Revised Literal Translation
Matthew 21
1AndΚαὶKaiG2532whenὅτεhoteG3753they drew nighἤγγισανēngisanG1448untoG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,andκαὶkaiG2532were comeἦλθονēlthonG2064toG1519BethphageΒηθφαγὴBēthphagēG967,untoG4314the mountὄροςorosG3588G3735of OlivesG3588G1636,thenτότεtoteG5119sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG3588G2424twoδύοduoG1417disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101,
2τὴνtēnG3588SayingλέγωνlegōnG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,GoπορεύεσθεporeuestheG4198intoεἰςeisG1519the villageκώμην τὴνkōmēn tēnG3588G2968over againstG561youὑμῶν.humōnG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532straightwayεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112ye shall findεὑρήσετεheurēseteG2147a donkeyὄνονononG3688tiedδεδεμένηνdedemenēnG1210,andκαὶkaiG2532a coltπῶλονpōlonG4454withμετ᾽met᾽G3326herαὐτῆς·autēsG846:looseλύσαντεςlusantesG3089them,and bringἀγάγετέagageteG71themunto meG1473.
3AndκαὶkaiG2532ifἐάνeanG1437anyτιςtisG5100mansayG3004oughtτι,tiG5100unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,ye shall sayG2046,ὅτιhotiG3754The Lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588G2962hathἔχει,echeiG2192needχρείανchreianG5532of themαὐτῶνautōnG846;andδὲdeG1161straightwayεὐθὺςeuthusG2112he will sendἀποστελεῖaposteleiG649themαὐτούς.¶autousG846.
5Tell yeG3004the daughterτῇ θυγατρὶtēa thugatriG3588G2364of ZionΣιών·SiōnG4622,BeholdG3708,thyσουsouG4771Kingὁ βασιλεύςho basileusG3588G935comethἔρχεταίerchetaiG2064unto theeσοι,soiG4771,meekG4239,andκαὶkaiG2532sittingἐπιβεβηκὼςepibebēkōsG1910uponG1909a donkeyὄνονononG3688,andκαὶkaiG2532a coltπῶλονpōlonG4454the foalυἱὸνhuionG5207of a donkeyὑποζυγίου.¶hupozugiouG5268.
8ὁhoG3588AndδὲdeG1161aG3793very greatπλεῖστοςpleistosG4118multitudeG3793spreadἔστρωσανestrōsanG4766theirἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438garmentsτὰ ἱμάτιαta himatiaG3588G2440inἐνenG1722the wayτῇ ὁδῷ,tēa hodōG3588G3598;δὲdeG1161othersἄλλοιalloiG243cut downἔκοπτονekoptonG2875branchesκλάδουςkladousG2798fromἀπὸapoG575the treesτῶν δένδρωνtōn dendrōnG3588G1186,andκαὶkaiG2532strawedἐστρώννυονestrōnnuonG4766theminἐνenG1722the wayτῇ ὁδῷ.tēa hodōG3588G3598.
9AndδὲdeG1161the multitudesοἱ ὄχλοιhoi ochloiG3588G3793that went beforeοἱ προάγοντεςhoi proagontesG3588G4254,andκαὶkaiG2532that followedοἱ ἀκολουθοῦντεςhoi akolouthountesG3588G190,criedἔκραζονekrazonG2896,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,HosannaὡσαννὰhōsannaG5614to the Sonτῷ υἱῷtō huiōG3588G5207of DavidΔαυίδ,DauidG1138:BlessedεὐλογημένοςeulogēmenosG2127ishe that comethὁ ἐρχόμενοςho erchomenosG3588G2064inἐνenG1722the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962;HosannaὡσαννὰhōsannaG5614inἐνenG1722the highestτοῖς ὑψίστοις.¶tois hupsistoisG3588G5310.
12G3588G3588AndΚαὶKaiG2532JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG3588G2424wentεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525intoεἰςeisG1519the templeἱερὸνhi'eronG3588G2411of GodG3588G2316,andκαὶkaiG2532cast outἐξέβαλενexebalenG1544allπάνταςpantasG3956them that soldπωλοῦνταςpōlountasG4453andκαὶkaiG2532boughtἀγοράζονταςagorazontasG59inἐνenG1722the templeἱερῷ,hi'erōG3588G2411,andκαὶkaiG2532overthrewκατέστρεψενkatestrepsenG2690the tablesτραπέζαςtrapezasG3588G5132of the moneychangersκολλυβιστῶνkollubistōnG3588G2855,andκαὶkaiG2532the seatsκαθέδραςkathedrasG3588G2515of them that soldπωλούντωνpōlountōnG4453dovesπεριστεράς.peristerasG3588G4058,
13AndκαὶkaiG2532saidλέγειlegeiG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,It is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125,MyG1473houseὁ οἶκόςho oikosG3588G3624shall be calledκληθήσεται,klēthēsetaiG2564the houseοἶκοςoikosG3624of prayerπροσευχῆςproseuchēsG4335;butδὲdeG1161yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771have madeποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160itαὐτὸνautonG846a denσπήλαιονspēlaionG4693of thievesλῃστῶν.lēstōnG3027.
