[영어 성경] Matthew chapter 21

CHAPTER 21

Mt. 21:1 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the

Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples,

Mt. 21:2 saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once

you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie

them and bring them to me.

Mt. 21:3 If anyone says anything to you, tell him that the Lord needs

them, and he will send them right away.”

Mt. 21:4 This took place to fulfil what was spoken through the

prophet:

Mt. 21:5 “Say to the Daughter of Zion, `See, your king comes to you,

gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a

donkey.’“ [Zech. 9:9]

Mt. 21:6 The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them.

Mt. 21:7 They brought the donkey and the colt, placed their cloaks on

them, and Jesus sat on them.

Mt. 21:8 A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while

others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the

road.

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Mt. 21:9 The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed

shouted, “Hosanna [A Hebrew expression meaning “Save!”

which became an exclamation of praise; also in verse 15] to

the Son of David!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of

the Lord!” [Psalm 118:26] “Hosanna [A Hebrew expression

meaning “Save!” which became an exclamation of praise; also

in verse 15] in the highest!”

Mt. 21:10 When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and

asked, “Who is this?”

Mt. 21:11 The crowds answered, “This is Jesus, the prophet from

Nazareth in Galilee.”

Mt. 21:12 Jesus entered the temple area and drove out all who were

buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the

money-changers and the benches of those selling doves.

Mt. 21:13 “It is written,” he said to them, “`My house will be called a

house of prayer,’ [Isaiah 56:7] but you are making it a `den

of robbers’.” [Jer. 7:11]

Mt. 21:14 The blind and the lame came to him at the temple, and he

healed them.

Mt. 21:15 But when the chief priests and the teachers of the law saw the

wonderful things he did and the children shouting in the

temple area, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” they were

indignant.

Mt. 21:16 “Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked

him. “Yes,” replied Jesus, “have you never read, “`From the

lips of children and infants you have ordained praise’?”

[Psalm 8:2]

Mt. 21:17 And he left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where

he spent the night.

Mt. 21:18 Early in the morning, as he was on his way back to the city,

he was hungry.

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Mt. 21:19 Seeing a fig-tree by the road, he went up to it but found

nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, “May you

never bear fruit again!” Immediately the tree withered.

Mt. 21:20 When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. “How did the

fig-tree wither so quickly?” they asked.

Mt. 21:21 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do

not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig-tree,

but also you can say to this mountain, `Go, throw yourself

into the sea,’ and it will be done.

Mt. 21:22 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in

prayer.”

Mt. 21:23 Jesus entered the temple courts, and, while he was teaching,

the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him.

“By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked.

“And who gave you this authority?”

Mt. 21:24 Jesus replied, “I will also ask you one question. If you answer

me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

Mt. 21:25 John’s baptism — where did it come from? Was it from

heaven, or from men?” They discussed it among themselves

and said, “If we say, `From heaven’, he will ask, `Then why

didn’t you believe him?’

Mt. 21:26 But if we say, `From men’ — we are afraid of the people, for

they all hold that John was a prophet.”

Mt. 21:27 So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.” Then he said,

“Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these

things.

Mt. 21:28 “What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He

went to the first and said, `Son, go and work today in the

vineyard.’

Mt. 21:29 “`I will not,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and

went.

Mt. 21:30 “Then the father went to the other son and said the same

thing. He answered, `I will, sir,’ but he did not go.

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Mt. 21:31 “Which of the two did what his father wanted?” “The first,”

they answered. Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, the

tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of

God ahead of you.

Mt. 21:32 For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness,

and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the

prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not

repent and believe him.

Mt. 21:33 “Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who

planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress

in it and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to

some farmers and went away on a journey.

Mt. 21:34 When the harvest time approached, he sent his servants to the

tenants to collect his fruit.

Mt. 21:35 “The tenants seized his servants; they beat one, killed

another, and stoned a third.

Mt. 21:36 Then he sent other servants to them, more than the first time,

and the tenants treated them in the same way.

Mt. 21:37 Last of all, he sent his son to them. `They will respect my

son,’ he said.

Mt. 21:38 “But when the tenants saw the son, they said to each other,

`This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and take his

inheritance.’

Mt. 21:39 So they took him and threw him out of the vineyard and

killed him.

Mt. 21:40 “Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will

he do to those tenants?”

Mt. 21:41 “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they

replied, “and he will rent the vineyard to other tenants, who

will give him his share of the crop at harvest time.”

Mt. 21:42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures:

“`The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone;

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[Or cornerstone] the Lord has done this, and it is marvellous

in our eyes’? [Psalm 118:22,23]

Mt. 21:43 “Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken

away from you and given to a people who will produce its

fruit.

Mt. 21:44 He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on

whom it falls will be crushed.” [Some manuscripts: do not

have verse 44.]

Mt. 21:45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus’

parables, they knew he was talking about them.

Mt. 21:46 They looked for a way to arrest him, but they were afraid of

the crowd because the people held that he was a prophet