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1 And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, unto the mount of the Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
1 When they came near to Jerusalem and came to Bethsphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
1 Καὶ ὅτε ἤγγισαν εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα καὶ ἦλθον εἰς Βηθσφαγῆ πρὸς τὸ ὄρος τῶν ἐλαιῶν, τότε ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἀπέστειλε δύο μαθητὰς
2 saying to them, 'Go on to the village over-against you, and immediately ye shall find an ass bound, and a colt with her — having loosed, bring ye to me;
2 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.
2 λέγων αὐτοῖς· πορεύθητε εἰς τὴν κώμην τὴν ἀπέναντι ὑμῶν, καὶ εὐθέως εὑρήσετε ὄνον δεδεμένην καὶ πῶλον μετ᾽ αὐτῆς· λύσαντες ἀγάγετέ μοι.
3 and if any one may say anything to you, ye shall say, that the lord hath need of them, and immediately he will send them.'
3 If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and immediately he will send them.”
3 καὶ ἐάν τις ὑμῖν εἴπῃ τι, ἐρεῖτε ὅτι ὁ Κύριος αὐτῶν χρείαν ἔχει· εὐθέως δὲ ἀποστέλλει αὐτούς.
4 And all this came to pass, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophet, saying,
4 All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying,
4 τοῦτο δὲ ὅλον γέγονεν ἵνα πληρωθῇ τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ τοῦ προφήτου λέγοντος·
5 'Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Lo, thy king doth come to thee, meek, and mounted on an ass, and a colt, a foal of a beast of burden.'
5 “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.”
5 εἴπατε τῇ θυγατρὶ Σιών, ἰδοὺ ὁ βασιλεύς σου ἔρχεταί σοι πραῢς καὶ ἐπιβεβηκὼς ἐπὶ ὄνον καὶ πῶλον υἱὸν ὑποζυγίου.
6 And the disciples having gone and having done as Jesus commanded them,
6 The disciples went and did just as Jesus commanded them,
6 πορευθέντες δὲ οἱ μαθηταὶ καὶ ποιήσαντες καθὼς προσέταξεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς,
7 brought the ass and the colt, and did put on them their garments, and set [him] upon them;
7 and brought the donkey and the colt and laid their clothes on them; and he sat on them.
7 ἤγαγον τὴν ὄνον καὶ τὸν πῶλον, καὶ ἐπέθηκαν ἐπάνω αὐτῶν τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐπεκάθισεν ἐπάνω αὐτῶν.
8 and the very great multitude spread their own garments in the way, and others were cutting branches from the trees, and were strewing in the way,
8 A very great multitude spread their clothes on the road. Others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
8 ὁ δὲ πλεῖστος ὄχλος ἔστρωσαν ἑαυτῶν τὰ ἱμάτια ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ, ἄλλοι δὲ ἔκοπτον κλάδους ἀπὸ τῶν δένδρων καὶ ἐστρώννυον ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ.
9 and the multitudes who were going before, and who were following, were crying, saying, 'Hosanna to the Son of David, blessed is he who is coming in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.'
9 The multitudes who went in front of him, and those who followed, kept shouting, “Hosanna to the son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”
9 οἱ δὲ ὄχλοι οἱ προάγοντες καὶ οἱ ἀκολουθοῦντες ἔκραζον λέγοντες· ὡσαννὰ τῷ υἱῷ Δαυΐδ· εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου· ὡσαννὰ ἐν τοῖς ὑψίστοις.
10 And he having entered into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, 'Who is this?'
10 When he had come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?”
10 καὶ εἰσελθόντος αὐτοῦ εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα ἐσείσθη πᾶσα ἡ πόλις λέγουσα· τίς ἐστιν οὗτος;
11 And the multitudes said, 'This is Jesus the prophet, who [is] from Nazareth of Galilee.'
11 The multitudes said, “This is the prophet, Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.”
11 οἱ δὲ ὄχλοι ἔλεγον· οὗτός ἔστιν Ἰησοῦς ὁ προφήτης ὁ ἀπὸ Ναζαρὲτ τῆς Γαλιλαίας.
12 And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and did cast forth all those selling and buying in the temple, and the tables of the money-changers he overturned, and the seats of those selling the doves,
12 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.
