1 A nd when they came near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples on ahead,

And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,

2 S aying 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 and bring to Me.

Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.

3 I f anyone says anything to you, you shall reply, The Lord needs them, and he will let them go without delay.

And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.

4 T his happened that what was spoken by the prophet might be fulfilled, saying,

All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,

5 S ay to the Daughter of Zion, Behold, your King is coming to you, lowly and riding on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.

6 T hen the disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.

And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,

7 T hey brought the donkey and the colt and laid their coats upon them, and He seated Himself on them.

And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.

8 A nd 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.

And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.

9 A nd 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!

And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.

10 A nd when He entered Jerusalem, all the city became agitated and said, Who is This?

And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?

11 A nd the crowds replied, This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth of Galilee.

And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.

12 A nd 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.

And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,

13 H e said to them, The Scripture says, My house shall be called a house of prayer; but you have made it a den of robbers.

And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.

14 A nd the blind and the lame came to Him in the porches and courts of the temple, and He cured them.

And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.

15 B ut 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.

And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were sore displeased,

16 A nd 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?

And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?

17 A nd leaving them, He departed from the city and went out to Bethany and lodged there.

And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.

18 I n the early dawn the next morning, as He was coming back to the city, He was hungry.

Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.

19 A nd 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.

And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.

20 W hen the disciples saw it, they marveled greatly and asked, How is it that the fig tree has withered away all at once?

And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!

21 A nd 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.

Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.

22 A nd whatever you ask for in prayer, having faith and believing, you will receive.

And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

23 A nd 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?

And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?

24 J esus 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.

And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

25 T he 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?

The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?

26 B ut if we say, From men—we are afraid of and must reckon with the multitude, for they all regard John as a prophet.

But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.

27 S o 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.

And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

28 W hat 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.

But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.

29 A nd he answered, I will not; but afterward he changed his mind and went.

He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.

30 T hen the man came to the second and said the same. And he replied, I will, sir; but he did not go.

And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.

31 W hich 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.

Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

32 F or 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.

For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.

33 L isten 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 to tenants and went into another country.

Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:

34 W hen the fruit season drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to get his fruit.

And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.

35 B ut the tenants took his servants and beat one, killed another, and stoned another.

And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.

36 A gain he sent other servants, more than the first time, and they treated them the same way.

Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.

37 F inally he sent his own son to them, saying, They will respect and give heed to my son.

But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.

38 B ut when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, This is the heir; come on, let us kill him and have his inheritance.

But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.

39 A nd they took him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.

And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.

40 N ow when the owner of the vineyard comes back, what will he do to those tenants?

When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen?

41 T hey 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.

They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.

42 J esus 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?

Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous 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.

Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.

44 A nd whoever falls on this Stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom It falls will be crushed to powder '> winnow him, scattering him like dust].

And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

45 A nd 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.

And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.

46 A nd although they were trying to arrest Him, they feared the throngs because they regarded Him as a prophet.

But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.