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Tjaquieeˈ Jesús Jerusalén

21  Quia na jnda̱ teindyo̱o̱ˈâ Jerusalén, na nndyooˈ ta na jndyu Olivos, squia̱a̱yâ tsjoom Betfagé. Jñom Jesús we nnˈaⁿ na cwilaˈjomndye ñˈeⁿñê. Tsoom nda̱a̱na:

—Catsaquieˈyoˈ tsjoom chjoo ndyeyu jo nda̱a̱ˈyoˈ. Joˈ joˈ mantyja nliuˈyoˈ cwii snomxquie na ñjomyoˈ, mati ñˈeⁿ jndayoˈ. Calacanaⁿˈyoˈ, quiochoˈyoˈ jooyoˈ na mˈaaⁿya ñjaaⁿ. Ndoˈ xeⁿ nncwaxˈee tsˈaⁿ ndyueˈyoˈ chiuu na cwitsachoˈyoˈ quiooˈ ntsmeiiⁿˈeⁿ, luaa canduˈyoˈ nnoom: “Nquii Ta tjo̱o̱ñê jooyoˈ.” Quia joˈ mañoomˈ nñequiaa tsˈaⁿ na nquiochoˈyoˈ jooyoˈ.

Luaaˈ tuii cha catseicanda̱a̱ˈñenaˈ ñˈoom na seineiⁿ profeta, luaa seiljeiⁿ:
    Canduˈyoˈ nda̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ tsjoom Sión:
    “Queⁿˈyoˈ cwenta macwjeeˈcañoom nquii rey na cwiluiiñe na matsa̱ˈntjom ˈo,
    ticatseitˈmaaⁿˈñe cheⁿnqueⁿ, ee cweˈ snom waˈljoom.
    Snom chjoo, quiooˈ na maxjeⁿ tsˈiaaⁿˈ na nnchuu xuu.”

Quia joˈ we naⁿˈñeeⁿ na cwilaˈjomndye ñˈeⁿ Jesús, tyˈena, lˈana chaˈxjeⁿ ñˈoom na tsoom nda̱a̱na. Tquieˈñˈomna snomxquieˈñeeⁿ ñequio jndayoˈ. Ndoˈ tioona liaana nanqueⁿˈ quiooˈñeeⁿ, chii tjawaˈljoom. Jndyendye nnˈaⁿ tyˈeñˈeeⁿna ñˈeⁿ Jesús. Ntˈom naⁿˈñeeⁿ tyolaˈnˈmeiiⁿˈna liaana tsˈom nato yuu na wjaⁿ. Ndoˈ ntˈom nnˈaⁿ tyotyje luee nˈoom, tsa̱ˈna joonaˈ tsˈom nato. Nnˈaⁿ na ˈoojndyee ñequio nnˈaⁿ na ˈoontyjo̱ to̱ˈna tyolaˈxuaana, tyoluena:

—Matseitˈmaaⁿˈñenaˈ nquii rey na cwiluiiñe jndacantyjo David. Matioˈnaaⁿñenaˈ nqueⁿ na macwjeeˈcañoom tsˈiaaⁿ ˈnaaⁿˈ Ta Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom. Matseitˈmaaⁿˈñenaˈ jom nandye cañoomˈluee.

10 Quia na tjaquieeˈ Jesús Jerusalén jeeⁿ tˈmaⁿ seitsˈeiinaˈ naquiiˈ nˈom chaˈtsondye nnˈaⁿ tsjoomˈñeeⁿ. Tyoluena nda̱a̱ ncˈiaana:

—¿ˈÑeeⁿ tsˈaⁿ tsaⁿmˈaaⁿˈ?

11 Tˈo̱o̱ nnˈaⁿ na ñˈeeⁿ ñˈeⁿñê, jluena:

—Tsaⁿmˈaaⁿ jñoom Jesús. Cwiluiiñê profeta na jnaaⁿ tsjoom Nazaret tsˈo̱ndaa Galilea.

