Matthew 21:19-46 ▼

19 And seeing one fig-tree near the road, He went to it, and found nothing on it, except leaves only. And He says to it, Let no fruit ever be from thee; and immediately the fig-tree withered away.

20 And the disciples seeing, were astonished, saying, How did the fig-tree immediately wither away?

21 And Jesus responding said to them, Truly I say unto you, if you may have faith, and doubt not, not only shall you do that of the fig-tree, but you shall say to this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea, and it will be done.

22 All things whatsoever you may ask in prayer, believing, you shall receive.

23 And the chief priests and elders of the people came to Him, while teaching, He having come into the temple, saying, By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you this authority?

24 And Jesus responding, said to them, I ask you also one word, which if you may speak to me, I also will tell you by what authority I am doing these things:

25 Whence was the baptism of John? from heaven or from men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we may say, From heaven; He will say to us, Why then did you not believe on him?

26 But if we may say, From men: we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.

27 And responding they said to Jesus, We do not know. He also said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

28 What seems to you? A man had two sons; and going to the first, he said, Child, go to-day, work in my vineyard.

29 And he responding said, I am not willing: but afterward, having regretted, he went.

30 And coming to the second, he spoke likewise. And he responding said, I, lord: and went not.

31 Which one of the two did the will of the father? They say to Him, The first. Jesus says to them, Truly I say unto you, that the publicans and harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you believed him not: but the publicans and harlots believed him, and you, seeing, did not afterward regret it, in order that you might believe him.

33 Hear ye another parable. A man was a landlord, who planted a vineyard, and placed a hedge around it, and dug a wine-trough in it, and built a tower, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went away.

34 And when the time of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, to receive his fruits;

35 and the husbandmen taking his servants, beat one, and slew one, and stoned another.

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

37 And afterward he sent to them his own son, saying, They will reverence my son.

38 But the husbandmen, seeing the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and take possession of his inheritance.

39 And taking him, they cast him out of the vine-yard, and slew him.

40 Then when the lord of the vine-yard may come, what will he do to those husbandmen?

41 They say to Him, He will certainly destroy those wicked men, and give the vineyard to other husband-men, who will render to him the fruits in their seasons.

42 Jesus says, Have you not read in the Scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same has come to be the head of the corner: this was with the Lord, and is marvelous in our eyes?

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

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45 And the chief priests and Pharisees hearing His parables, knew that He speaks concerning them.

46 And seeking to arrest Him, they feared the multitudes, since they held Him as a prophet.