12 Καὶ εἰσῆλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ἐξέβαλε πάντας τοὺς πωλοῦντας καὶ ἀγοράζοντας ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ, καὶ τὰς τραπέζας τῶν κολλυβιστῶν κατέστρεψε καὶ τὰς καθέδρας τῶν πωλούντων τὰς περιστεράς,
13 and he saith to them, 'It hath been written, My house a house of prayer shall be called, but ye did make it a den of robbers.'
13 He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a den of robbers!”
13 καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· γέγραπται, ὁ οἶκός μου οἶκος προσευχῆς κληθήσεται· ὑμεῖς δὲ αὐτὸν ἐποιήσατε σπήλαιον λῃστῶν.
14 And there came to him blind and lame men in the temple, and he healed them,
14 The lame and the blind came to him in the temple, and he healed them.
14 Καὶ προσῆλθον αὐτῷ χωλοὶ καὶ τυφλοὶ ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ καὶ ἐθεράπευσεν αὐτούς.
15 and the chief priests and the scribes having seen the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, 'Hosanna to the Son of David,' were much displeased;
15 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 indignant,
15 ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς τὰ θαυμάσια ἃ ἐποίησε καὶ τοὺς παῖδας κράζοντας ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ καὶ λέγοντας, ὡσαννὰ τῷ υἱῷ Δαυΐδ, ἠγανάκτησαν
16 and they said to him, 'Hearest thou what these say?' And Jesus saith to them, 'Yes, did ye never read, that, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings Thou didst prepare praise?'
16 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 children and nursing babies, you have perfected praise’?”
16 καὶ εἶπον αὐτῷ· ἀκούεις τί οὗτοι λέγουσιν; ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς λέγει αὐτοῖς· ναί· οὐδέποτε ἀνέγνωτε ὅτι ἐκ στόματος νηπίων καὶ θηλαζόντων κατηρτίσω αἶνον;
17 And having left them, he went forth out of the city to Bethany, and did lodge there,
17 He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, and camped there.
17 καὶ καταλιπὼν αὐτοὺς ἐξῆλθεν ἔξω τῆς πόλεως εἰς Βηθανίαν καὶ ηὐλίσθη ἐκεῖ.
18 and in the morning turning back to the city, he hungered,
18 Now in the morning, as he returned to the city, he was hungry.
18 Πρωΐας δὲ ἐπανάγων εἰς τὴν πόλιν ἐπείνασε·
19 and having seen a certain fig-tree on the way, he came to it, and found nothing in it except leaves only, and he saith to it, 'No more from thee may fruit be — to the age;' and forthwith the fig-tree withered.
19 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.
19 καὶ ἰδὼν συκῆν μίαν ἐπὶ τῆς ὁδοῦ ἦλθεν ἐπ᾽ αὐτήν, καὶ οὐδὲν εὗρεν ἐν αὐτῇ εἰ μὴ φύλλα μόνον, καὶ λέγει αὐτῇ· μηκέτι ἐκ σοῦ καρπὸς γένηται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. καὶ ἐξηράνθη παραχρῆμα ἡ συκῆ.
20 And the disciples having seen, did wonder, saying, 'How did the fig-tree forthwith wither?'
20 When the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, “How did the fig tree immediately wither away?”
20 καὶ ἰδόντες οἱ μαθηταὶ ἐθαύμασαν λέγοντες· πῶς παραχρῆμα ἐξηράνθη ἡ συκῆ;
21 And Jesus answering said to them, 'Verily I say to you, If ye may have faith, and may not doubt, not only this of the fig-tree shall ye do, but even if to this mount ye may say, Be lifted up and be cast into the sea, it shall come to pass;
21 Jesus answered them, “Most certainly I tell you, if you have faith and don’t doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you told this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ it would be done.
21 ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἐὰν ἔχητε πίστιν καὶ μὴ διακριθῆτε, οὐ μόνον τὸ τῆς συκῆς ποιήσετε, ἀλλὰ κἂν τῷ ὄρει τούτῳ εἴπητε, ἄρθητι καὶ βλήθητι εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν, γενήσεται·
22 and all — as much as ye may ask in the prayer, believing, ye shall receive.'
22 All things, whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”
22 καὶ πάντα ὅσα ἐὰν αἰτήσητε ἐν τῇ προσευχῇ πιστεύοντες, λήψεσθε.
23 And he having come to the temple, there came to him when teaching the chief priests and the elders of the people, saying, 'By what authority dost thou do these things? and who gave thee this authority?'
