Matthew 21:12-46

Matthew 21:12-46

[12] And  Jesus  went  into  the temple  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] And  said  unto them,  It is written,  house  shall be called  the house  of prayer;  but  have made  it  a den  of thieves.  [14] And  the blind  and  the lame  came  to him  in  the temple;  and  he healed  them.  [15] And  when the chief priests  and  scribes  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] 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] And  he left  them,  and went  out of  the city  into  Bethany;  and  he lodged  there.  [18] Now  as he returned  into  the city,  he hungered.  [19] And  fig tree  in  the way,  he came  to  it,  and  found  nothing  thereon,  leaves  only,  and  said  unto it,  fruit  grow  on  henceforward  for  ever.  And  presently  the fig tree  withered away.  [20] And  when the disciples  it, they marvelled,  saying,  How  soon  is the fig tree  withered away!  [21] Jesus  answered  and  said  unto them,  Verily  I say  If  ye have  faith,  and  doubt  not,  not  do  this  which is done to the fig tree,  but  also if  ye shall say  mountain,  Be thou removed,  and  be thou cast  into  the sea;  it shall be done.  [22] And  all things,  whatsoever  ye shall ask  in  prayer,  believing,  ye shall receive.  [23] 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  and  who  gave  authority?  [24] And  Jesus  answered  and said  unto them,  I also  will ask  one  thing,  which  if  ye tell  I in like wise  will tell  by  what  authority  I do  [25] The baptism  of John,  whence  from  heaven,  or  of  men?  And  they reasoned  themselves,  saying,  If  we shall say,  From  heaven;  he will say  not  then  believe  him?  [26] But  if  we shall say,  Of  men;  we fear  the people;  for  all  hold  John  as  a prophet.  [27] And  they answered  Jesus,  and said,  We cannot  tell.  And  he  said  unto them,  Neither  tell  by  what  authority  I do  [28] But  what  think  A certain man  had  two  sons;  and  he came  to the first,  and said,  Son,  go  work  to day  in  vineyard.  [29] He answered  and said,  I will  not:  but  afterward  he repented,  and went.  [30] And  he came  to the second,  and said  likewise.  And  he answered  and said,  go, sir:  and  went  not.  [31] Whether  of  them twain  did  the will  of his father?  They say  unto him,  The first.  Jesus  saith  unto them,  Verily  I say  That  the publicans  and  the harlots  into  the kingdom  of God  before  [32] For  John  came  unto  in  the way  of righteousness,  and  ye believed  him  not:  but  the publicans  and  the harlots  believed  him:  and  it, repented  not  afterward,  that ye might believe  him.  [33] Hear  another  parable:  a certain  householder,  which  planted  a vineyard,  and  hedged  it  round about,  and  digged  a winepress  in  it,  and  built  a tower,  and  it  out  to husbandmen,  and  went into a far country:  [34] 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] And  the husbandmen  took  his  servants,  and beat  one,  and  killed  another,  and  stoned  another.  [36] Again,  he sent  other  servants  more  than the first:  and  they did  unto them  likewise.  [37] But  last of all  he sent  unto  them  son,  saying,  They will reverence  son.  [38] But  when the husbandmen  the son,  they said  among  themselves,  This  the heir;  come,  let us kill  him,  and  on his  inheritance.  [39] And  they caught  him,  and cast  him out of  the vineyard,  and  slew  [40] When  the lord  therefore  of the vineyard  cometh,  what  will he do  unto those  husbandmen?  [41] 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] Jesus  saith  unto them,  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  marvellous  in  eyes?  [43] Therefore  say I  The kingdom  of God  shall be taken  from  and  given  to a nation  bringing forth  the fruits  thereof.  [44] And  whosoever shall fall  on  stone  shall be broken:  but  on  whomsoever  it shall fall,  him  to powder.  [45] And  when the chief priests  and  Pharisees  had heard  his  parables,  they perceived  that  he spake  of  them.  [46] But  when they sought  to lay hands  on him,  they feared  the multitude,  they took  him  a prophet. 

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