Matthew 21
1 AND WHEN they came near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples on ahead,2 Saying to them, Go into the village that is opposite you, and at once you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie [them] and bring [them] to Me.3 If anyone says anything to you, you shall reply, The Lord needs them, and he will let them go without delay.4 This happened that what was spoken by the prophet might be fulfilled, saying,5 Say to the Daughter of Zion [inhabitants of Jerusalem], Behold, your King is coming to you, lowly and riding on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey [a beast of burden]. 6 Then the disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.7 They brought the donkey and the colt and laid their coats upon them, and He seated Himself on them [the clothing].8 And most of the crowd kept spreading their garments on the road, and others kept cutting branches from the trees and scattering them on the road.9 And the crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed Him kept shouting, Hosanna (O be propitious, graciously inclined) to the Son of David, [the Messiah]! Blessed (praised, glorified) is He Who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna (O be favorably disposed) in the highest [heaven]! 10 And when He entered Jerusalem, all the city became agitated and [trembling with excitement] said, Who is This?11 And the crowds replied, This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth of Galilee.12 And Jesus went into the temple (whole temple enclosure) and drove out all who bought and sold in the sacred place, and He turned over the four-footed tables of the money changers and the chairs of those who sold doves.13 He said to them, The Scripture says, My house shall be called a house of prayer; but you have made it a den of robbers. 14 And the blind and the lame came to Him in the porches and courts of the temple, and He cured them.15 But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that He did and the boys and the girls and the youths and the maidens crying out in the porches and courts of the temple, Hosanna (O be propitious, graciously inclined) to the Son of David! they were indignant.16 And they said to Him, Do You hear what these are saying? And Jesus replied to them, Yes; have you never read, Out of the mouths of babes and unweaned infants You have made (provided) perfect praise? 17 And leaving them, He departed from the city and went out to Bethany and lodged there.18 In the early dawn the next morning, as He was coming back to the city, He was hungry.19 And as He saw one single leafy fig tree above the roadside, He went to it but He found nothing but leaves on it [seeing that in the fig tree the fruit appears at the same time as the leaves]. And He said to it, Never again shall fruit grow on you! And the fig tree withered up at once.20 When the disciples saw it, they marveled greatly and asked, How is it that the fig tree has withered away all at once?21 And Jesus answered them, Truly I say to you, if you have faith (a firm relying trust) and do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, Be taken up and cast into the sea, it will be done.22 And whatever you ask for in prayer, having faith and [really] believing, you will receive.23 And when He entered the sacred enclosure of the temple, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him as He was teaching and said, By what power of authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this power of authority?24 Jesus answered them, I also will ask you a question, and if you give Me the answer, then I also will tell you by what power of authority I do these things.25 The baptism of John--from where was it? From heaven or from men? And they reasoned and argued with one another, If we say, From heaven, He will ask us, Why then did you not believe him?26 But if we say, From men--we are afraid of and must reckon with the multitude, for they all regard John as a prophet.27 So they answered Jesus, We do not know. And He said to them, Neither will I tell you by what power of authority I do these things.28 What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He came to the first and said, Son, go and work today in the vineyard.29 And he answered, I will not; but afterward he changed his mind and went.30 Then the man came to the second and said the same [thing]. And he replied, I will [go], sir; but he did not go.31 Which of the two did the will of the father? They replied, The first one. Jesus said to them, Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the harlots will get into the kingdom of heaven before you.32 For John came to you walking in the way of an upright man in right standing with God, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the harlots did believe him; and you, even when you saw that, did not afterward change your minds and believe him [adhere to, trust in, and rely on what he told you].33 Listen to another parable: There was a master of a house who planted a vineyard and put a hedge around it and dug a wine vat in it and built a watchtower. Then he let it out [for rent] to tenants and went into another country.34 When the fruit season drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to get his [share of the] fruit.35 But the tenants took his servants and beat one, killed another, and stoned another.36 Again he sent other servants, more than the first time, and they treated them the same way.37 Finally he sent his own son to them, saying, They will respect and give heed to my son.38 But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, This is the heir; come on, let us kill him and have his inheritance.39 And they took him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.40 Now when the owner of the vineyard comes back, what will he do to those tenants?41 They said to Him, He will put those wretches to a miserable death and rent the vineyard to other tenants of such a character that they will give him the fruits promptly in their season. 42 Jesus asked them, Have you never read in the Scriptures: The very Stone which the builders rejected and threw away has become the Cornerstone; this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes? 43 I tell you, for this reason the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce the fruits of it.44 And whoever falls on this Stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom It falls will be crushed to powder [and It will winnow him, scattering him like dust]. 45 And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard His parables (comparisons, stories used to illustrate and explain), they perceived that He was talking about them.46 And although they were trying to arrest Him, they feared the throngs because they regarded Him as a prophet.
