1 And when they were nigh to Jerusalem, and had come to Bethphage by the mountain of the olive–trees, then the Jesus sent away two disciples, saying to them:

2 You may go to the village the over against you, and immediately you will find an ass having been bound, and a foal with her; having loosed bring to me.

3 And if any (one) to you should say any (thing), you shall say: That the lord of them need has; immediately and he will need them.

4 This and all has been done, that might be fulfilled the word spoken through the prophets, saying:

5 Say to the daughter of Zion: Lo, the king of thee comes to thee meek, and having been set on an ass, even a foal a son of a beast of burden.

6 Having gone and the disciples, and having done as commanded to them the Jesus,

7 they led the ass and the foal, and they placed upon them the mantles of them; and they caused to sit on (one) of them.

8 The and greater crowd spread of themselves the mantles in the way; others and cut off branches from the trees, and scattered in the way.

9 The and crowds those going before and those following did cry, saying: Hosanna to the son of David; worthy of blessing he coming in name of Lord; hosanna in the highest.

10 And having entered of them into Jerusalem, was moved all the city, saying: Who is this?

11 The and crowds said: This is Jesus the prophet, that from Nazareth of the Galilee.

12 And entered the Jesus into the temple of the God, and cast out all the selling and buying in the temple, and the tables of the money changers overturned, and the seats of the selling the doves;

13 and he says to them: It is written The house of me, a house of prayer shall be called; you but it have made a den of robbers.

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

15 Having seen but the high–priests and the scribes the wonders, which he did, and the boys crying in the temple, and saying: Hosanna to the son of David; they were angry,

16 and said to him: Hearest thou what these are saying? The and Jesus says them: Yes; Never have you read: That out of mouth of babes and of suckling (ones) thou has perfected praise?

17 And having left them, he went out of the city into Bethany, and he lodged there

18 Early but, returning into the city, he was hungry.

19 And seeing a fig–tree one by the way, he came to her, and nothing found in her except leaves alone; and he says to her: No more by thee fruit may be produced to the age. And withered immediately the fig–tree.

20 And seeing the disciples wondered, saying: How soon withered the fig–tree?

21 Answering and the Jesus said to them: Indeed I say to you, if you may have faith, and not should doubt, not only the (miracle) of the fig–tree you shall do, but also if to the mountain this you should say: Be thou lifted up, and be cast into the sea; it shall be done.

22 And all, whatever you shall ask in the prayer, believing you shall receive.

23 And having come to him into the temple, came to him teaching the high–priests and the elders of the people, saying: By what authority these (things) doest thou? and who to thee gave the authority this?

24 Answering and the Jesus said to them: I will ask you also I word one; which if you may say to me, also I to you will tell, by what authority these (things) I do;

25 the dipping of John whence was? from heaven, or from men? They and reasoned among themselves, saying: If we should say, from heaven; he will say to us: Why then not did you believe to him?

26 if but we should say from men; we fear the crowd; all for hold the John as a prophet.

27 And they answering to the Jesus said: Not we know. Said to them and he: Neither I say to you by what authority these (things) I do.

28 What but to you seems right? A man had children two; and coming to the first, he said: Son, go, to–day work in the vineyard of me.

29 He and answering said: Not I will; afterward but having changed his mind, he went.

30 And coming to the other, he said just the same. He and answering said: I lord, and not went.

31 Who of the two did the will of the father? They say to him: The first. Says to them the Jesus: Indeed I say to you, that the tax–gatherers and the harlots go before you in the kingdom of the God.

32 Came for to you John in a way of righteousness, and not you believed him; the but tax–gatherers and the harlots believed him; you and seeing not repented afterwards, of the to believe him.

33 Another parable hear you; a man was a householder, who planted a vineyard, and a hedge to it placed around, and digged in it a wine–press, and built a tower; and let out it to husbandmen, and went abroad.

34 When and drew near the time of the fruits, he sent the slaves of him, to the husbandmen, to receive the fruits of it.

35 And having taken the husbandmen the slaves of him, him indeed they flayed, him and they killed, him and they pelted with stones.

36 Again he sent other slaves, greater the first; and they did to them in like manner.

37 Afterwards and he sent to them the son of him, saying: They will regard the son of me.

38 The but husbandmen, seeing the son, said among themselves: This is the heir; come, we may kill him, and may retain the inheritance of him.

39 And having taken him, they cast out of the vineyard, and killed.

40 When therefore may come the lord of the vineyard, what will he do to the husbandmen to those?

41 They say to him: Wretches wretchedly destroy them; and the vineyard will let out to other husbandmen, who will render to him the fruits in the seasons of them.

42 He says to them the Jesus: Never have you read in the writings: A stone which rejected they building, the same was made into a head of a corner; from Lord was this, and it is wonderful in eyes of us?

43 On account of this I say to you, that shall be taken from you the kingdom of the God, and shall be given to a nation making the fruits of her.

