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| Matthew 21:1 | And when they were near Jerusalem, and had come to Beth-phage, to the Mountain of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, | When they were come near Jerusalem and had arrived at Bethphage and the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of the disciples on in front, | When they drew near to Jerusalem, and came to Bethsphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, |
| Matthew 21:2 | Saying to them, Go into the little town in front of you, and straight away you will see an ass with a cord round her neck, and a young one with her; let them loose and come with them to me. | saying to them, "Go to the village you see facing you, and as you enter it you will find a she-ass tied up and a foal with her. Untie her and bring them to me. | saying to them, "Go into the village that is opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them, and bring them to me. |
| Matthew 21:3 | And if anyone says anything to you, you will say, The Lord has need of them; and straight away he will send them. | And if any one says anything to you, say, `The Master needs them,' and he will at once send them." | If anyone says anything to you, you will say, 'The Lord needs them,' and immediately he will send them." |
| Matthew 21:4 | Now this took place so that these words of the prophet might come true, | This took place in order that the Prophet's prediction might be fulfilled: | All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, |
| Matthew 21:5 | Say to the daughter of Zion, See, your King comes to you, gentle and seated on an ass, and on a young ass. | "Tell the Daughter of Zion, `See, thy King is coming to thee, gentle, and yet mounted on an ass, even on a colt the foal of a beast of burden.'" | "Tell the daughter of Zion, Behold, your King comes to you, Humble, and riding on a donkey, On a colt, the foal of a donkey." |
| Matthew 21:6 | And the disciples went and did as Jesus had given them orders, | So the disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them: | The disciples went, and did just as Jesus commanded them, |
| Matthew 21:7 | And got the ass and the young one, and put their clothing on them, and he took his seat on it. | they brought the she-ass and the foal, and threw their outer garments on them. So He sat on them; | and brought the donkey and the colt, and laid their clothes on them; and he sat on them. |
| Matthew 21:8 | And all the people put their clothing down in the way; and others got branches from the trees, and put them down in the way. | and most of the crowd kept spreading their garments along the road, while others cut branches from the trees and carpeted the road with them, | A very great multitude spread their clothes on the road. Others cut branches from the trees, and spread them on the road. |
| Matthew 21:9 | And those who went before him, and those who came after, gave loud cries, saying, Glory to the Son of David: A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord: Glory in the highest. | and the multitudes some of the people preceding Him and some following sang aloud, "God save the Son of David! Blessings on Him who comes in the Lord's name! God in the highest Heavens save Him!" | The multitudes who went before him, and who followed, cried, "Hosanna to the son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!" |
| Matthew 21:10 | And when he came into Jerusalem, all the town was moved, saying, Who is this? | When He thus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was thrown into commotion, every one inquiring, "Who is this?" | When he had come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, "Who is this?" |
| Matthew 21:11 | And the people said, This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee. | "This is Jesus, the Prophet, from Nazareth in Galilee," replied the crowds. | The multitudes said, "This is the prophet, Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee." |
| Matthew 21:12 | And Jesus went into the Temple and sent out all who were trading there, overturning the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those trading in doves. | Entering the Temple, Jesus drove out all who were buying and selling there, and overturned the money-changers' tables and the seats of the pigeon-dealers. | Jesus entered into the temple of God, and drove out all of those who sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the money-changers' tables, and the seats of those who sold the doves. |
| Matthew 21:13 | And he said to them, It is in the Writings, My house is to be named a house of prayer, but you are making it a hole of thieves. | "It is written," He said, "`My House shall be called the House of Prayer', but you are making it a robbers' cave." | He said to them, "It is written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you have made it a den of robbers!" |
| Matthew 21:14 | And the blind and the broken in body came to him in the Temple, and he made them well. | And the blind and the lame came to Him in the Temple, and He cured them. | The blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them. |
| Matthew 21:15 | But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the works of power which he did, and the children crying out in the Temple, Glory to the son of David, they were angry and said to him, | But when the High Priests and the Scribes saw the wonderful things that He had done and the children who were crying aloud in the Temple, "God save the Son of David," they were filled with indignation. | But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children who were crying in the temple and saying, "Hosanna to the son of David!" they were moved with indignation, |
| Matthew 21:16 | Have you any idea what these are saying? And Jesus said to them, Yes: have you not seen in the Writings, From the lips of children and babies at the breast you have made your praise complete? | "Do you hear," they asked Him, "what these children are saying?" "Yes," He replied; "have you never read, `Out of the mouths of infants and of babes at the breast Thou hast brought forth the praise which is due'?" | and said to him, "Do you hear what these are saying?" Jesus said to them, "Yes. Did you never read, 'Out of the mouth of babes and nursing babies you have perfected praise?'" |