Macwjiˈ Jesús nnˈaⁿ naquiiˈ watsˈom tˈmaⁿ

12 Tjaquieeˈ Jesús watsˈom tˈmaⁿ, jleintyjo̱o̱ⁿ chaˈtso nnˈaⁿ na cwinda̱a̱ ndoˈ na cwilaˈjnda ˈnaⁿ joˈ joˈ. Seicantqueeⁿ meiⁿsa ˈnaaⁿ nnˈaⁿ na cwilaˈjndyoondye sˈom ndoˈ majoˈti sˈaaⁿ ñequio ntsula̱ ˈnaaⁿ nnˈaⁿ na cwinda̱a̱ cantuˈ. 13 Tsoom nda̱a̱ naⁿˈñeeⁿ:

—Waa ljeii ˈnaaⁿˈ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom na matsonaˈ: “Wˈaya jndyunaˈ wˈaa yuu na cwilaˈneiⁿ nnˈaⁿ nnom Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom”, sa̱a̱ ˈo cwilˈaˈyoˈ juunaˈ chaˈcwijom tsueˈtsjo̱ˈ yuu na cwicatooˈndye naⁿcantyˈue.

14 Ndoˈ naⁿnchjaaⁿ ñˈeeⁿ nnˈaⁿ na tileicˈoocaˈ, tquieˈcañomna watsˈom tˈmaⁿ na mˈaaⁿ Jesús. Seinˈmaaⁿ joona. 15 Sa̱a̱ ntyee na cwiluiitquiendye ñequio nnˈaⁿ na cwitˈmo̱o̱ⁿ ljeii na tqueⁿ Moisés ntyˈiaana tsˈiaaⁿ tˈmaⁿ na matseinˈmaaⁿ nnˈaⁿ. Ndoˈ mati tyondyena na tyolaxuaa yocanchˈu na tyolue: “Matseitˈmaaⁿˈñenaˈ nquii rey na cwiluiiñe jndacantyjo David.” Quia joˈ tˈmaⁿ jlaˈwjee naⁿˈñeeⁿ jom. 16 Jluena nnoom:

—¿Aa ticandiˈ ljoˈ cwilue yocanchˈumˈaⁿˈ?

Tˈo̱ Jesús nda̱a̱na, tsoom:

—Mandiiya. Ndoˈ ˈo, aa tijoom ñejlaˈnaⁿˈyoˈ ljeii ˈnaaⁿˈ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom na matsonaˈ:
    ˈU jnda̱ seijndaaˈndyuˈ na yonchˈu ñequio yoˈndaa na ndicwaⁿ cwinteiˈ
    joona nlaˈtˈmaaⁿˈndyena ja ñequio na xcweeˈ nˈomna.

17 Mana ˈndii Jesús joona, jlueeⁿˈeⁿ tsjoom Jerusalén, tjaaⁿ tsjoom chjoo Betania. Joˈ joˈ ljooˈñê natsjom.

Tjuˈ Jesús ñˈoomwiˈ nacjooˈ tsˈoom higuera

18 Teincoo cwiicheⁿ xuee wjaalcweeⁿˈeⁿ tsjoom Jerusalén. Jndyo na ñejnoomˈm. 19 Ntyˈiaaⁿˈaⁿ cwii tsˈoom higuera na meintyjeeˈ ˈndyoo nato. Tjatseicandyooˈñê sa̱a̱ ljeiiⁿ na meiⁿcwii ta̱ higo tjaa na cantyja, macanda̱ tsco na ntyjoo. Tso Jesús nacjooˈ tsˈoomˈñeeⁿ:

—Tajom xuee cwii nntsaˈnndaˈ ta̱.

Mañoomˈ tjacaaⁿ tsˈoom higueraˈñeeⁿ. 20 Ndoˈ jâ nnˈaⁿ na cwilajomndyô̱ ñˈeⁿ Jesús, quia na ntyˈiaayâ na tuii na luaaˈ, jeeⁿ tjaweeˈ nˈo̱o̱ⁿyâ. Taxˈa̱a̱yâ nnoom:

—¿Chiuu waayuu na mañoomˈ tjacaaⁿ tsˈoom higuerawaaˈ?