23 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?”
23 Καὶ ἐλθόντι αὐτῷ εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν προσῆλθον αὐτῷ διδάσκοντι οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι τοῦ λαοῦ λέγοντες· ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ ταῦτα ποιεῖς, καὶ τίς σοι ἔδωκε τὴν ἐξουσίαν ταύτην;
24 And Jesus answering said to them, 'I will ask you — I also — one word, which if ye may tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things;
24 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.
24 ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· ἐρωτήσω ὑμᾶς κἀγὼ λόγον ἕνα, ὃν ἐὰν εἴπητέ μοι, κἀγὼ ὑμῖν ἐρῶ ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ ταῦτα ποιῶ.
25 the baptism of John, whence was it? — from heaven, or from men?' And they were reasoning with themselves, saying, 'If we should say, From heaven; he will say to us, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?
25 The baptism of John, where was it from? From heaven or from men?” They reasoned with themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
25 τὸ βάπτισμα Ἰωάννου πόθεν ἦν, ἐξ οὐρανοῦ ἢ ἐξ ἀνθρώπων; οἱ δὲ διελογίζοντο παρ᾽ ἑαυτοῖς λέγοντες· ἐὰν εἴπωμεν, ἐξ οὐρανοῦ, ἐρεῖ ἡμῖν, διατί οὖν οὐκ ἐπιστεύσατε αὐτῷ·
26 and if we should say, From men, we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.'
26 But if we say, ‘From men,’ we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.”
26 ἐὰν δὲ εἴπωμεν, ἐξ ἀνθρώπων, φοβούμεθα τὸν ὄχλον· πάντες γὰρ ἔχουσι τὸν Ἰωάννην ὡς προφήτην.
27 And answering Jesus they said, 'We have not known.' He said to them — he also — 'Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
27 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.
27 καὶ ἀποκριθέντες τῷ Ἰησοῦ εἶπον· οὐκ οἴδαμεν. ἔφη αὐτοῖς καὶ αὐτός· οὐδὲ ἐγὼ λέγω ὑμῖν ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ ταῦτα ποιῶ.
28 'And what think ye? A man had two children, and having come to the first, he said, Child, go, to-day be working in my vineyard.'
28 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.’
28 Τί δὲ ὑμῖν δοκεῖ; ἄνθρωπός τις εἶχε τέκνα δύο, καὶ προσελθὼν τῷ πρώτῳ εἶπε· τέκνον, ὕπαγε σήμερον ἐργάζου ἐν τῷ ἀμπελῶνί μου.
29 And he answering said, 'I will not,' but at last, having repented, he went.
29 He answered, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he changed his mind, and went.
29 ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν· οὐ θέλω· ὕστερον δὲ μεταμεληθεὶς ἀπῆλθε.
30 'And having come to the second, he said in the same manner, and he answering said, I [go], sir, and went not;
30 He came to the second, and said the same thing. He answered, ‘I’m going, sir,’ but he didn’t go.
30 καὶ προσελθὼν τῷ δευτέρῳ εἶπεν ὡσαύτως. ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν· ἐγώ, κύριε· καὶ οὐκ ἀπῆλθε.
31 which of the two did the will of the father?' They say to him, 'The first.' Jesus saith to them, 'Verily I say to you, that the tax-gatherers and the harlots do go before you into the reign of God,
31 Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said to him, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Most certainly I tell you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering into God’s Kingdom before you.
31 τίς ἐκ τῶν δύο ἐποίησε τὸ θέλημα τοῦ πατρός; λέγουσιν αὐτῷ· ὁ πρῶτος. λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι οἱ τελῶναι καὶ αἱ πόρναι προάγουσιν ὑμᾶς εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ.
32 for John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye did not believe him, and the tax-gatherers and the harlots did believe him, and ye, having seen, repented not at last — to believe him.
32 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.
32 ἦλθε γὰρ πρὸς ὑμᾶς Ἰωάννης ἐν ὁδῷ δικαιοσύνης, καὶ οὐκ ἐπιστεύσατε αὐτῷ· οἱ δὲ τελῶναι καὶ αἱ πόρναι ἐπίστευσαν αὐτῷ· ὑμεῖς δὲ ἰδόντες οὐ μετεμελήθητε ὕστερον τοῦ πιστεῦσαι αὐτῷ.
33 'Hear ye another simile: There was a certain man, a householder, who planted a vineyard, and did put a hedge round it, and digged in it a wine-press, and built a tower, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad.
