New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 21

The Triumphal Entry

1WhenὅτεhoteG3753they had approachedἤγγισανēngisanG1448JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414and had comeἦλθονēlthonG2064to BethphageΒηθφαγὴBēthphagēG967, atthe MountὄροςorosG3735of OlivesG1636,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424thenτότεtoteG5119sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649twoδύοduoG1417disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101,

2sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004to them,“GoπορεύεσθεporeuestheG4198into the villageκώμηνkōmēnG2968oppositeκατέναντιkatenantiG2713you, and immediatelyG2117you will findεὑρήσετεheurēseteG2147a donkeyὄνονononG3688tiedδεδεμένηνdedemenēnG1210thereand a coltπῶλονpōlonG4454with it. UntieλύσαντεςlusantesG3089them and bringἀγάγετέagageteG71them to Me.

3And ifἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100saysG3004anythingτι,tiG5100to you, you shall sayG3004, ‘The LordκύριοςkuriosG2962needsχρείαν ἔχει,chreian echeiG2192 G5532them,’ and he will sendἀποστελεῖaposteleiG649them onG649immediatelyG2117.”

4NowthisΤοῦτοToutoG3778tookG1096placeG1096soG2443thatG2443whatG3588was spokenλέγοντος·legontosG3004throughδιὰdiaG1223the prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396would be fulfilledπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137:

5“SayG3004to the daughterθυγατρὶthugatriG2364of ZionΣιών·SiōnG4622, ‘BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400your KingβασιλεύςbasileusG935is comingἔρχεταίerchetaiG2064to you,HumbleG4239,and mountedἐπιβεβηκὼςepibebēkōsG1910on a donkeyὄνονononG3688,EvenG2532on a coltπῶλονpōlonG4454,the foalυἱὸνhuionG5207of a donkeyὑποζυγίου.¶hupozugiouG5268.’”

6The disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101wentΠορευθέντεςPoreuthentesG4198and didποιήσαντεςpoiēsantesG4160justG2531asG2531JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424had instructedσυνέταξενsunetaxenG4929them,

7and broughtἤγαγονēgagonG71the donkeyὄνονononG3688and the coltπῶλονpōlonG4454,and laidἐπέθηκανepethēkanG2007their cloaksἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440on them; and He satἐπεκάθισενepekathisenG1940onthe cloaksG2440.

8MostG4183of the crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793spreadἔστρωσανestrōsanG4766their cloaksἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440on the roadὁδῷ,hodōG3598,and othersἄλλοιalloiG243were cuttingἔκοπτονekoptonG2875branchesκλάδουςkladousG2798from the treesδένδρωνdendrōnG1186and spreadingἐστρώννυονestrōnnuonG4766them on the roadὁδῷ.hodōG3598.

9NowδὲdeG1161the crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793goingG4254aheadG4254of Him, and thoseG3588who followedἀκολουθοῦντεςakolouthountesG190,were shoutingἔκραζονekrazonG2896, “HosannaὡσαννὰhōsannaG5614to theSonυἱῷhuiōG5207of DavidG1160;BlessedεὐλογημένοςeulogēmenosG2127is the One 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, “ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isJesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424the prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396, fromNazarethΝαζαρὲθNazarethG3478in GalileeΓαλιλαίας.¶GalilaiasG1056.”

Cleansing the Temple

12And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525the templeG2413areaand droveG1544outG1544allπάνταςpantasG3956thoseG3588who were sellingπωλοῦνταςpōlountasG4453and buyingἀγοράζονταςagorazontasG59on the templeG2413grounds,and He overturnedκατέστρεψενkatestrepsenG2690the tablesτραπέζαςtrapezasG5132of themoneyκολλυβιστῶνkollubistōnG2855changersG2855and the seatsκαθέδραςkathedrasG2515of thoseG3588who were sellingπωλούντωνpōlountōnG4453dovesπεριστεράς.peristerasG4058.

13And He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“It is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125: ‘My houseοἶκόςoikosG3624will be calledκληθήσεται,klēthēsetaiG2564a houseοἶκοςoikosG3624of prayerπροσευχῆςproseuchēsG4335’;but you are makingποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160it adenσπήλαιονspēlaionG4693of robbersλῃστῶν.lēstōnG3027.”

14And those who wereblindτυφλοὶtuphloiG5185and those wholimpedχωλοὶchōloiG5560cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334to Him in the templeG2413area, andHe healedἐθεράπευσενetherapeusenG2323them.