21 Tˈo̱ Jesús nda̱a̱yâ, tsoom:

—Mayuuˈcheⁿ nndyeˈyoˈ nntsjo̱o̱, xeⁿ na cwilayuˈya nˈomˈyoˈ ndoˈ ticˈomˈyoˈ na we waa na cwilaˈtiuuˈyoˈ, nnda̱a̱ nlˈaˈyoˈ chaˈna sˈaaya ñˈeⁿ tsˈoom higuerawaaˈ. Ndoˈ nchii macanda̱ joˈ sa̱a̱ meiⁿnquia na nquiuˈyoˈ na jeeⁿ jndeiˈnaˈ nnda̱a̱ nlˈaˈyoˈ. Nntsˈaanaˈ chaˈcwijom na nnduˈyoˈ nnom sjo̱waaˈ: “Quindyo̱ˈ ñjaaⁿ. Cjuˈnaˈ ˈu tsˈom ndaaluee,” maxjeⁿ nnda̱a̱ nnaⁿndyoˈ. Meiiⁿ waa cwii na jeeⁿ jndeiˈnaˈ na cwiwinomˈyoˈ, hasta matseijomnaˈ chaˈna cwii sjo̱ tˈmaⁿ nquiuˈyoˈ sa̱a̱ nnda̱a̱ nnaⁿndyoˈ ñˈeⁿ juunaˈ. 22 Ee chaˈtso na cwitaⁿˈyoˈ na cwilaneiⁿˈyoˈ nnom Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom, xeⁿ tyeⁿ cwilayuˈyoˈ, maxjeⁿ nntoˈñoomˈyoˈ chaˈxjeⁿ na cwitaⁿˈyoˈ.

Waa najndeii na matseixmaⁿ Jesús

23 Tjaquieeˈnndaˈ Jesús watsˈom tˈmaⁿ. Yocheⁿ na maˈmo̱o̱ⁿ nda̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ joˈ joˈ, ntyee na cwiluiitquiendye ñequio nnˈaⁿ na cwiluiitquiendye jo nda̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ judíos tquiontyjaaˈna jom. Taˈxˈeena nnoom, jluena:

—¿ˈÑeeⁿ najndeii ñˈeⁿ na macheˈ na nmeiiⁿˈ? Ndoˈ ¿ˈñeeⁿ juu tquiaa na matseiˈxmaⁿˈ najnduˈ?

24 Tˈo̱ Jesús nda̱a̱ naⁿˈñeeⁿ, tsoom:

—Mati ja nncwaxˈa̱ya cwii ñˈoom nda̱a̱ˈyoˈ. Xeⁿ nntˈo̱ˈyoˈ juunaˈ quia joˈ mati ja nntsjo̱o̱ nda̱a̱ˈyoˈ ˈñeeⁿ juu tquiaa najndo̱ na nmeiiⁿˈ matsˈaa.

25 Quia joˈ taxˈeeⁿ nda̱a̱na, tsoom:

—Na tyotseitsˈoomñe Juan nnˈaⁿ, ¿yuu jnaⁿ najndeii na tyotseixmaaⁿ? ¿Aa na mˈaaⁿ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom jnaⁿnaˈ oo aa nnˈaⁿ jlue na ljoˈ catsˈaaⁿ?

Quia joˈ to̱ˈna, tyoˈmaⁿ cheⁿnquieena ñˈeⁿ ncˈiaana, tyoluena:

—Jeeⁿ sa ¿chiuu nntˈo̱o̱yo̱o̱ na luaaˈ mawaxˈeeⁿ? Ee xeⁿ nlˈuuya na jnaⁿnaˈ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom, quia joˈ majoˈto nntsoom nda̱a̱ya: “¿Chiuu na tîcalayuˈyoˈ ñˈoom na tso Juan?” 26 Sa̱a̱ xeⁿ nlˈuuya na jnaⁿnaˈ cweˈ cantyja ˈnaaⁿ nnˈaⁿ, nnda̱a̱ nlcoˈwiˈnaˈ jaa nlˈa nnˈaⁿ na jndyendye, ee chaˈtsondye joona cwilaˈyuˈna na Juan cwiluiiñê tsˈaⁿ na tyoñequiaa ñˈoomˈ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom.

27 Joˈ chii tˈo̱o̱na nnom Jesús, jluena:

—Jeeⁿ ticaliuuyâ.

Tso Jesús nda̱a̱na:

—Aa ya, mati ja xocatsjo̱o̱ nda̱a̱ˈyoˈ yuu jnaⁿ najndeii na matseixmaⁿya na sˈaaya nmeiiⁿˈ.

