New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 21

The Triumphal Entry

1WhenὅτεhoteG3753they had approachedἤγγισανēngisanG1448JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414and had comeἦλθονēlthonG2064to BethphageΒηθφαγὴBēthphagēG967, atthe MountὄροςorosG3735of OlivesG1636,thenτότεtoteG5119JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649twoδύοduoG1417disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101,

2sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004to them,“GoπορεύεσθεporeuestheG4198into the villageκώμηνkōmēnG2968oppositeκατέναντιkatenantiG2713you, and immediatelyG2117you will findεὑρήσετεheurēseteG2147a donkeyὄνονononG3688tiedδεδεμένηνdedemenēnG1210thereand a coltπῶλονpōlonG4454with her; untieλύσαντεςlusantesG3089them and bringἀγάγετέagageteG71them to Me.

3IfἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100saysG3004anythingτι,tiG5100to you, you shall sayG3004, ‘The LordκύριοςkuriosG2962hasἔχει,echeiG2192needχρείανchreianG5532of them,’ and immediatelyG2117he will sendἀποστελεῖaposteleiG649them.”

4ThisΤοῦτοToutoG3778tookG1096placeG1096to fulfillπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137whatG3588was spokenλέγοντος·legontosG3004throughδιὰdiaG1223the prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396:

5“SayG3004to the daughterθυγατρὶthugatriG2364of ZionΣιών·SiōnG4622, ‘BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400your KingβασιλεύςbasileusG935is comingἔρχεταίerchetaiG2064to you,GentleG4239,and mountedἐπιβεβηκὼςepibebēkōsG1910on a donkeyὄνονononG3688,EvenG2532on a coltπῶλονpōlonG4454,the foalυἱὸνhuionG5207of a beastG5268of burdenG5268.’”

6The disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101wentΠορευθέντεςPoreuthentesG4198and didποιήσαντεςpoiēsantesG4160justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424had instructedσυνέταξενsunetaxenG4929them,

7and broughtἤγαγονēgagonG71the donkeyὄνονononG3688and the coltπῶλονpōlonG4454,and laidἐπέθηκανepethēkanG2007their coatsG2440on them; and He satἐπεκάθισενepekathisenG1940onthe coatsG2440.

8MostG4183of the crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793spreadἔστρωσανestrōsanG4766their coatsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440in the roadὁδῷ,hodōG3598,and othersἄλλοιalloiG243were cuttingἔκοπτονekoptonG2875branchesκλάδουςkladousG2798from the treesδένδρωνdendrōnG1186and spreadingἐστρώννυονestrōnnuonG4766them in the roadὁδῷ.hodōG3598.

9The crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793goingG4254aheadG4254of Him, and thoseG3588who followedἀκολουθοῦντεςakolouthountesG190,were shoutingἔκραζονekrazonG2896, “HosannaὡσαννὰhōsannaG5614to theSonυἱῷhuiōG5207of DavidG1160;BlessedεὐλογημένοςeulogēmenosG2127is He who comesἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064in the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962;HosannaὡσαννὰhōsannaG5614in the highestὑψίστοις.¶hupsistoisG5310!”

10When He had enteredεἰσελθόντοςeiselthontosG1525JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,allπᾶσαpasaG3956the cityπόλιςpolisG4172was stirredἐσείσθηeseisthēG4579,sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004, “WhoτίςtisG5101is thisοὗτος;¶houtosG3778?”

11And the crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793were sayingἔλεγον·elegonG3004, “ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isthe prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424, fromNazarethΝαζαρὲθNazarethG3478in GalileeΓαλιλαίας.¶GalilaiasG1056.”

Cleansing the Temple

12And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525the templeG2413and droveἐξέβαλενexebalenG1544out allπάνταςpantasG3956thoseG3588who were buyingἀγοράζονταςagorazontasG59and sellingπωλοῦνταςpōlountasG4453in the templeG2413,and overturnedκατέστρεψενkatestrepsenG2690the tablesτραπέζαςtrapezasG5132of themoneyκολλυβιστῶνkollubistōnG2855changersG2855and the seatsκαθέδραςkathedrasG2515of thoseG3588who were sellingπωλούντωνpōlountōnG4453dovesπεριστεράς.peristerasG4058.