Matthew 22
1 AND AGAIN Jesus spoke to them in parables (comparisons, stories used to illustrate and explain), saying,2 The kingdom of heaven is like a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son3 And sent his servants to summon those who had been invited to the wedding banquet, but they refused to come.4 Again he sent other servants, saying, Tell those who are invited, Behold, I have prepared my banquet; my bullocks and my fat calves are killed, and everything is prepared; come to the wedding feast.5 But they were not concerned and paid no attention [they ignored and made light of the summons, treating it with contempt] and they went away--one to his farm, another to his business,6 While the others seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and put them to death.7 [Hearing this] the king was infuriated; and he sent his soldiers and put those murderers to death and burned their city.8 Then he said to his servants, The wedding [feast] is prepared, but those invited were not worthy.9 So go to the thoroughfares where they leave the city [where the main roads and those from the country end] and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.10 And those servants went out on the crossroads and got together as many as they found, both bad and good, so [the room in which] the wedding feast [was held] was filled with guests.11 But when the king came in to view the guests, he looked intently at a man there who had on no wedding garment.12 And he said, Friend, how did you come in here without putting on the [appropriate] wedding garment? And he was speechless (muzzled, gagged).13 Then the king said to the attendants, Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the darkness outside; there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.14 For many are called (invited and summoned), but few are chosen.15 Then the Pharisees went and consulted and plotted together how they might entangle Jesus in His talk.16 And they sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that You are sincere and what You profess to be and that You teach the way of God truthfully, regardless of consequences and being afraid of no man; for You are impartial and do not regard either the person or the position of anyone.17 Tell us then what You think about this: Is it lawful to pay tribute [levied on individuals and to be paid yearly] to Caesar or not?18 But Jesus, aware of their malicious plot, asked, Why do you put Me to the test and try to entrap Me, you pretenders (hypocrites)?19 Show me the money used for the tribute. And they brought Him a denarius.20 And Jesus said to them, Whose likeness and title are these?21 They said, Caesar’s. Then He said to them, Pay therefore to Caesar the things that are due to Caesar, and pay to God the things that are due to God.22 When they heard it they were amazed and marveled; and they left Him and departed.23 The same day some Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection [of the dead], came to Him and they asked Him a question,24 Saying, Teacher, Moses said, If a man dies, leaving no children, his brother shall marry the widow and raise up a family for his brother. 25 Now there were seven brothers among us; the first married and died, and, having no children, left his wife to his brother.26 The second also died childless, and the third, down to the seventh.27 Last of all, the woman died also.28 Now, in the resurrection, to which of the seven will she be wife? For they all had her.29 But Jesus replied to them, You are wrong because you know neither the Scriptures nor God’s power.30 For in the resurrected state neither do [men] marry nor are [women] given in marriage, but they are like the angels in heaven.31 But as to the resurrection of the dead--have you never read what was said to you by God,32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? He is not the God of the dead but of the living! 33 And when the throng heard it, they were astonished and filled with [glad] amazement at His teaching.34 Now when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced (muzzled) the Sadducees, they gathered together.35 And one of their number, a lawyer, asked Him a question to test Him.36 Teacher, which kind of commandment is great and important (the principal kind) in the Law? [Some commandments are light--which are heavy?]37 And He replied to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind (intellect). 38 This is the great (most important, principal) and first commandment.39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as [you do] yourself. 40 These two commandments sum up and upon them depend all the Law and the Prophets.41 Now while the Pharisees were still assembled there, Jesus asked them a question,42 Saying, What do you think of the Christ? Whose Son is He? They said to Him, The Son of David.43 He said to them, How is it then that David, under the influence of the [Holy] Spirit, calls Him Lord, saying,44 The Lord said to My Lord, Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet? 45 If then David thus calls Him Lord, how is He his Son?46 And no one was able to answer Him a word, nor from that day did anyone venture or dare to question Him.