| Matthew 21:17 | And he went away from them, and went out of the town to Bethany, and was there for the night. | So He left them and went out of the city to Bethany and passed the night there. | He left them, and went forth out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there. |
| Matthew 21:18 | Now in the morning when he was coming back to the town, he had a desire for food. | Early in the morning as He was on His way to return to the city He was hungry, | Now in the morning, as he returned to the city, he was hungry. |
| Matthew 21:19 | And seeing a fig-tree by the wayside, he came to it, and saw nothing on it but leaves only; and he said to it, Let there be no fruit from you from this time forward for ever. And straight away the fig-tree became dry and dead. | and seeing a fig-tree on the road-side He went up to it, but found nothing on it but leaves. "On you," He said, "no fruit shall ever again grow." And immediately the fig-tree withered away. | Seeing a fig tree by the road, he came to it, and found nothing on it but leaves. He said to it, "Let there be no fruit from you forever!" Immediately the fig tree withered away. |
| Matthew 21:20 | And when the disciples saw it they were surprised, saying, How did the fig-tree become dry in so short a time? | When the disciples saw it they exclaimed in astonishment, "How instantaneously the fig-tree has withered away!" | When the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, "How did the fig tree immediately wither away?" |
| Matthew 21:21 | And Jesus in answer said to them, Truly I say to you, If you have faith, without doubting, not only may you do what has been done to the fig-tree, but even if you say to this mountain, Be taken up and put into the sea, it will be done. | "I solemnly tell you," said Jesus, "that if you have an unwavering faith, you shall not only perform such a miracle as this of the fig-tree, but that even if you say to this mountain, `Be thou lifted up and hurled into the sea,' it shall be done; | Jesus answered them, "Most assuredly I tell you, if you have faith, and don't doubt, you will not only do what is done to the fig tree, but even if you will tell this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' it will be done. |
| Matthew 21:22 | And all things, whatever you make request for in prayer, having faith, you will get. | and everything, whatever it be, that you ask for in your prayers, if you have faith, you shall obtain." | All things, whatever you will ask in prayer, believing, you will receive." |
| Matthew 21:23 | And when he had come into the Temple, the chief priests and those in authority over the people came to him while he was teaching, and said, By what authority do you do these things? and who gave you this authority? | He entered the Temple; and while He was teaching, the High Priests and the Elders of the people came to Him and asked Him, "By what authority are you doing these things? and who gave you this authority?" | When he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority do you do these things? Who gave you this authority?" |
| Matthew 21:24 | And Jesus said to them in answer, I will put one question to you, and if you give me the answer, I will say by what authority I do these things. | "And I also have a question to ask *you*," replied Jesus, "and if you answer me, I in turn will tell you by what authority I do these things. | Jesus answered them, "I also will ask you one question, which if you tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things. |
| Matthew 21:25 | The baptism of John, where did it come from? from heaven or from men? And they were reasoning among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say to us, Why then did you not have faith in him? | John's Baptism, whence was it? had it a heavenly or a human origin?" So they debated the matter among themselves. "If we say `a heavenly origin,'" they argued, "he will say, `Why then did you not believe him?' | The baptism of John, where was it from? From heaven or from men?" They reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we will say, 'From heaven,' he will tell us, 'Why then did you not believe him?' |
| Matthew 21:26 | But if we say, From men; we are in fear of the people, because all take John to be a prophet. | and if we say `a human origin' we have the people to fear, for they all hold John to have been a Prophet." | But if we will say, 'From men,' we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet." |
| Matthew 21:27 | And they made answer and said, We have no idea. Then he said to them, And I will not say to you by what authority I do these things. | So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." "Nor do I tell you," He replied, "by what authority I do these things." | They answered Jesus, and said, "We don't know." He also said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things. |
| Matthew 21:28 | But how does it seem to you? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go and do work today in the vine-garden. | "But give me your judgement. There was a man who had two sons. He came to the elder of them, and said, "`My son, go and work in the vineyard to-day.' | But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first, and said, 'Son, go work today in my vineyard.' |
| Matthew 21:29 | And he said in answer, I will not: but later, changing his decision, he went. | "`I will not,' he replied. "But afterwards he was sorry, and went. | He answered, 'I will not,' but afterward he repented himself, and went. |
| Matthew 21:30 | And he came to the second and said the same. And he made answer and said, I go, sir: and went not. | He came to the second and spoke in the same manner. His answer was, "`I will go, Sir.' "But he did not go. | He came to the second, and said likewise. He answered, 'I go, sir,' but he didn't go. |
| Matthew 21:31 | Which of the two did his father's pleasure? They say, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that tax-farmers and loose women are going into the kingdom of God before you. | Which of the two did as his father desired?" "The first," they said. "I solemnly tell you,' replied Jesus, "that the tax-gatherers and the notorious sinners are entering the Kingdom of God in front of you. | Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said to him, "The first." Jesus says to them, "Most assuredly I tell you, that the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering into the kingdom of God before you. |