13And He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“It is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125, ‘My houseοἶκόςoikosG3624shall be calledκληθήσεται,klēthēsetaiG2564a houseοἶκοςoikosG3624of prayerπροσευχῆςproseuchēsG4335’;but you are makingποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160it arobbers’λῃστῶν.lēstōnG3027denσπήλαιονspēlaionG4693.”

14And theblindτυφλοὶtuphloiG5185and thelameχωλοὶchōloiG5560cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334to Him in the templeG2413, andHe healedἐθεράπευσενetherapeusenG2323them.

15But when the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122sawG3708the wonderfulG2297thingsG2297that He had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160,and the childrenπαῖδαςpaidasG3816who were shoutingκράζονταςkrazontasG2896in the templeG2413, “HosannaὡσαννὰhōsannaG5614to theSonυἱῷhuiōG5207of DavidG1160,”they became indignantἠγανάκτησανēganaktēsanG23

16and saidλέγουσιν;legousinG3004to Him, “Do You hearἀκούειςakoueisG191whatτίtiG5101theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778childrenare sayingλέγειlegeiG3004?”And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004to them,“Yesναί.naiG3483;have you neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763readἀνέγνωτεanegnōteG314, ‘Out of the mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750of infantsνηπίωνnēpiōnG3516and nursingG2337babiesG2337You have preparedκατηρτίσωkatērtisōG2675praiseαἶνον;¶ainonG136for Yourself’?”

17And He leftκαταλιπὼνkatalipōnG2641them and wentἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out of the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172toBethanyΒηθανίανBēthanianG963,and spentG835the nightG835thereἐκεῖ.ekeiG1563.

The Barren Fig Tree

18NowδὲdeG1161in the morningπρωῒprōiG4404,when He was returningἐπανάγωνepanagōnG1877to the cityπόλινpolinG4172,He became hungryἐπείνασεν,epeinasenG3983.

19SeeingG3708a loneμίανmianG1520figσυκῆνsukēnG4808treeσυκῆ.sukēG4808by the roadὁδοῦhodouG3598,He cameἦλθενēlthenG2064to it and foundεὗρενheurenG2147nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762on it exceptG1508leavesφύλλαphullaG5444onlyG3440;and He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to it,“NoG3756longerμηκέτιmēketiG3371shall there everεἰς αἰῶνα.eis aiōnaG1519 G165be anyfruitκαρπὸςkarposG2590from you.”And at onceπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916the figG4808treeG4808witheredἐξηράνθηexēranthēG3583.

20SeeingG3708this,the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101were amazedἐθαύμασανethaumasanG2296and askedλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “HowπῶςpōsG4459did the figσυκῆ;¶sukēG4808treeG4808witherἐξηράνθηexēranthēG3583allat onceπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916?”

21And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611and saidλέγωlegōG3004to them,“TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayG3004to you,ifG1437you haveἔχητεechēteG2192faithπίστινpistinG4102and do not doubtδιακριθῆτε,diakrithēteG1252,you will not onlyG3440doποιήσετε,poiēseteG4160whatG3588was done to the figσυκῆςsukēsG4808treeG4808,but evenG2579ifG2579you sayG3004to thisτούτῳtoutōG3778mountainὄρειoreiG3735, ‘Be takenἄρθητιarthētiG142up and castβλήθητιblēthētiG906into the seaθάλασσαν,thalassanG2281,’it will happenγενήσεται·genēsetaiG1096.

22AndallG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956you askαἰτήσητεaitēsēteG154in prayerπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335,believingπιστεύοντες,pisteuontesG4100,you will receiveλήμψεσθε.¶lēmpsestheG2983.”

Authority Challenged

23When He enteredἐλθόντοςelthontosG2064the templeG2413,the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245of the peopleλαοῦlaouG2992cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334to Himwhile He was teachingδιδάσκοντιdidaskontiG1321,and saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “By whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849are You doingποιεῖςpoieisG4160theseG3778thingsG3778,and whoτίςtisG5101gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325You thisG3778authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849?”

24JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004to them,“I will alsoκἀγὼkagōkaiG2532askἐρωτήσωerōtēsōG2065you oneἕνα,henaG1520thingλόγονlogonG3056,whichὃνhonG3739ifἐὰνeanG1437you tellG3004Me, I will alsoκἀγὼkagōkaiG2532tellG3004you by whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849I doποιῶ.poiōG4160theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778.

25The baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908of JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491was from whatπόθενpothenG4159source,from heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772orἢēG2228from menἀνθρώπων;¶anthrōpōnG444?” And they beganreasoningδιελογίζοντοdielogizontoG1260amongἐνenG1722themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “IfἐὰνeanG1437we sayG3004, ‘From heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772,’He will sayG3004to us, ‘ThenοὖνounG3767whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101did you not believeἐπιστεύσατεepisteusateG4100him?’

26But ifἐὰνeanG1437we sayG3004, ‘From menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444,’we fearφοβούμεθαphoboumethaG5399thepeopleὄχλον·ochlonG3793;for they allπάντεςpantesG3956regardἔχουσινechousinG2192JohnἸωάννην.¶IōannēnG2491asa prophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396.”

27And answeringἀποκριθέντεςapokrithentesG611JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,they saidG3004, “We do not knowG3609.”He alsoG2532saidἔφηephēG5346to them,“NeitherοὐδὲoudeG3761will I tellλέγωlegōG3004you by whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849I doποιῶ.¶poiōG4160theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778.

Parable of Two Sons

28“But whatΤίTiG5101do you thinkδοκεῖ;dokeiG1380?A manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444hadεἶχενeichenG2192twoδύο,duoG1417sonsτέκναteknaG5043,and he cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334to the firstπρώτῳprōtōG4413and saidG3004, ‘Sonτέκνον,teknonG5043,goὕπαγεhupageG5217workἐργάζουergazouG2038todayσήμερονsēmeronG4594in thevineyardἀμπελῶνιampelōniG290.’

29And he answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611, ‘I will not’; but afterwardG5305he regrettedμεταμεληθεὶςmetamelētheisG3338it and wentἀπῆλθεν.apēlthenG565.

30The man cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334to the secondG1208and saidG3004the sameG5615thingG5615;and he answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611, ‘IwillG2309,sirκύριε·kurieG2962’;but he did not goἀπῆλθεν.apēlthenG565.

31WhichτίςtisG5101of the twoδύοduoG1417didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160the willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of his fatherπατρός;patrosG3962?”They saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004, “The firstπρῶτος.prōtosG4413.”JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you thatthe taxτελῶναιtelōnaiG5057collectorsG5057and prostitutesπόρναιpornaiG4204will getG4254into the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316beforeG4254you.

32For JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491cameἦλθενēlthenG2064to you in the wayὁδῷhodōG3598of righteousnessδικαιοσύνης,dikaiosunēsG1343and you did not believeἐπιστεύσατεepisteusateG4100him; butthe taxτελῶναιtelōnaiG5057collectorsG5057and prostitutesπόρναιpornaiG4204did believeἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100him; and you, seeingG3708this,did not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761feelG3338remorseG3338afterwardG5305so as to believeπιστεῦσαιpisteusaiG4100him.

Parable of the Landowner

33“Listenἀκούσατε·akousateG191to anotherἌλληνAllēnG243parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850. There was alandownerοἰκοδεσπότηςoikodespotēsG3617whoὅστιςhostisG3748plantedἐφύτευσενephuteusenG5452avineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290and putG4060a wallφραγμὸνphragmonG5418aroundG4060it and dugὤρυξενōruxenG3736a wineG3025pressG3025in it, and builtᾠκοδόμησενōkodomēsenG3618a towerπύργονpurgonG4444,and rentedἐξέδετοexedetoG1554it out tovine-growersγεωργοῖςgeōrgoisG1092andwentG589on a journeyG589.

34WhenὅτεhoteG3753theharvestκαρπῶν,karpōnG2590timeκαιρὸςkairosG2540approachedἤγγισενēngisenG1448, hesentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649his slavesδούλουςdoulousG1401to the vine-growersγεωργοὺςgeōrgousG1092to receiveλαβεῖνlabeinG2983his produceκαρποὺςkarpousG2590.