33 “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 wine press in it, built a tower, leased it out to farmers, and went into another country.
33 Ἄλλην παραβολὴν ἀκούσατε. ἄνθρωπός τις ἦν οἰκοδεσπότης, ὅστις ἐφύτευσεν ἀμπελῶνα καὶ φραγμὸν αὐτῷ περιέθηκε καὶ ὤρυξεν ἐν αὐτῷ ληνὸν καὶ ᾠκοδόμησε πύργον, καὶ ἐξέδοτο αὐτὸν γεωργοῖς καὶ ἀπεδήμησεν.
34 'And when the season of the fruits came nigh, he sent his servants unto the husbandmen, to receive the fruits of it,
34 When the season for the fruit came near, he sent his servants to the farmers to receive his fruit.
34 ὅτε δὲ ἤγγισεν ὁ καιρὸς τῶν καρπῶν, ἀπέστειλε τοὺς δούλους αὐτοῦ πρὸς τοὺς γεωργοὺς λαβεῖν τοὺς καρποὺς αὐτοῦ.
35 and the husbandmen having taken his servants, one they scourged, and one they killed, and one they stoned.
35 The farmers took his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
35 καὶ λαβόντες οἱ γεωργοὶ τοὺς δούλους αὐτοῦ ὃν μὲν ἔδειραν, ὃν δὲ ἀπέκτειναν, ὃν δὲ ἐλιθοβόλησαν.
36 'Again he sent other servants more than the first, and they did to them in the same manner.
36 Again, he sent other servants more than the first; and they treated them the same way.
36 πάλιν ἀπέστειλεν ἄλλους δούλους πλείονας τῶν πρώτων, καὶ ἐποίησαν αὐτοῖς ὡσαύτως.
37 'And at last he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son;
37 But afterward he sent to them his son, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
37 ὕστερον δὲ ἀπέστειλε πρὸς αὐτοὺς τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ λέγων· ἐντραπήσονται τὸν υἱόν μου.
38 and the husbandmen having seen the son, said among themselves, This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and may possess his inheritance;
38 But the farmers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and seize his inheritance.’
38 οἱ δὲ γεωργοὶ ἰδόντες τὸν υἱὸν εἶπον ἐν ἑαυτοῖς· οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ κληρονόμος· δεῦτε ἀποκτείνωμεν αὐτὸν καὶ κατάσχωμεν τὴν κληρονομίαν αὐτοῦ.
39 and having taken him, they cast [him] out of the vineyard, and killed him;
39 So they took him and threw him out of the vineyard, then killed him.
39 καὶ λαβόντες αὐτὸν ἐξέβαλον ἔξω τοῦ ἀμπελῶνος καὶ ἀπέκτειναν.
40 whenever therefore the lord of the vineyard may come, what will he do to these husbandmen?'
40 When therefore the lord of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those farmers?”
40 ὅταν οὖν ἔλθῃ ὁ κύριος τοῦ ἀμπελῶνος, τί ποιήσει τοῖς γεωργοῖς ἐκείνοις;
41 They say to him, 'Evil men — he will evilly destroy them, and the vineyard will give out to other husbandmen, who will give back to him the fruits in their seasons.'
41 They told him, “He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will lease out the vineyard to other farmers who will give him the fruit in its season.”
41 λέγουσιν αὐτῷ· κακοὺς κακῶς ἀπολέσει αὐτούς, καὶ τὸν ἀμπελῶνα ἐκδώσεται ἄλλοις γεωργοῖς, οἵτινες ἀποδώσουσιν αὐτῷ τοὺς καρποὺς ἐν τοῖς καιροῖς αὐτῶν.
42 Jesus saith to them, 'Did ye never read in the Writings, A stone that the builders disallowed, it became head of a corner; from the Lord hath this come to pass, and it is wonderful in our eyes.
42 Jesus said to them, “Did you never read in the Scriptures, ‘The stone which the builders rejected was made the head of the corner. This was from the Lord. It is marvelous in our eyes’?
42 λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· οὐδέποτε ἀνέγνωτε ἐν ταῖς γραφαῖς, λίθον ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες, οὗτος ἐγενήθη εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας· παρὰ Κυρίου ἐγένετο αὕτη, καὶ ἔστι θαυμαστὴ ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς ἡμῶν;
43 'Because of this I say to you, that the reign of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth its fruit;
43 “Therefore I tell you, God’s Kingdom will be taken away from you and will be given to a nation producing its fruit.
43 διὰ τοῦτο λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἀρθήσεται ἀφ᾽ ὑμῶν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ δοθήσεται ἔθνει ποιοῦντι τοὺς καρποὺς αὐτῆς·
44 and he who is falling on this stone shall be broken, and on whomsoever it may fall it will crush him to pieces.'
