Matthew 21:12-46

12ThenG2532 JesusG2424 enteredG1525G1519 theG3588 templeG2411 courts1 andG2532 drove outG1544 allG3956 who wereG3588 buyingG59 andG2532 sellingG4453 there. He overturnedG2690 theG3588 tablesG5132 of theG3588 money changersG2855 andG2532 theG3588 seatsG2515 of thoseG3588 sellingG4453 dovesG4058. 13AndG2532 He declaredG3004 to themG846, “It is writtenG1125: ‘MyG1473 houseG3624 will be calledG2564 a houseG3624 of prayerG4335.’2 ButG1161 youG4771 are makingG4160 itG846 ‘a denG4693 of robbersG3027.’3”

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The blindG5185 andG2532 the lameG5560 cameG4334 to HimG846 atG1722 theG3588 templeG2411, andG2532 He healedG2323 themG846. 15ButG1161 theG3588 chief priestsG749 andG2532 scribesG1122 were indignantG23 when they sawG3708 theG3588 wondersG2297 He performedG4160 andG2532 theG3588 childrenG3816 shoutingG2532G3004G3588G2896 inG1722 theG3588 templeG2411 courts, “HosannaG5614 to theG3588 SonG5207 of DavidG1138!”

16“Do You hearG191 whatG5101 theseG3778 children are sayingG3004?” they askedG2036.

“YesG3483,” JesusG2424 answeredG3004. “Have you never readG3763G314:

17ThenG2532 He leftG2641 themG846 and wentG1831 out ofG1854 theG3588 cityG4172 toG1519 BethanyG963, where He spent the nightG835G1563.

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In the morningG4404, as Jesus was returningG1877 toG1519 theG3588 cityG4172, He was hungryG3983. 19SeeingG3708 aG1520 fig treeG4808 byG1909 theG3588 roadG3598, He went upG2064 toG1909 itG846 butG2532 foundG2147 nothingG3762 onG1722 itG846 exceptG1487G3361G3440 leavesG5444. “May you never bearG3756G1096G1519G3588G165G1537G4771 fruitG2590 againG3371!” He saidG3004. AndG2532 immediatelyG3916 theG3588 treeG4808 witheredG3583.

20WhenG2532 theG3588 disciplesG3101 sawG3708 this, they marveledG2296 and askedG3004, “How didG4459 theG3588 fig treeG4808 witherG3583 so quicklyG3916?”

21“TrulyG281 I tellG3004 youG4771,” JesusG2424 repliedG611G2036G846, “ifG1437 you haveG2192 faithG4102 andG2532 do notG3361 doubtG1252, notG3756 onlyG3440 will you doG4160 what was doneG3588 to theG3588 fig treeG4808, butG235 even ifG2579 you sayG2036 to thisG3778 mountainG3735, ‘Be lifted upG142 andG2532 thrownG906 intoG1519 theG3588 seaG2281,’ it will happenG1096. 22If you believeG4100, you will receiveG2983 whateverG3956G3745G302 you ask forG154 inG1722 prayerG4335.”

23WhenG2532 Jesus returnedG2064 toG1519 theG3588 templeG2411 courts and began to teachG1321, theG3588 chief priestsG749 andG2532 eldersG4245 of theG3588 peopleG2992 came upG4334 to HimG846. “ByG1722 whatG4169 authorityG1849 are You doingG4160 these thingsG3778?” they askedG3004. “AndG2532 whoG5101 gaveG1325 YouG4771 thisG3778 authorityG1849?”

24“I will also askG2504G2065 youG4771 oneG1520 questionG3056,” JesusG2424 repliedG611, “and ifG1437 you answerG2036 MeG1473, IG2504 will tellG2046 youG4771 byG1722 whatG4169 authorityG1849 I am doingG4160 these thingsG3778. 25What was the sourceG4159G1510 ofG3588 John’sG2491 baptismG908? Was it fromG1537 heavenG3772 orG2228 fromG1537 menG444?”

They deliberatedG1260 amongG1722 themselvesG1438 and saidG3004, “IfG1437 we sayG2036, ‘FromG1537 heavenG3772,’ He will askG2046, ‘WhyG1223G5101 thenG3767 did you not believeG3756G4100 himG846?’ 26ButG1161 ifG1437 we sayG2036, ‘FromG1537 menG444,’ we are afraidG5399 of theG3588 peopleG3793, forG1063 they allG3956 regardG2192 JohnG2491 asG5613 a prophetG4396.” 27SoG2532 they answeredG611, “We do not knowG3756G1492.”

AndG2532 Jesus repliedG5346, “NeitherG3761 will IG1473 tellG3004 youG4771 byG1722 whatG4169 authorityG1849 I am doingG4160 these thingsG3778.