35The vine-growersγεωργοὶgeōrgoiG1092tookλαβόντεςlabontesG2983his slavesδούλουςdoulousG1401and beatἔδειραν,edeiranG1194oneὃνhonG3739,and killedἀπέκτειναν,apekteinanG615anotherὃνhonG3739 G1161,and stonedἐλιθοβόλησαν.elithobolēsanG3036a thirdὃνhonG3739.

36AgainπάλινpalinG3825hesentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649anotherἄλλουςallousG243group of slavesδούλουςdoulousG1401largerG4183than the firstπρώτων,prōtōnG4413;and they didἐποίησανepoiēsanG4160the sameG5615thingG5615to them.

37But afterwardG5305he sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649his sonυἱὸνhuionG5207to them, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘They will respectἐντραπήσονταιentrapēsontaiG1788my sonυἱόνhuionG5207.’

38But when the vine-growersγεωργοὶgeōrgoiG1092sawG3708the sonυἱὸνhuionG5207,they saidG3004amongἐνenG1722themselvesἑαυτοῖς·he'autoisG1438, ‘ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the heirκληρονόμος·klēronomosG2818;comeδεῦτε,deuteG1205,let us killἀποκτείνωμενapokteinōmenG615him and seizeσχῶμενschōmenG2192his inheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817.’

39They tookλαβόντεςlabontesG2983him, and threwἐξέβαλονexebalonG1544him out of the vineyardἀμπελῶνοςampelōnosG290and killedἀπέκτειναν.apekteinanG615him.

40ThereforeοὖνounG3767whenὅτανhotanG3752theownerκύριοςkuriosG2962of the vineyardἀμπελῶνος,ampelōnosG290comesἔλθῃelthēG2064,whatτίtiG5101will he doποιήσειpoiēseiG4160to thoseἐκείνοις;ekeinoisG1565vine-growersγεωργοῖςgeōrgoisG1092?”

41They saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to Him, “He will bringG622thoseG846wretchesκακοὺςkakousG2556to a wretchedκακῶςkakōsG2560endG622, andwill rentἐκδώσεταιekdōsetaiG1554out the vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290to otherἄλλοιςalloisG243vine-growersγεωργοῖςgeōrgoisG1092whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748will payἀποδώσουσινapodōsousinG591him the proceedsκαρποὺςkarpousG2590at the properseasonsκαιροῖςkairoisG2540.”

42JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to them,“Did you neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763readἀνέγνωτεanegnōteG314in the Scripturesγραφαῖς·graphaisG1124, ‘The stoneλίθονlithonG3037whichὃνhonG3739the buildersοἰκοδομοῦντες,oikodomountesG3618rejectedἀπεδοκίμασανapedokimasanG593,ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778becameἐγενήθηegenēthēG1096the chiefκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776cornerγωνίας.gōniasG1137stone;Thisαὕτη,hautēG3778cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096about from the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,And it is marvelousθαυμαστὴthaumastēG2298in our eyesὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoisG3788’?

43Thereforeδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, the kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of GodθεοῦtheouG2316will be takenG142awayἀρθήσεταιarthēsetaiG142from you and givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325to apeopleἔθνειethneiG1484,producingποιοῦντιpoiountiG4160the fruitκαρποὺςkarpousG2590of it.

44Andhe who fallsπεσὼνpesōnG4098on thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778stoneλίθονlithonG3037will be brokenG4917to piecesG4917;but on whomeverὃν ἂνhon anG3739 G302it fallsπέσῃ,pesēG4098,it will scatterG3039him likeG3039dustG3039.”

45When the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191His parablesπαραβολὰςparabolasG3850,they understoodἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097that He was speakingλέγει.legeiG3004aboutπερὶperiG4012them.

46When they soughtζητοῦντεςzētountesG2212to seizeκρατῆσαιkratēsaiG2902Him, theyfearedἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399thepeopleὄχλους,ochlousG3793,becauseἐπεὶepeiG1893they consideredεἶχον.¶eichonG2192Him to be aprophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396.