1096 made1519 the head2776 of the corner.1137 This3778 was1096 from3844 the Lord.2962 It is2076 marvelous2298 in1722 our2257 eyes?'3788{Psalm 118:22-23} cr

Matthew 21:43 "Therefore1223 I tell5124 you,3754 the Kingdom932 of God2316 will be taken142 away from575 you,5216 and2532 will be given1325 to a nation1484 bringing forth4160 its846 fruit.2590 cr 44 He2532 who falls4098 on1909 this5126 stone3037 will be broken4917 to pieces, but1161 on1909 whomever3739 it302 will fall,4098 it will scatter3039 him846 as dust."3039 cr

Matthew 21:45 When191 the chief priests749 and2532 the Pharisees5330 heard191 his846 parables,3850 they perceived1097 that3754 he spoke3004 about4012 them.846 cr 46 When2532 they sought2212 to seize2902 him,846 they feared5399 the multitudes,3793 because1894 they considered2192 him846 to be5613 a prophet.4396 cr