44 He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but on whomever it will fall, it will scatter him as dust.”
44 καὶ ὁ πεσὼν ἐπὶ τὸν λίθον τοῦτον συνθλασθήσεται· ἐφ᾽ ὃν δ᾽ ἂν πέσῃ, λικμήσει αὐτόν.
45 And the chief priests and the Pharisees having heard his similes, knew that of them he speaketh,
45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spoke about them.
45 καὶ ἀκούσαντες οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι τὰς παραβολὰς αὐτοῦ ἔγνωσαν ὅτι περὶ αὐτῶν λέγει·
46 and seeking to lay hold on him, they feared the multitudes, seeing they were holding him as a prophet.
46 When they sought to seize him, they feared the multitudes, because they considered him to be a prophet.
46 καὶ ζητοῦντες αὐτὸν κρατῆσαι ἐφοβήθησαν τοὺς ὄχλους, ἐπειδὴ ὡς προφήτην αὐτὸν εἶχον.
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  1. 1 Zechariah 14:4; Mark 11:1–10; Luke 21:37; Matthew 26:30; Matthew 24:3
  2. 2 Luke 19:30–32; Mark 11:2–3; John 2:5–8; Mark 14:13–16; Matthew 26:18
  3. 3 2 Corinthians 8:1–2; Acts 17:25; John 3:35; 2 Corinthians 8:9; Psalm 50:10–11
  4. 4 Zechariah 9:9; John 12:15; Matthew 1:22; Matthew 26:56; John 19:36–37
  5. 5 Zechariah 9:9–10; Isaiah 62:11; Isaiah 9:6–7; Isaiah 12:6; Genesis 49:10
  6. 6 Genesis 6:22; 1 Samuel 15:11; Genesis 12:4; Exodus 39:43; John 15:14
  7. 7 2 Kings 9:13; Mark 11:4–8; Luke 19:32–35
  8. 8 2 Kings 9:13; Leviticus 23:40; John 12:13
  9. 9 Psalm 118:24–26; Luke 2:14; John 12:13–15; Matthew 23:39; Luke 19:37–38
  10. 10 Acts 9:5; Luke 7:49; John 12:16–19; Luke 9:9; Ruth 1:19
  11. 11 John 6:14; Luke 7:16; John 7:40; Acts 7:37; Matthew 2:23
  12. 12 John 2:14–17; Luke 19:45–47; Mark 11:15–18; Leviticus 1:14; Leviticus 5:7
  13. 13 Jeremiah 7:11; Isaiah 56:7; Luke 19:46; Mark 11:17; Psalm 93:5
  14. 14 Acts 3:1–9; Acts 10:38; Matthew 9:35; Isaiah 35:5; Matthew 11:4–5
  15. 15 Matthew 21:9; Luke 19:39–40; Matthew 22:42; Matthew 21:23; John 4:1
  16. 16 Psalm 8:2; Matthew 11:25; Luke 19:39–40; Matthew 19:4; Matthew 12:3
  17. 17 John 11:18; Mark 11:11; John 11:1; Luke 24:50; Matthew 16:4
  18. 18 Matthew 4:2; Hebrews 4:15; Mark 11:12–14; Mark 11:20–24; Matthew 12:1
  19. 19 Mark 11:14; John 15:6; Titus 1:16; Luke 13:6–9; Luke 3:9
  20. 20 Isaiah 40:6–8; Mark 11:20–21; James 1:10–11
  21. 21 James 1:6; Matthew 17:20; Mark 11:22–23; Luke 17:6–7; Romans 4:19–20
  22. 22 Matthew 7:7; 1 John 5:14–15; Mark 11:24; 1 John 3:22; John 14:13
  23. 23 Acts 4:7; Mark 11:27–33; 1 Chronicles 24:1–19; Matthew 26:55; Luke 19:47–20:8
  24. 24 Luke 6:9; Colossians 4:6; Matthew 10:16; Proverbs 26:4–5
  25. 25 1 John 3:20; Mark 1:1–11; John 10:25–26; Luke 20:5; John 3:18
  26. 26 Mark 6:20; Matthew 14:5; Matthew 21:46; John 5:35; Matthew 11:9
  27. 27 Romans 1:18–22; 2 Thessalonians 2:9–10; John 9:30; 2 Corinthians 4:3; Isaiah 28:9
  28. 28 Matthew 20:1; 1 Corinthians 15:58; Mark 13:34; 1 Corinthians 10:15; Luke 15:11–32
  29. 29 Ezekiel 18:28–32; Daniel 4:34–37; Ephesians 2:1–13; Matthew 3:2–8; Isaiah 1:16–19
  30. 30 Titus 1:16; Ezekiel 33:31; Matthew 23:3; Romans 2:17–25
  31. 31 Luke 7:29; Luke 7:37–50; Matthew 7:21; 2 Peter 3:9; Matthew 20:16
  32. 32 Luke 7:37–50; Luke 7:29–30; Matthew 21:25; Zechariah 7:11–12; 2 Peter 2:21
  33. 33 Isaiah 5:1–4; Mark 12:1–12; Luke 20:9–19; Jeremiah 2:21; John 15:1
  34. 34 Luke 20:10–19; Isaiah 5:4; Zechariah 1:3–6; Nehemiah 9:29–30; 2 Kings 17:13–23
  35. 35 2 Chronicles 36:15–16; Hebrews 11:36–37; Matthew 5:12; Nehemiah 9:26; Acts 7:52
  36. 36 Matthew 22:4
  37. 37 John 3:16; Zephaniah 3:7; John 3:35–36; Matthew 3:17; Luke 20:13
  38. 38 Luke 20:14; Genesis 37:18–20; Mark 12:7–8; Hebrews 1:2; Acts 4:27–28
  39. 39 Acts 2:23; John 18:12; Luke 22:52–54; Acts 3:14–15; James 5:6
  40. 40 Hebrews 10:29; Mark 12:9; Luke 20:15–16
  41. 41 Acts 18:6; Matthew 21:43; Isaiah 5:5–7; Acts 28:28; Matthew 22:6–7
  42. 42 Psalm 118:22–23; Isaiah 28:16; Acts 4:11; 1 Peter 2:4–8; Ephesians 2:20
  43. 43 Matthew 21:41; Matthew 8:11–12; 1 Peter 2:9; John 3:3; Luke 17:20–21
  44. 44 Isaiah 8:14–15; 1 Peter 2:8; Daniel 2:34–35; Daniel 2:44–45; Romans 9:33
  45. 45 Luke 20:19; Luke 11:45; Matthew 12:12
  46. 46 Matthew 21:11; Matthew 21:26; John 7:40–41; Acts 2:22; Luke 7:16