Ñˈoom tjañoomˈ cantyja ˈnaaⁿ we ntseinda tsˈaⁿ

28 Quia joˈ tsoti Jesús nda̱a̱ naⁿˈñeeⁿ:

—Cˈoomˈ nˈomˈyoˈ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ ñˈoomwaa na tjañoomˈ na manntsjo̱o̱. Tˈoom cwii tsˈaⁿ. Tyomˈaⁿ we ntseinaaⁿ yonom. Tjantyjaaⁿˈaⁿ tsˈaⁿ na tuiiñejndyee, tsoom nnom: “ˈU re jndaaya, cjaˈ jeˈ catsaˈ tsˈiaaⁿ na waa ntjoomya.” 29 Tˈo̱ tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ, “Ja, ta, maxjeⁿ ticjo̱.” Sa̱a̱ jnda̱ jeˈ seichuiiˈnaˈ na seitiuu, tja tjacatsˈaa tsˈiaaⁿ. 30 Jnda̱ chii tjantyjaaⁿˈaⁿ cwiicheⁿ jnaaⁿ. Majoˈti tsoom nnom tsaⁿ na jnda̱ we. Tˈo̱ tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ nnoom: “Aa ya, ta, jo̱ya.” Sa̱a̱ tîcjaa. 31 Ndoˈ taxˈee Jesús, tsoom:

—Canduˈyoˈ jeˈ, ¿Cwaaⁿ cwii na wendye joona sˈaa yuu na lˈue tsˈom tsotyena?

Jlue naⁿˈñeeⁿ:

—Juu jnaaⁿ na tjantyjaaˈjñeeⁿ.

Quia joˈ tso Jesús nda̱a̱na:

—Mayuuˈcheⁿ nndyeˈyoˈ nntsjo̱o̱, na nquiee naⁿcwitoˈñoom sˈom ndoˈ mati lculjaaˈ tyuaaˈti nñeˈquiandyena na nntsa̱ˈntjom Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom naquiiˈ nˈomna, nchiiti ˈo. 32 Ee tyjeeˈcañoom Juan quiiˈntaaⁿˈyoˈ na tyoñequiaaⁿ ñˈoom cantyja na matyˈiomyanaˈ sa̱a̱ ˈo maxjeⁿ tîcalaˈyuˈyoˈ ñˈoom na tyoñequiaaⁿ. Nnˈaⁿ na cwitoˈñoom sˈom ñequio lculjaaˈ, joona jlaˈyuˈna ñˈoom na tyoñequiaaⁿ. ˈO tqueⁿˈyoˈ cwenta na ljoˈ sa̱a̱ chaaˈ lˈuu lcweˈ nˈomˈyoˈ na nlayuˈyoˈ ñˈoom na tjeiˈyuuˈñê.

Nnˈaⁿ na tyolˈa cwenta lˈo̱o̱ntjom

33 ’Candyeˈyoˈ jeˈ cwiicheⁿ ñˈoom tjañoomˈ: Tyomˈaaⁿ cwii tsˈaⁿ na tˈmaⁿ ndyuaaˈ niom. Tcoomˈm lˈo̱o̱ uva. Sˈaaⁿ tiom ndiocheⁿ. Sˈaaⁿ peila na nncˈoocue ndaa na jnda̱ ˈndiindyena ta̱uva. Mati sˈaaⁿ cwii tatsiaⁿndye na nljo tsˈaⁿ na nntsˈaa cwenta ntjomˈñeeⁿ. Jnda̱ chii tioom cwenta ntjomˈñeeⁿ luee nnˈaⁿ na nlˈayana tsˈiaaⁿ. Quia na ncueˈ ta̱a̱ˈ ntjom, nncoˈñoom na tseixmaⁿnaˈ cwentaaⁿˈaⁿ. Jnda̱ na seijndaaˈñê chaˈtso nmeiⁿˈ, tjaaⁿ cwiicheⁿ ndyuaa. 34 Ndoˈ quia tueˈntyjo̱ xjeⁿ na jnda̱ tquie ta̱, jñoom mosoomˈm na mˈaⁿ naⁿˈñeeⁿ na cˈoocachona ta̱ na tantjom tyuaaⁿˈaⁿ. 35 Sa̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ na cwilˈa tsˈiaaⁿ joˈ joˈ jlaˈcjaa lueena mosoˈñeeⁿ. Cwii tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ tjaaˈna jom. Cwiicheⁿ tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ jlacueeˈna jom. Ndoˈ cwiicheⁿ tsaⁿ na jnda̱ ndyee tyojñomna ljo̱ˈ. 36 Quia na jndii patrom na luaaˈ, majndyeti mosoomˈm jñomnnaaⁿˈaⁿ na mˈaⁿ naⁿˈñeeⁿ. Sa̱a̱ majoˈti tjoomna lˈa naⁿˈñeeⁿ.