15But when the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122sawG3708the wonderfulG2297thingsG2297that He had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160,and the childrenπαῖδαςpaidasG3816who were shoutingκράζονταςkrazontasG2896in the templeG2413area, “HosannaὡσαννὰhōsannaG5614to theSonυἱῷhuiōG5207of DavidG1160,”they became indignantἠγανάκτησανēganaktēsanG23,

16and they saidλέγουσιν;legousinG3004to Him, “Do You hearἀκούειςakoueisG191whatτίtiG5101theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778childrenare sayingλέγειlegeiG3004?”And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004to them,“Yesναί.naiG3483.Have you neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763readἀνέγνωτεanegnōteG314, ‘From the mouthsστόματοςstomatosG4750of infantsνηπίωνnēpiōnG3516and nursingG2337babiesG2337You have preparedκατηρτίσωkatērtisōG2675praiseαἶνον;¶ainonG136for Yourself’?”

17And He leftκαταλιπὼνkatalipōnG2641them and wentG1831outG1831of the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172toBethanyΒηθανίανBēthanianG963,and spentG835theG835nightG835thereἐκεῖ.ekeiG1563.

The Barren Fig Tree

18NowδὲdeG1161in the earlyπρωῒprōiG4404morningG4404,when He was returningἐπανάγωνepanagōnG1877to the cityπόλινpolinG4172,He became hungryἐπείνασεν,epeinasenG3983.

19And seeingG3708a loneμίανmianG1520figσυκῆνsukēnG4808treeσυκῆ.sukēG4808by the roadὁδοῦhodouG3598,He cameἦλθενēlthenG2064to it and foundεὗρενheurenG2147nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762on it exceptG1508leavesφύλλαphullaG5444aloneG3440;and He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to it,“NoG3756longerμηκέτιmēketiG3371shall there everεἰς αἰῶνα.eis aiōnaG1519 G165be anyfruitκαρπὸςkarposG2590from you.”And at onceπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916the figG4808treeG4808witheredἐξηράνθηexēranthēG3583.

20SeeingG3708this,the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101wereG2296amazedG2296andaskedλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “HowπῶςpōsG4459did the figσυκῆ;¶sukēG4808treeG4808witherἐξηράνθηexēranthēG3583allat onceπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916?”

21And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611and saidλέγωlegōG3004to them,“TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayG3004to you,ifG1437you haveἔχητεechēteG2192faithπίστινpistinG4102and do not doubtδιακριθῆτε,diakrithēteG1252,you will not onlyG3440doποιήσετε,poiēseteG4160whatG3588was doneto the figσυκῆςsukēsG4808treeG4808,but evenG2579ifG2579you sayG3004to thisτούτῳtoutōG3778mountainὄρειoreiG3735, ‘Be takenG142upG142and castβλήθητιblēthētiG906into the seaθάλασσαν,thalassanG2281,’it will happenγενήσεται·genēsetaiG1096.

22Andwhateverὅσα ἂνhosa anG3745 G302you askαἰτήσητεaitēsēteG154in prayerπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335,believingπιστεύοντες,pisteuontesG4100,you will receiveλήμψεσθε.¶lēmpsestheG2983it allπάνταpantaG3956.”

Authority Challenged

23When He enteredἐλθόντοςelthontosG2064the templeG2413area,the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245of the peopleλαοῦlaouG2992cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334to Himwhile He was teachingδιδάσκοντιdidaskontiG1321,and saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “By whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849are You doingποιεῖςpoieisG4160theseG3778thingsG3778,and whoτίςtisG5101gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325You thisG3778authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849?”

24But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424respondedἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611and saidG3004to them,“I will alsoκἀγὼkagōkaiG2532askἐρωτήσωerōtēsōG2065you oneἕνα,henaG1520questionλόγονlogonG3056,whichὃνhonG3739,ifἐὰνeanG1437you tellG3004Me, I will alsoκἀγὼkagōkaiG2532tellG3004you by whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849I doποιῶ.poiōG4160theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778.

25The baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908of JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491was from whatπόθενpothenG4159source:from heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772orἢēG2228from menἀνθρώπων;¶anthrōpōnG444?” And they beganconsideringδιελογίζοντοdielogizontoG1260the implicationsamongἐνenG1722themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'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,“NeitherοὐδὲoudeG3761am I tellingλέγωlegōG3004you 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.’

29But he repliedἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611 G3004, ‘I do not wantθέλω·thelōG2309to.’ YetG1161afterwardG5305he regrettedμεταμεληθεὶςmetamelētheisG3338it and wentἀπῆλθεν.apēlthenG565.

