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The Triumphal Entry
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Matthew 21:1
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When they had approached Jerusalem and had come
to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, |
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Matthew 21:2
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saying to them, "Go into
the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied there and
a colt with her; untie them and bring them to Me. |
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Matthew 21:3
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If anyone says anything
to you, you shall say, 'The Lord has need of them,' and immediately he will send
them." |
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Matthew 21:4
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This took place to fulfill what was spoken through
the prophet: |
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Matthew 21:5
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"SAY TO THE DAUGHTER OF ZION, 'BEHOLD YOUR KING
IS COMING TO YOU, GENTLE, AND MOUNTED ON A DONKEY, EVEN ON A COLT, THE FOAL OF
A BEAST OF BURDEN.'" |
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Matthew 21:6
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The disciples went and did just as Jesus had
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Matthew 21:7
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and brought the donkey and the colt, and laid
their coats on them; and He sat on the coats. |
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Matthew 21:8
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Most of the crowd spread their coats in the
road, and others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them in the
road. |
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Matthew 21:9
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The crowds going ahead of Him, and those who
followed, were shouting, "Hosanna to the Son of David; BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES
IN THE NAME OF THE LORD; Hosanna in the highest!" |
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Matthew 21:10
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When He had entered Jerusalem, all the city
was stirred, saying, "Who is this?" |
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Matthew 21:11
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And the crowds were saying, "This is the prophet
Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee." |
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Cleansing the Temple |
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Matthew 21:12
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And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all
those who were buying and selling in the temple, and overturned the tables of
the money changers and the seats of those who were selling doves. |
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Matthew 21:13
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And He *said
to them, "It is written, 'MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE
OF PRAYER'; but you are making it a ROBBERS' DEN." |
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Matthew 21:14
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And the blind and the lame came to Him in the
temple, and He healed them. |
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Matthew 21:15
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But when the chief priests and the scribes saw
the wonderful things that He had done, and the children who were shouting in the
temple, "Hosanna to the Son of David," they became indignant |
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Matthew 21:16
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and said to Him, "Do You hear what these children
are saying?" And Jesus *said
to them, "Yes; have you never read, 'OUT OF THE MOUTH OF
INFANTS AND NURSING BABIES YOU HAVE PREPARED PRAISE FOR YOURSELF'?" |
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Matthew 21:17
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And He left them and went out of the city to
Bethany, and spent the night there. |
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The Barren Fig Tree |
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Matthew 21:18
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Now in the morning, when He was returning to
the city, He became hungry. |
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Matthew 21:19
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Seeing a lone fig tree by the road, He came
to it and found nothing on it except leaves only; and He *said to it, "No
longer shall there ever be any fruit from you." And at once the fig tree
withered. |
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Matthew 21:20
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Seeing this, the disciples were amazed and asked,
"How did the fig tree wither all at once?" |
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Matthew 21:21
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And Jesus answered and said to them,
"Truly I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do
what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, 'Be taken
up and cast into the sea,' it will happen. |
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Matthew 21:22
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And all things you ask
in prayer, believing, you will receive." |
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Authority Challenged |
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Matthew 21:23
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When He entered the temple, the chief priests
and the elders of the people came to Him while He was teaching, and said, "By
what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?" |
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Matthew 21:24
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Jesus said to them, "I
will also ask you one thing, which if you tell Me, I will also tell you by what
authority I do these things. |
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Matthew 21:25
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The baptism of John was
from what source, from heaven or from men?" And they began reasoning among
themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say to us, 'Then why did
you not believe him?' |
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Matthew 21:26
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But if we say, 'From men,' we fear the people;
for they all regard John as a prophet." |
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Matthew 21:27
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And answering Jesus, they said, "We do not know."
He also said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority
I do these things. |
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Parable of Two Sons |
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Matthew 21:28
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"But what do you think?
A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, 'Son, go work today in
the vineyard.' |
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Matthew 21:29
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And he answered, 'I will
not'; but afterward he regretted it and went. |
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Matthew 21:30
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The man came to the second
and said the same thing; and he answered, 'I will, sir'; but he did not go. |
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Matthew 21:31
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Which of the two did the
will of his father?" They *said,
"The first." Jesus *said
to them, "Truly I say to you that the tax collectors and
prostitutes will get into the kingdom of God before you. |
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Matthew 21:32
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For John came to you in
the way of righteousness and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and
prostitutes did believe him; and you, seeing this, did not even feel remorse afterward
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Parable of the Landowner |
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Matthew 21:33
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"Listen to another parable.
There was a landowner who PLANTED A VINEYARD AND PUT A WALL AROUND IT AND DUG
A WINE PRESS IN IT, AND BUILT A TOWER, and rented it out to vine-growers and went
on a journey. |
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Matthew 21:34
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When the harvest time
approached, he sent his slaves to the vine-growers to receive his produce. |
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Matthew 21:35
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The vine-growers took
his slaves and beat one, and killed another, and stoned a third. |
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Matthew 21:36
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Again he sent another
group of slaves larger than the first; and they did the same thing to them. |
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Matthew 21:37
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But afterward he sent
his son to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.' |
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Matthew 21:38
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But when the vine-growers
saw the son, they said among themselves, 'This is the heir; come, let us kill
him and seize his inheritance.' |
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Matthew 21:39
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They took him, and threw
him out of the vineyard and killed him. |
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Matthew 21:40
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Therefore when the owner
of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vine-growers?" |
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Matthew 21:41
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They *said
to Him, "He will bring those wretches to a wretched end, and will rent out the
vineyard to other vine-growers who will pay him the proceeds at the proper seasons." |
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Matthew 21:42
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Jesus *said
to them, "Did you never read in the Scriptures, 'THE STONE
WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED, THIS BECAME THE CHIEF CORNER stone; THIS CAME ABOUT
FROM THE LORD, AND IT IS MARVELOUS IN OUR EYES'? |
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Matthew 21:43
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Therefore I say to you,
the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people, producing
the fruit of it. |
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Matthew 21:44
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And he who falls on this
stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will scatter him
like dust." |
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Matthew 21:45
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When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard
His parables, they understood that He was speaking about them. |
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Matthew 21:46
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When they sought to seize Him, they feared the
people, because they considered Him to be a prophet. |
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