44 And he falling on the stone this, shall be broken; on whom but it shall fall, it will crush to pieces him.

45 And having heard the high–priests and the Pharisees the parables of him, knew, that about them he says.

46 And seeking him to seize, they feared the crowds; since as a prophet him they held.

1 They were near Jerusalem at Bethphage. Jesus sent two disciples to the Mount of Olives.

2 He told them, »Go to the nearby town and look for a donkey with a cord around her neck. There will be a young one with her. Turn them loose and bring them to me.

3 »Tell anyone who asks, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and right away he will allow them to go.«

4 This took place so that the words of the prophet might come true:

5 »Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘See, your King comes to you, humble, and seated on a donkey, a colt, the offspring of a beast of burden.’«

6 So the disciples did as Jesus commanded.

7 They got the donkey and the young one, and laid their clothing on them. And he sat on the clothing.

8 Most of the people spread their garments on the road. Others took branches from the trees and put them on the road.

9 Those going ahead of him and following him shouted praise: »Glory to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of Jehovah! Glory in the highest!« (Psalms 118:26)

10 When he came to Jerusalem, the people were excited. They asked: »Who is this?«

11 Other people said: »This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.«

12 Jesus went into the Temple and drove out all who were trading there. He overturned the tables of the moneychangers and the seats of those trading in doves.

13 He told them: »It is written, ‘My house is to be named a house of prayer,’ but you are making it a hiding place of thieves.«

14 The blind and the crippled came to him in the Temple, and he made them well.

15 The chief priests and the scribes saw the powerful works he did. They heard the children crying out in the Temple: »Glory to the son of David.« This made them very angry.

16 »Have you any idea what these people are saying?« Jesus answered: »Yes. It is written, ‘From the lips of children and babies at the breast you have made your praise complete.’«

17 He left them and went out of the town to Bethany where he stayed for the night.

18 He was hungry in the morning when he returned to the town.

19 He saw a fig tree along the side of the road. He went to it and saw nothing on it but leaves. He told it: »You will not bare fruit from this time forward, forever.« Immediately the fig tree became dry and dead.

20 The disciples were surprised when they saw it. They asked how the fig tree became dry so quickly?

21 Jesus answered: »If you have faith and do not doubt, I make this promise to you: You will be able to do what was done to this fig tree. When you say to this mountain, be moved into the sea, it will be done.

22 »You will receive the things you ask for in prayer when you have faith.«

23 When he went into the Temple, the chief priests and those in authority over the people came to him while he was teaching. They asked: »By what authority do you do these things? Who gave you this authority?«

24 Jesus answered: »I will ask you one question. If you give me the answer, I will say by what authority I do these things.

25 »Where did the baptism of John come from? Was it from heaven or from men?« They talked among themselves. »If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why did you not have faith in him?’

26 »But if we say, ‘From men,’ we must fear the people, because they all recognize John to be a prophet.«

27 Therefore they answered: »We have no idea.« He replied to them: »Then I will not tell you by what authority I do these things.«

28 »What do you think? A man had two sons. He asked the first to work today in the vineyard.

29 »The first son said in answer, ‘I will not.’ Later he changed his mind and went to work.

30 »He said the same to the second son. That son answered, ‘Yes, I will go,’ but he did not go to work.

31 »Which of the two pleased his father?« They replied: »The first.« Jesus said to them: »I tell you, tax collectors and prostitutes will go into the kingdom of God before you.«

32 »John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him. Even the tax collectors and prostitutes believed him. When you saw this, you did not regret your sins and did not have faith in him.

33 »Listen to another illustration. A master of a house made a vineyard, and put a wall around it. He made a wine press and built a tower. Then he rented it to workers and traveled to another country.

34 »When the time for the fruit came near, he sent his servants to the workmen, to get the fruit.

35 »The workmen attacked his servants, striking one with a stone and killing the other.

36 »He sent other servants more in number than the first. They did the same to them.

37 »Finally he sent his son to them, saying, ‘Certainly they will respect my son.’

38 »When the workmen saw the son, they said, ‘Let us put him to death and take his heritage, for someday he will own this property.’

39 »They took him out of the vineyard and killed him.

40 »When the lord of the vineyard returns, what will he do to the workmen?«

41 They all said: »He will put those cruel men to death. Then he will find other workmen who are worthy and who will give him fruit when it is ready.«

42 Jesus said to them: »Have you read the Scriptures, ‘The stone the builders rejected has been made the chief cornerstone of the building. This was Jehovah’s doing, and it is wonderful in our eyes.’ (Isaiah 28:16)

43 »For this reason I tell you, The kingdom of God will be taken away from you. It will be given to a nation producing fruit.

44 »Any man falling on this stone will be broken. Any man having this stone fall on him will be crushed to dust.«

45 When the chief priests and Pharisees heard his illustrations they realized he was talking about them.

46 They wanted to seize him, but feared the people, because the people saw Jesus as a prophet.