30And the mancameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334to his secondG1208sonand saidG3004the sameG5615thingG5615;and he repliedἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611 G3004, ‘I will,sirκύριε·kurieG2962’; and yethe 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 evenοὐδὲoudeG3761haveG3338secondG3338thoughtsG3338afterwardG5305so as to believeπιστεῦσαιpisteusaiG4100him.

Parable of the Landowner

33“Listenἀκούσατε·akousateG191to anotherἌλληνAllēnG243parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850. There was alandownerοἰκοδεσπότηςoikodespotēsG3617whoὅστιςhostisG3748plantedἐφύτευσενephuteusenG5452avineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290and putG4060afenceφραγμὸνphragmonG5418aroundG4060it, and dugὤρυξενōruxenG3736a wineG3025pressG3025in it, and builtᾠκοδόμησενōkodomēsenG3618a towerπύργονpurgonG4444,and he leasedἐξέδετοexedetoG1554it tovine-growersγεωργοῖςgeōrgoisG1092andwentG589onG589aG589journeyG589.

34And whenὅτεhoteG3753theharvestκαρπῶν,karpōnG2590timeκαιρὸςkairosG2540approachedἤγγισενēngisenG1448, hesentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649his slavesδούλουςdoulousG1401to the vine-growersγεωργοὺςgeōrgousG1092to receiveλαβεῖνlabeinG2983his fruitκαρποὺςkarpousG2590.

35And the vine-growersγεωργοὶgeōrgoiG1092tookλαβόντεςlabontesG2983his slavesδούλουςdoulousG1401and beatἔδειραν,edeiranG1194oneὃνhonG3739,killedἀπέκτειναν,apekteinanG615anotherὃνhonG3739 G1161,and stonedἐλιθοβόλησαν.elithobolēsanG3036anotherὃνhonG3739.

36AgainπάλινpalinG3825, hesentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649otherἄλλουςallousG243slavesδούλουςdoulousG1401,moreG4183than the firstπρώτων,prōtōnG4413;and they didἐποίησανepoiēsanG4160the sameG5615thingsG5615to 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’s killἀποκτείνωμενapokteinōmenG615him and takeG2192possessionG2192of his inheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817!’

39And they tookλαβόντεςlabontesG2983him and threwG1544him outG1544of the vineyardἀμπελῶνοςampelōnosG290,and killedἀπέκτειναν.apekteinanG615him.

40ThereforeοὖνounG3767,whenὅτανhotanG3752theownerκύριοςkuriosG2962of the vineyardἀμπελῶνος,ampelōnosG290comesἔλθῃelthēG2064,whatτίtiG5101will he doποιήσειpoiēseiG4160to thoseἐκείνοις;ekeinoisG1565vine-growersγεωργοῖςgeōrgoisG1092?”

41They saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to Him, “He will bringG622thoseG846wretchesκακοὺςkakousG2556to a wretchedκακῶςkakōsG2560endG622andleaseἐκδώσεταιekdōsetaiG1554the vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290to otherἄλλοιςalloisG243vine-growersγεωργοῖςgeōrgoisG1092,whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748will payἀποδώσουσινapodōsousinG591him the fruitκαρποὺςkarpousG2590in the properseasonsκαιροῖςkairoisG2540.”

42JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to them,“Did you neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763readἀνέγνωτεanegnōteG314in the Scripturesγραφαῖς·graphaisG1124, ‘A stoneλίθονlithonG3037whichὃνhonG3739the buildersοἰκοδομοῦντες,oikodomountesG3618rejectedἀπεδοκίμασανapedokimasanG593,ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778has becomeἐγενήθηegenēthēG1096thechiefκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776cornerstoneγωνίας.gōniasG1137;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 apeopleἔθνειethneiG1484producingποιοῦντιpoiountiG4160its fruitκαρποὺςkarpousG2590.

44Andthe one who fallsπεσὼνpesōnG4098on thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778stoneλίθονlithonG3037will be brokenG4917toG4917piecesG4917;and on whomeverὃν ἂνhon anG3739 G302it fallsπέσῃ,pesēG4098,it will crushλικμήσειlikmēseiG3039him.”

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

46And althoughthey soughtζητοῦντεςzētountesG2212to arrestκρατῆσαιkratēsaiG2902Him, theyfearedἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399the crowdsὄχλους,ochlousG3793,sinceἐπεὶepeiG1893they consideredεἶχον.¶eichonG2192Him to be aprophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396.