28ButG1161 whatG5101 do youG4771 thinkG1380? There was a manG444 who hadG2192 twoG1417 sonsG5043. He wentG4334 to theG3588 firstG4413 one and saidG2036, ‘SonG5043, goG5217 and workG2038 todayG4594 inG1722 theG3588 vineyardG290.’

29‘I will notG2309,’ he repliedG611. ButG3756G1161 laterG5305 he changed his mindG3338 and wentG565.5

30ThenG1161 the man wentG4334 to theG3588 secondG1208 son and toldG2036 him the same thingG5615.

‘IG1473 will, sirG2962,’ he saidG611. ButG2532 he did not goG3756G565.

31WhichG5101 ofG1537 theG3588 twoG1417 didG4160 theG3588 willG2307 ofG3588 his fatherG3962?”

“TheG3588 firstG4413,6” they answeredG3004.

JesusG2424 saidG3004 to themG846, “TrulyG281 I tellG3004 youG4771, theG3588 tax collectorsG5057 andG2532 prostitutesG4204 are enteringG4254G1519 theG3588 kingdomG932 of GodG2316 before youG4771. 32ForG1063 JohnG2491 cameG2064 toG4314 youG4771 inG1722 the wayG3598 of righteousnessG1343, andG2532 you did not believeG3756G4100 himG846, butG1161 theG3588 tax collectorsG5057 andG2532 prostitutesG4204 did. AndG1161 even afterG5305 you saw thisG3708, youG4771 did not repentG3338 and believeG4100 himG846.

33Listen toG191 anotherG243 parableG3850: There wasG1510 a landownerG444G3617 whoG3748 plantedG5452 a vineyardG290. He putG4060 a wallG5418 around itG846, dugG3736 a winepressG3025 inG1722 itG846, andG2532 builtG3618 a towerG4444. ThenG2532 he rented it outG1554G846 to some tenantsG1092 andG2532 went away on a journeyG589.

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WhenG3753 theG3588 harvest timeG2540G3588G2590 drew nearG1448, he sentG649 hisG846 servantsG1401 toG4314 theG3588 tenantsG1092 to collectG2983 hisG846 share of the fruitG2590. 35ButG2532 theG3588 tenantsG1092 seizedG2983 hisG846 servantsG1401. They beatG1194 oneG3739, killedG615 another, andG1161 stonedG3036 a thirdG3739.

36AgainG3825, he sentG649 otherG243 servantsG1401, moreG4119 than theG3588 firstG4413 group. ButG2532 the tenants didG4160 the sameG5615 to themG846.

37FinallyG1161G5305, he sentG649 hisG846 sonG5207 toG4314 themG846. ‘They will respectG1788 myG1473 sonG5207,’ he saidG3004.

38But whenG1161 theG3588 tenantsG1092 sawG3708 theG3588 sonG5207, they saidG2036 toG1722 one anotherG1438, ‘ThisG3778 isG1510 theG3588 heirG2818. ComeG1205, let us killG615 himG846 andG2532 takeG2192 hisG846 inheritanceG2817.’ 39SoG2532 they seizedG2983 himG846 and threwG1544 him out ofG1854 theG3588 vineyardG290 andG2532 killedG615 him.

40ThereforeG3767, whenG3752 theG3588 ownerG2962 of theG3588 vineyardG290 returnsG2064, whatG5101 will he doG4160 to thoseG1565 tenantsG1092?”

41“He will bringG622 thoseG846 wretchesG2556 to a wretched endG2560,” they repliedG3004, “andG2532 will rent outG1554 theG3588 vineyardG290 to otherG243 tenantsG1092 whoG3748 will giveG591 himG846 his share of the fruitG2590 atG1722 harvest timeG2540G846.”

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JesusG2424 saidG3004 to themG846, “Have you never readG3763G314 inG1722 theG3588 ScripturesG1124:

43ThereforeG1223G3778 I tellG3004 youG4771 thatG3754 theG3588 kingdomG932 of GodG2316 will be taken awayG142 fromG575 youG4771 andG2532 givenG1325 to a peopleG1484 who will produceG4160 itsG846 fruitG2590. 44He whoG3588 fallsG4098 onG1909 thisG3778 stoneG3037 will be broken to piecesG4917, butG1161 heG3739 on whomG1909 it fallsG4098 will be crushedG3039G846.8”

45WhenG2532 theG3588 chief priestsG749 andG2532 PhariseesG5330 heardG191 HisG846 parablesG3850, they knewG1097 thatG3754 Jesus was speakingG3004 aboutG4012 themG846. 46AlthoughG2532 they wantedG2212 to arrestG2902 HimG846, they were afraidG5399 of theG3588 crowdsG3793, becauseG1893 the people regardedG2192 HimG846 asG1519 a prophetG4396.