37 ’Na cwii macanda̱ jñoom jnda nqueⁿ ee seitioom naquiiˈ tsˈoom: “Tiˈjndaaya luaa, nlaˈtˈmaaⁿˈndyena juu.” 38 Sa̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ na cwilˈa tsˈiaaⁿ quia ntyˈiaana jnda nquii patromˈñeeⁿ, jluena nda̱a̱ ncˈiaana: “Luaaˈ jnda nquii patrom. Tsaⁿmˈaaⁿˈ nnaaⁿˈaⁿ tyuaawaa. Cwa nlacua̱a̱ˈa jom cha nljo ˈnaaⁿˈaⁿ lua̱a̱ jaa.” 39 Ndoˈ tˈuena jom, tjeiiˈna jom nnom ntjom. Joˈ joˈ jlaˈcueeˈna jom.

40 Quia joˈ taxˈee Jesús nda̱a̱ naⁿˈñeeⁿ, tsoom:

—Quia na nncwjeeˈnndaˈ nquii tsˈaⁿ na ˈnaaⁿˈ ntjomˈñeeⁿ, ¿ljoˈ cwilatiuuˈyoˈ na nntsˈaaⁿ ñequio nnˈaⁿ na cwilˈa tsˈiaaⁿ nnom tyuaaⁿˈaⁿ?

41 Jluena nnoom:

—Xocˈoom na wiˈ tsˈoom naⁿˈñeeⁿ, maxjeⁿ nntseicwjeⁿ naⁿˈñeeⁿ na jeeⁿ tia nnˈaⁿndyena. Ndoˈ nñequiaaⁿ ntjoomˈm luee ntˈomcheⁿ nnˈaⁿ na joo nñeˈquia na tantjom tyuaaⁿˈaⁿ quia na nncueˈ ntjom.

42 Quia joˈ seineiⁿti Jesús nda̱a̱ naⁿˈñeeⁿ cwii ñˈoom na seijoomˈñe cheⁿnqueⁿ na tsjo̱ˈ na ya jom. Tsoom:

—¿Aa tijoom ñejlaˈnaⁿˈyoˈ ljeii ˈnaaⁿˈ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom na matsonaˈ?:
    Majuuto tsjo̱ˈ na tixocwilˈue nquiu luañe na cwilˈa tsiaⁿtsjo̱ˈ,
    jnda̱ mawacatyeeⁿnaˈ nqui tsiaⁿtsjo̱ˈ.
    Nquii Ta Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom seijndaaˈñê na ljoˈ.
    Ndoˈ jeeⁿ cwijaaweeˈ nˈo̱o̱ⁿya na cwintyˈiaaya na luaaˈ tuii.

43 Joˈ chii candyeˈyoˈ nntsjo̱o̱, juu na laxmaⁿˈyoˈ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ na matsa̱ˈntjom Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom, nncwjeeⁿˈeⁿ nayaˈñeeⁿ lueeˈyoˈ, ndoˈ nñequiaaⁿ na ntˈomcheⁿ nnˈaⁿ nlaxmaⁿna juunaˈ. 44 Ndoˈ mati cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ tsjo̱ˈwaaˈ na seina̱ⁿya nda̱a̱ˈyoˈ, meiⁿcwiˈñeeⁿcheⁿ tsˈaⁿ na tileicatseiˈno̱ⁿˈ cantyja ˈnaⁿya, nlcoˈwiˈnaˈ tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ chaˈcwijom tsˈaⁿ na toomñe na tiooñe nacjooˈ tsjo̱ˈ. Sa̱a̱ tsˈaⁿ na tiñeˈcatseiyuˈ ñˈeⁿndyo̱ maxjeⁿ nlcoˈwiˈnaˈ jom quia na nncueˈntyjo̱ xjeⁿ na nncuˈxeⁿ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom nnˈaⁿ. Quia joˈ nntseijomnaˈ tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ chaˈcwijom tsˈaⁿ na tioo cwii tsjo̱ˈ tˈmaⁿ nacjooˈ na seitiuujnda̱a̱naˈ juu.