15G3588AndδὲdeG1161whenG3708the chief priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG3588G749andκαὶkaiG2532scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG3588G1122sawG3708the wonderful thingsθαυμάσιαthaumasiaG2297thatἃhaG3739he didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160,andκαὶkaiG2532the childrenπαῖδαςpaidasG3588G3816cryingκράζονταςkrazontasG2896inἐνenG1722the templeἱερῷhi'erōG3588G2411,andκαὶkaiG2532sayingλέγοντας·legontasG3004,HosannaὡσαννὰhōsannaG5614to the SonυἱῷhuiōG3588G5207of DavidΔαυίδ,DauidG1138;they were sore displeasedἠγανάκτησανēganaktēsanG23,
16ὁhoG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532saidλέγουσιν;legousinG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,Hearest thouἀκούειςakoueisG191whatτίtiG5101theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778sayλέγειlegeiG3004?AndδὲdeG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saithG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,Yeaναί.naiG3483;have yeG314neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763readἀνέγνωτεanegnōteG314,ὅτιhotiG3754OutἐκekG1537of the mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750of babesνηπίωνnēpiōnG3516andκαὶkaiG2532sucklingsθηλαζόντωνthēlazontōnG2337thou hast perfectedκατηρτίσωkatērtisōG2675praiseαἶνον;¶ainonG136?
19AndκαὶkaiG2532when he sawG3708aμίανmianG1520fig treeσυκῆνsukēnG4808inἐπὶepiG1909the wayτῆς ὁδοῦtēs hodouG3588G3598,he cameἦλθενēlthenG2064toἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909itαὐτὴνautēnG846,andκαὶkaiG2532foundεὗρενheurenG2147nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762thereonἐν αὐτῇen autēaG1722G846,butεἰ μὴei mēG1487G3361leavesφύλλαphullaG5444onlyG3440,andκαὶkaiG2532saidλέγειlegeiG3004unto itαὐτῇ·autēaG846,LetG1096noμηκέτιmēketiG3371fruitκαρπὸςkarposG2590growG1096onἐκekG1537theeσοῦsouG4771henceforward forεἰςeisG1519everτὸν αἰῶνα.ton aiōnaG3588G165.AndκαὶkaiG2532presentlyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916the fig treeἡ συκῆ.hē sukēG3588G4808withered awayἐξηράνθηexēranthēG3583.
21δὲdeG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG3588G2424answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611and saidλέγωlegōG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,VerilyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayG3004unto youὑμῖν·huminG4771,IfG1437ye haveἔχητεechēteG2192faithπίστινpistinG4102,andG2532doubtδιακριθῆτε,diakrithēteG1252notμὴmēG3361,ye shallG4160notοὐouG3756onlyG3440doG4160thisG3588which is doneto the fig treeσυκῆςsukēsG3588G4808,butἀλλὰallaG235also ifG2579ye shall sayG3004untoG3588G3735thisτούτῳtoutōG3778mountainὄρειoreiG3588G3735,Be thou removedἄρθητιarthētiG142,andG2532be thou castβλήθητιblēthētiG906intoεἰςeisG1519the seaθάλασσαν,thalassanG3588G2281;it shall be doneγενήσεται·genēsetaiG1096.
23τὸtoG3588AndΚαὶKaiG2532whenἐλθόντοςelthontosG2064heαὐτοῦautouG846was comeG2064intoεἰςeisG1519the templeἱερὸν οἱhi'eron hoiG3588G2411,the chief priestsἀρχιερεῖς οἱarchiereis hoiG3588G749andκαὶkaiG2532the eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245of the peopleτοῦ λαοῦtou laouG3588G2992cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334unto himαὐτῷautōG846as he was teachingδιδάσκοντιdidaskontiG1321,and saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004,ByἐνenG1722whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849doest thouποιεῖςpoieisG4160these thingsταῦταtautaG3778?andκαὶkaiG2532whoτίςtisG5101gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325theeσοιsoiG4771thisταύτην;¶tautēnG3778authorityτὴν ἐξουσίανtēn exousianG3588G1849?
24AndδὲdeG1161Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςho IēsousG3588G2424answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611and saidG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,I alsoG2504will askἐρωτήσωerōtēsōG2065youὑμᾶςhumasG4771oneἕνα,henaG1520thingλόγονlogonG3056,whichὃνhonG3739ifἐὰνeanG1437ye tellG3004meG1473,I in like wiseG2504will tellG2046youὑμῖνhuminG4771byἐνenG1722whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849I doποιῶ.poiōG4160these thingsταῦταtautaG3778.
