Matthew 21:23-46

231When He enteredG2064 the templeG2413, the chiefG749 priestsG749 and the eldersG4245 of the peopleG2992 cameG4334 to Him 2while He was teachingG1321, and saidG3004, “By whatG4169 authorityG1849 are You doingG4160 theseG3778 thingsG3778, and whoG5101 gaveG1325 You thisG3778 authorityG1849?” 24JesusG2424 saidG3004 to them, “I will alsoG2532 askG2065 you oneG1520 3thingG3056, whichG3739 ifG1437 you tellG3004 Me, I will alsoG2532 tellG3004 you by whatG4169 authorityG1849 I doG4160 theseG3778 thingsG3778. 25The baptismG908 of JohnG2491 was from whatG4159 source, from heavenG3772 orG2228 from menG444?” And they began reasoningG1260 amongG1722 themselvesG1438, sayingG3004, “IfG1437 we sayG3004, ‘From heavenG3772,’ He will sayG3004 to us, ‘ThenG3767 whyG1223G5101 did you not believeG4100 him?’ 26But ifG1437 we sayG3004, ‘From menG444,’ we fearG5399 the 4peopleG3793; for they allG3956 regardG2192 JohnG2491 as 5a prophetG4396.” 27And answeringG611 JesusG2424, they saidG3004, “We do not knowG3609.” He alsoG2532 saidG5346 to them, “NeitherG3761 will I tellG3004 you by whatG4169 authorityG1849 I doG4160 theseG3778 thingsG3778.

28“But whatG5101 do you thinkG1380? A manG444 hadG2192 twoG1417 6sonsG5043, and he cameG4334 to the firstG4413 and saidG3004, ‘7SonG5043, goG5217 workG2038 todayG4594 in the 8vineyardG290.’ 29And he answeredG611, ‘I will not’; but afterwardG5305 he regrettedG3338 it and wentG565. 30The man cameG4334 to the secondG1208 and saidG3004 the sameG5615 thingG5615; and he answeredG611, ‘I willG2309, sirG2962’; but he did not goG565. 31WhichG5101 of the twoG1417 didG4160 the willG2307 of his fatherG3962?” They saidG3004, “The firstG4413.” JesusG2424 saidG3004 to them, “TrulyG281 I sayG3004 to you that 9the taxG5057 collectorsG5057 and prostitutesG4204 10will getG4254 into the kingdomG932 of GodG2316 beforeG4254 you. 32For JohnG2491 cameG2064 to you in the wayG3598 of righteousnessG1343 and you did not believeG4100 him; but 11the taxG5057 collectorsG5057 and prostitutesG4204 did believeG4100 him; and you, seeingG3708 this, did not evenG3761 feelG3338 remorseG3338 afterwardG5305 so as to believeG4100 him.

33“ListenG191 to anotherG243 parableG3850. 12There was a 13landownerG3617 whoG3748 14plantedG5452 a 15vineyardG290 and putG4060 a wallG5418 aroundG4060 it and dugG3736 a wineG3025 pressG3025 in it, and builtG3618 a towerG4444, and rentedG1554 it out to 16vine-growersG1092 and 17wentG589 on a journeyG589. 34WhenG3753 the 18harvestG2590 timeG2540 approachedG1448, he 19sentG649 his slavesG1401 to the vine-growersG1092 to receiveG2983 his produceG2590. 35The vine-growersG1092 tookG2983 his slavesG1401 and beatG1194 oneG3739, and killedG615 anotherG3739G1161, and stonedG3036 a thirdG3739. 36AgainG3825 he 20sentG649 anotherG243 group of slavesG1401 largerG4183 than the firstG4413; and they didG4160 the sameG5615 thingG5615 to them. 37But afterwardG5305 he sentG649 his sonG5207 to them, sayingG3004, ‘They will respectG1788 my sonG5207.’ 38But when the vine-growersG1092 sawG3708 the sonG5207, they saidG3004 amongG1722 themselvesG1438, ‘ThisG3778 is the heirG2818; comeG1205, let us killG615 him and seizeG2192 his inheritanceG2817.’ 39They tookG2983 him, and threwG1544 him out of the vineyardG290 and killedG615 him. 40ThereforeG3767 whenG3752 the 21ownerG2962 of the vineyardG290 comesG2064, whatG5101 will he doG4160 to thoseG1565 vine-growersG1092?” 41They saidG3004 to Him, “He will bringG622 thoseG846 wretchesG2556 to a wretchedG2560 endG622, and 22will rentG1554 out the vineyardG290 to otherG243 vine-growersG1092 whoG3748 will payG591 him the proceedsG2590 at the proper seasonsG2540.”

42JesusG2424 saidG3004 to them, “Did you neverG3763 readG314 in the ScripturesG1124, ‘23The stoneG3037 whichG3739 the buildersG3618 rejectedG593, ThisG3778 becameG1096 the chiefG2776 cornerG1137 stone; ThisG3778 cameG1096 about from the LordG2962, And it is marvelousG2298 in our eyesG3788’? 43ThereforeG1223G3778 I sayG3004 to you, the kingdomG932 of GodG2316 will be takenG142 awayG142 from you and givenG1325 to a 24peopleG1484, producingG4160 the fruitG2590 of it. 44And 25he who fallsG4098 on thisG3778 stoneG3037 will be brokenG4917 to piecesG4917; but on whomeverG3739G302 it fallsG4098, it will scatterG3039 him likeG3039 dustG3039.”

45When the chiefG749 priestsG749 and the PhariseesG5330 heardG191 His parablesG3850, they understoodG1097 that He was speakingG3004 aboutG4012 them. 46When they soughtG2212 to seizeG2902 Him, they 26fearedG5399 the 27peopleG3793, becauseG1893 they consideredG2192 Him to be a 28prophetG4396.