New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 21:1-22

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.”

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.

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.”

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