45 Ndoˈ ntyee na cwiluiitquiendye ñequio nnˈaⁿ fariseos, jnda̱ na jndyena ñˈoom tjañoomˈmeiⁿˈ na seineiⁿ Jesús, jlaˈno̱ⁿˈna na cantyja ˈnaaⁿna tjeiiⁿˈeⁿ ñˈoomwaaˈ. 46 Joˈ chii seijmeiⁿˈnaˈ joona na ñeˈcatˈuena jom. Sa̱a̱ nquiaana nnˈaⁿ na jndyendye. Ee naⁿˈñeeⁿ cwitjeiiˈna cwenta na jom cwiluiiñê profeta.

Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King(A)(B)

21 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives,(C) Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”

This took place to fulfill(D) what was spoken through the prophet:

“Say to Daughter Zion,
    ‘See, your king comes to you,
gentle and riding on a donkey,
    and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”[a](E)

The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on. A very large crowd spread their cloaks(F) on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted,

“Hosanna[b] to the Son of David!”(G)

“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”[c](H)

“Hosanna[d] in the highest heaven!”(I)

10 When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”

11 The crowds answered, “This is Jesus, the prophet(J) from Nazareth in Galilee.”

Jesus at the Temple(K)

12 Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying(L) and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers(M) and the benches of those selling doves.(N) 13 “It is written,” he said to them, “‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’[e](O) but you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’[f](P)

14 The blind and the lame came to him at the temple, and he healed them.(Q) 15 But when the chief priests and the teachers of the law saw the wonderful things he did and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David,”(R) they were indignant.(S)

16 “Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked him.

“Yes,” replied Jesus, “have you never read,

“‘From the lips of children and infants
    you, Lord, have called forth your praise’[g]?”(T)

17 And he left them and went out of the city to Bethany,(U) where he spent the night.

Jesus Curses a Fig Tree(V)

18 Early in the morning, as Jesus was on his way back to the city, he was hungry. 19 Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!” Immediately the tree withered.(W)

20 When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?” they asked.

21 Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt,(X) not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done. 22 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for(Y) in prayer.”

The Authority of Jesus Questioned(Z)

23 Jesus entered the temple courts, and, while he was teaching, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him. “By what authority(AA) are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you this authority?”

24 Jesus replied, “I will also ask you one question. If you answer me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. 25 John’s baptism—where did it come from? Was it from heaven, or of human origin?”

They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’ 26 But if we say, ‘Of human origin’—we are afraid of the people, for they all hold that John was a prophet.”(AB)

27 So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.”

Then he said, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

The Parable of the Two Sons

28 “What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’(AC)

29 “‘I will not,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.

30 “Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, ‘I will, sir,’ but he did not go.

31 “Which of the two did what his father wanted?”

“The first,” they answered.

Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors(AD) and the prostitutes(AE) are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. 32 For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness,(AF) and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors(AG) and the prostitutes(AH) did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent(AI) and believe him.

The Parable of the Tenants(AJ)

33 “Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted(AK) a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower.(AL) Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place.(AM) 34 When the harvest time approached, he sent his servants(AN) to the tenants to collect his fruit.

35 “The tenants seized his servants; they beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.(AO) 36 Then he sent other servants(AP) to them, more than the first time, and the tenants treated them the same way. 37 Last of all, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.

38 “But when the tenants saw the son, they said to each other, ‘This is the heir.(AQ) Come, let’s kill him(AR) and take his inheritance.’(AS) 39 So they took him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.

40 “Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?”

41 “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,”(AT) they replied, “and he will rent the vineyard to other tenants,(AU) who will give him his share of the crop at harvest time.”

42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures:

“‘The stone the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone;
the Lord has done this,
    and it is marvelous in our eyes’[h]?(AV)

43 “Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you(AW) and given to a people who will produce its fruit. 44 Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.”[i](AX)

45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus’ parables, they knew he was talking about them. 46 They looked for a way to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd because the people held that he was a prophet.(AY)

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 21:5 Zech. 9:9
  2. Matthew 21:9 A Hebrew expression meaning “Save!” which became an exclamation of praise; also in verse 15
  3. Matthew 21:9 Psalm 118:25,26
  4. Matthew 21:9 A Hebrew expression meaning “Save!” which became an exclamation of praise; also in verse 15
  5. Matthew 21:13 Isaiah 56:7
  6. Matthew 21:13 Jer. 7:11
  7. Matthew 21:16 Psalm 8:2 (see Septuagint)
  8. Matthew 21:42 Psalm 118:22,23
  9. Matthew 21:44 Some manuscripts do not have verse 44.