Matthew 23
1 THEN JESUS said to the multitudes and to His disciples,2 The scribes and Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat [of authority].3 So observe and practice all they tell you; but do not do what they do, for they preach, but do not practice.4 They tie up heavy loads, hard to bear , and place them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves will not lift a finger to help bear them.5 They do all their works to be seen of men; for they make wide their phylacteries (small cases enclosing certain Scripture passages, worn during prayer on the left arm and forehead) and make long their fringes [worn by all male Israelites, according to the command]. 6 And they take pleasure in and [thus] love the place of honor at feasts and the best seats in the synagogues,7 And to be greeted with honor in the marketplaces and to have people call them rabbi.8 But you are not to be called rabbi (teacher), for you have one Teacher and you are all brothers.9 And do not call anyone [in the church] on earth father, for you have one Father, Who is in heaven.10 And you must not be called masters (leaders), for you have one Master (Leader), the Christ.11 He who is greatest among you shall be your servant.12 Whoever exalts himself [with haughtiness and empty pride] shall be humbled (brought low), and whoever humbles himself [whoever has a modest opinion of himself and behaves accordingly] shall be raised to honor.13 But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, pretenders (hypocrites)! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces; for you neither enter yourselves, nor do you allow those who are about to go in to do so.14 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, pretenders (hypocrites)! For you swallow up widows’ houses and for a pretense to cover it up make long prayers; therefore you will receive the greater condemnation and the heavier sentence. 15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, pretenders (hypocrites)! For you travel over sea and land to make a single proselyte, and when he becomes one [a proselyte], you make him doubly as much a child of hell (Gehenna) as you are.16 Woe to you, blind guides, who say, If anyone swears by the sanctuary of the temple, it is nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the sanctuary, he is a debtor [bound by his oath].17 You blind fools! For which is greater: the gold, or the sanctuary of the temple that has made the gold sacred? 18 You say too, Whoever swears by the altar is not duty bound; but whoever swears by the offering on the altar, his oath is binding.19 You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar which makes the gift sacred?20 So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.21 And he who swears by the sanctuary of the temple swears by it and by Him Who dwells in it. [I Kings 8:13; Ps. 26:8.]22 And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by Him Who sits upon it.23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, pretenders (hypocrites)! For you give a tenth of your mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected and omitted the weightier (more important) matters of the Law--right and justice and mercy and fidelity. These you ought [particularly] to have done, without neglecting the others.24 You blind guides, filtering out a gnat and gulping down a camel! 25 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, pretenders (hypocrites)! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the plate, but within they are full of extortion (prey, spoil, plunder) and grasping self-indulgence.26 You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and of the plate, so that the outside may be clean also.27 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, pretenders (hypocrites)! For you are like tombs that have been whitewashed, which look beautiful on the outside but inside are full of dead men’s bones and everything impure.28 Just so, you also outwardly seem to people to be just and upright but inside you are full of pretense and lawlessness and iniquity. 29 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, pretenders (hypocrites)! For you build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous,30 Saying, If we had lived in the days of our forefathers, we would not have aided them in shedding the blood of the prophets.31 Thus you are testifying against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets.32 Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers’ sins to the brim [so that nothing may be wanting to a full measure].33 You serpents! You spawn of vipers! How can you escape the penalty to be suffered in hell (Gehenna)?34 Because of this, take notice: I am sending you prophets and wise men (interpreters and teachers) and scribes (men learned in the Mosaic Law and the Prophets); some of them you will kill, even crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and pursue and persecute from town to town,35 So that upon your heads may come all the blood of the righteous (those who correspond to the divine standard of right) shed on earth, from the blood of the righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar [of burnt offering]. 36 Truly I declare to you, all these [evil, calamitous times] will come upon this generation. [II Chron. 36:15, 16.]37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, murdering the prophets and stoning those who are sent to you! How often would I have gathered your children together as a mother fowl gathers her brood under her wings, and you refused!38 Behold, your house is forsaken and desolate (abandoned and left destitute of God’s help). [I Kings 9:7; Jer. 22:5.]39 For I declare to you, you will not see Me again until you say, Blessed (magnified in worship, adored, and exalted) is He Who comes in the name of the Lord!
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