25G3588The baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG3588G908of JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491,whenceπόθενpothenG4159was itἦν;ēnG1510?fromἐξexG1537heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772,orἢēG2228ofἐξexG1537menἀνθρώπων;¶anthrōpōnG444?AndδὲdeG1161they reasonedδιελογίζοντοdielogizontoG1260withG3844themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,IfἐὰνeanG1437we shall sayG3004,FromἐξexG1537heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772;he will sayG2046unto usG1473,διὰdiaG1223WhyτίtiG5101did yeG4100notοὐκoukG3756thenοὖνounG3767believeἐπιστεύσατεepisteusateG4100himαὐτῷ;autōG846?
27AndΚαὶKaiG2532they answeredἀποκριθέντεςapokrithentesG611Jesusτῷ Ἰησοῦtō IēsouG3588G2424,and saidG3004,WeG1492cannotοὐκoukG3756tellG1492.AndκαὶkaiG2532heαὐτοῖςautoisG846saidἔφηephēG5346unto themαὐτός·autosG846,NeitherοὐδὲoudeG3761tellλέγωlegōG3004IἐγὼegōG1473youὑμῖνhuminG4771byἐνenG1722whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849I doποιῶ.¶poiōG4160these thingsταῦταtautaG3778.
28τῷtōG3588ButδὲdeG1161whatΤίTiG5101thinkδοκεῖ;dokeiG1380yeὑμῖνhuminG4771?AG444certainmanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444hadεἶχενeichenG2192twoδύο,duoG1417sonsτέκναteknaG5043;andκαὶkaiG2532he cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334to the firstπρώτῳprōtōG4413,and saidG3004,Sonτέκνον,teknonG5043,goὕπαγεhupageG5217workἐργάζουergazouG2038to dayσήμερονsēmeronG4594inἐνenG1722myG1473vineyardτῷ ἀμπελῶνιtō ampelōniG3588G290.
31G3588G3588WhetherτίςtisG5101ofἐκekG1537them twainδύοduoG1417didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160the willθέλημαthelēmaG3588G2307ofG3588G3962hisfatherπατρός;patrosG3588G3962?They sayλέγουσινlegousinG3004unto himG846,The firstπρῶτος.prōtosG4413.JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG3588G2424saithλέγειlegeiG3004unto themG846,VerilyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,ThatὅτιhotiG3754the publicansτελῶναιtelōnaiG3588G5057andκαὶkaiG2532the harlotsπόρναιpornaiG3588G4204goπροάγουσινproagousinG4254intoεἰςeisG1519the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG3588G932of Godθεοῦ.theouG3588G2316beforeG4254youὑμᾶςhumasG4771.
32οἱhoiG3588ForγὰρgarG1063JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491cameἦλθενēlthenG2064untoπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771inἐνenG1722the wayὁδῷhodōG3598of righteousnessδικαιοσύνης,dikaiosunēsG1343,andκαὶkaiG2532ye believedἐπιστεύσατεepisteusateG4100himαὐτῷ·autōG846notG3756:butδὲdeG1161the publicansτελῶναιtelōnaiG5057andκαὶkaiG2532the harlotsαἱ πόρναιhai pornaiG3588G4204believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100himαὐτῷ.autōG846:andδὲdeG1161yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771,when ye had seenG3708it,repentedμετεμελήθητεmetemelēthēteG3338notG3756afterwardG5305,thatτοῦtouG3588ye might believeπιστεῦσαιpisteusaiG4100himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.
33Hearἀκούσατε·akousateG191anotherἌλληνAllēnG243parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850:ἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444There wasἦνēnG1510a certainG5100householderοἰκοδεσπότηςoikodespotēsG3617,whichὅστιςhostisG3748plantedἐφύτευσενephuteusenG5452a vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290,andκαὶkaiG2532hedgedφραγμὸνphragmonG5418itαὐτῷautōG846round aboutπεριέθηκενperiethēkenG4060,andκαὶkaiG2532diggedὤρυξενōruxenG3736a winepressληνὸνlēnonG3025inἐνenG1722itαὐτῷautōG846,andκαὶkaiG2532builtᾠκοδόμησενōkodomēsenG3618a towerπύργονpurgonG4444,andκαὶkaiG2532letG1554itαὐτὸνautonG846outG1554to husbandmenγεωργοῖςgeōrgoisG1092,andκαὶkaiG2532went into a far countryἀπεδήμησεν.apedēmēsenG589:
34AndδὲdeG1161whenὅτεhoteG3753the timeὁ καιρὸςho kairosG3588G2540of the fruitτῶν καρπῶν,tōn karpōnG3588G2590drew nearἤγγισενēngisenG1448,he sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649hisαὐτοῦautouG846servantsτοὺς δούλουςtous doulousG3588G1401toπρὸςprosG4314the husbandmenτοὺς γεωργοὺςtous geōrgousG3588G1092,that they might receiveλαβεῖνlabeinG2983the fruitsτοὺς καρποὺςtous karpousG3588G2590of itαὐτοῦ.autouG846.