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What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Commentary 21:19 Augustine of Hippo, Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament (Sermon XXXIX)

    The lesson of the Holy Gospel which has just been read, has given us an alarming warning, lest we have leaves only, and have no fruit. That is, in few words, lest words be present and deeds be wanting. Very terrible!

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)

  2. Commentary 21:12 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily LXVII)

    This John likewise saith, but he in the beginning of his Gospel, this at the end. Whence it is probable this was done twice, and at different seasons. And it is evident both from the times, and from their reply. For there He came at the very passover, but here much before.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)

  3. Quotes verse 21:13 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book IV, Preface)

    … and did truly vindicate His own house, by driving out of it the changers of money, who were buying and selling, saying unto them: "It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves." And what reason had He for thus doing and saying, and vindicating His house, if …

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  4. Quotes verse 21:38 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XVII, Chapter 19)

    Indeed, the gospel parable about the wicked husbandmen shows that our Lord Jesus Himself said something like it: "This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours." In like manner also that passage in this same book, on which we have already touched when we were speaking of the barren woman who hath born …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)

  5. Quotes verse 21:16 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily VII)

    For instance, when after many miracles children were singing hymns unto Him, hear what saith the prophet, "Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings Thou hast perfected praise." And again, "I will consider the Heavens, the works of Thy fingers;" which signifies Him to be Maker of the universe.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)