| Matthew 21:32 | For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you had no faith in him, but the tax-farmers and the loose women had faith in him: and you, when you saw it, did not even have regret for your sins, so as to have faith in him. | For John came to you observing all sorts of ritual, and you put no faith in him: the tax-gatherers and the notorious sinners did put faith in him, and you, though you saw this example set you, were not even afterwards sorry so as to believe him. | For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you didn't believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. When you saw it, you didn't even repent afterward, that you might believe him. |
| Matthew 21:33 | Give ear to another story. A master of a house made a vine garden, and put a wall round it, and made a place for crushing out the wine, and made a tower, and let it out to field-workers, and went into another country. | "Listen to another parable. There was a householder who planted a vineyard, made a fence round it, dug a wine-tank in it, and built a strong lodge; then let the place to vine-dressers, and went abroad. | "Hear another parable. There was a man who was a master of a household, who planted a vineyard, set a hedge about it, dug a winepress in it, built a tower, leased it out to farmers, and went into another country. |
| Matthew 21:34 | And when the time for the fruit came near, he sent his servants to the workmen, to get the fruit. | When vintage-time approached, he sent his servants to the vine-dressers to receive his share of the grapes; | When the season of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the farmers, to receive his fruits. |
| Matthew 21:35 | And the workmen made an attack on his servants, giving blows to one, putting another to death, and stoning another. | but the vine-dressers seized the servants, and one they cruelly beat, one they killed, one they pelted with stones. | The farmers took his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned another. |
| Matthew 21:36 | Again, he sent other servants more in number than the first: and they did the same to them. | Again he sent another party of servants more numerous than the first; and these they treated in the same manner. | Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did to them in like manner. |
| Matthew 21:37 | But after that he sent his son to them, saying, They will have respect for my son. | Later still he sent to them his son, saying, "`They will respect my son.' | But afterward he sent to them his son, saying, 'They will respect my son.' |
| Matthew 21:38 | But when the workmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is he who will one day be the owner of the property; come, let us put him to death and take his heritage. | "But the vine-dressers, when they saw the son, said to one another, "`Here is the heir: come, let us kill him and get his inheritance.' | But the farmers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him, and seize his inheritance.' |
| Matthew 21:39 | And they took him and, driving him out of the vine-garden, put him to death. | "So they seized him, dragged him out of the vineyard, and killed him. | So they took him, and threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. |
| Matthew 21:40 | When, then, the lord of the vine-garden comes, what will he do to those workmen? | When then the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vine-dressers?" | When therefore the lord of the vineyard will come, what will he do to those farmers?" |
| Matthew 21:41 | They say to him, He will put those cruel men to a cruel death, and will let out the vine-garden to other workmen, who will give him the fruit when it is ready. | "He will put the wretches to a wretched death," was the reply, "and will entrust the vineyard to other vine-dressers who will render the produce to him at the vintage season." | They told him, "He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will lease out the vineyard to other farmers, who will give him the fruits in their seasons." |
| Matthew 21:42 | Jesus says to them, Did you never see in the Writings, The stone which the builders put on one side, the same has been made the chief stone of the building: this was the Lord's doing, and it is a wonder in our eyes? | "Have you never read in the Scriptures," said Jesus, "`The Stone which the builders rejected has been made the Cornerstone: this Cornerstone came from the Lord, and is wonderful in our eyes'? | Jesus said to them, "Did you never read in the scriptures, 'The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner. This was from the Lord. It is marvelous in our eyes?' |
| Matthew 21:43 | For this reason I say to you, The kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation producing the fruits of it. | "That, I tell you, is the reason why the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and given to a nation that will exhibit the power of it. | "Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation bringing forth its fruits. |
| Matthew 21:44 | Any man falling on this stone will be broken, but he on whom it comes down will be crushed to dust. | He who falls on this stone will be severely hurt; but he on whom it falls will be utterly crushed." | He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but on whoever it will fall, it will scatter him as dust." |
| Matthew 21:45 | And when his stories came to the ears of the chief priests and the Pharisees, they saw that he was talking of them. | After listening to His parables the High Priests and the Pharisees perceived that He was speaking about them; | When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spoke of them. |
| Matthew 21:46 | And though they had a desire to take him, they were in fear of the people, because in their eyes he was a prophet. | but though they were eager to lay hands upon Him, they were afraid of the people, for by them He was regarded as a Prophet. | When they sought to lay hold on him, they feared the multitudes, because they took him for a prophet. |
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