35AndκαὶkaiG2532the husbandmenοἱ γεωργοὶhoi geōrgoiG3588G1092tookλαβόντεςlabontesG2983hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846servantsτοὺς δούλουςtous doulousG3588G1401,and beatἔδειραν,edeiranG1194oneὃνhonG3739,μὲνmenG3303andδὲdeG1161killedἀπέκτειναν,apekteinanG615anotherὃνhonG3739,andδὲdeG1161stonedἐλιθοβόλησαν.elithobolēsanG3036anotherὃνhonG3739.
38G3588ButδὲdeG1161whenG3708the husbandmenγεωργοὶgeōrgoiG1092sawG3708the sonυἱὸνhuionG3588G5207,they saidG3004amongἐνenG1722themselvesἑαυτοῖς·he'autoisG1438,ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510the heirκληρονόμος·klēronomosG3588G2818;comeδεῦτε,deuteG1205,let us killἀποκτείνωμενapokteinōmenG615himαὐτὸνautonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532let us seizeG2722onG3588G2817hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846inheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG3588G2817.
41They sayλέγουσινlegousinG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,He willG622miserablyκακῶςkakōsG2560destroyἀπολέσειapoleseiG622thoseαὐτοὺςautousG846wicked menκακοὺςkakousG2556,andκαὶkaiG2532will let outἐκδώσεταιekdōsetaiG1554hisvineyardτὸν ἀμπελῶναton ampelōnaG3588G290untoG1092otherἄλλοιςalloisG243husbandmenG1092,whichοἵτινεςoitinesG3748shall renderἀποδώσουσινapodōsousinG591himαὐτῷautōG846the fruitsτοὺς καρποὺςtous karpousG3588G2590inἐνenG1722theirαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846seasonsτοῖς καιροῖςtois kairoisG3588G2540.
42ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς· ταῖςIēsous taisG3588G2424saithΛέγειLegeiG3004unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,Did yeG314neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763readἀνέγνωτεanegnōteG314inἐνenG1722the scripturesγραφαῖς· οἱgraphais hoiG3588G1124,The stoneλίθονlithonG3037whichὃνhonG3739the buildersοἰκοδομοῦντες,oikodomountesG3618rejectedἀπεδοκίμασανapedokimasanG593,the sameοὗτοςhoutosG3778is becomeἐγενήθηegenēthēG1096εἰςeisG1519the headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776of the cornerγωνίας.gōniasG1137:thisαὕτη,hautēG3778isἐγένετοegenetoG1096the Lord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962doingπαρὰparaG3844,andκαὶkaiG2532it isἔστινestinG1510marvellousθαυμαστὴthaumastēG2298inἐνenG1722ourG1473eyesὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoisG3788?
43ThereforeδιὰdiaG1223τοῦτοtoutoG3778say IλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,ὅτιhotiG3754The kingdomἡ βασιλείαhē basileiaG3588G932of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316shall be takenἀρθήσεταιarthēsetaiG142fromἀφ᾽aph᾽G575youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325to a nationἔθνειethneiG1484bringing forthποιοῦντιpoiountiG4160the fruitsτοὺς καρποὺςtous karpousG3588G2590thereofαὐτῆς.autēsG846.
44ὁhoG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532whosoever shall fallπεσὼνpesōnG4098onἐπὶepiG1909thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778stoneτὸν λίθονton lithonG3588G3037shall be brokenσυνθλασθήσεται·sunthlasthēsetaiG4917:butδ᾽d᾽G1161onἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909whomsoeverὃνhonG3739ἂνanG302it shall fallπέσῃ,pesēG4098,it will grindλικμήσειlikmēseiG3039himαὐτόν.¶autonG846to powderG3039.
45AndΚαὶKaiG2532whenG191the chief priestsοἱ ἀρχιερεῖςhoi archiereisG3588G749andκαὶkaiG2532Phariseesοἱ Φαρισαῖοιhoi PharisaioiG3588G5330had heardG191hisαὐτοῦautouG846parablesτὰς παραβολὰςtas parabolasG3588G3850,they perceivedἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754he spakeλέγει.legeiG3004ofπερὶperiG4012themαὐτῶνautōnG846.
Commentaries on Matthew 21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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