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1 And when they drew nigh to Jerusalem and were come to Bethphage, unto mount Olivet, then Jesus sent two disciples,
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When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples,
2 Saying to them: Go ye into the village that is over against you: and immediately you shall find an ass tied and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to me.
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saying to them, "Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me.
3 And if any man shall say anything to you, say ye that the Lord hath need of them. And forthwith he will let them go.
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If anyone says anything to you, just say this, "The Lord needs them.' And he will send them immediately. "
4 Now all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying:
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This took place to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet, saying,
5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion: Behold thy king cometh to thee, meek and sitting upon an ass and a colt, the foal of her that is used to the yoke.
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"Tell the daughter of Zion, Look, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey."
6 And the disciples going, did as Jesus commanded them.
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The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them;
7 And they brought the ass and the colt and laid their garments upon them and made him sit thereon.
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they brought the donkey and the colt, and put their cloaks on them, and he sat on them.
8 And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way: and others cut boughs from the trees and strewed them in the way.
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A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
9 And the multitudes that went before and that followed cried, saying: Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.
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The crowds that went ahead of him and that followed were shouting, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!"
10 And when he was come into Jerusalem, the whole city was moved, saying: Who is this?
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When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil, asking, "Who is this?"
11 And the people said: This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.
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The crowds were saying, "This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee."
12 And Jesus went into the temple of God and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple and overthrew the tables of the money changers and the chairs of them that sold doves.
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Then Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who were selling and buying in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves.
13 And he saith to them: It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but you have made it a den of thieves.
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He said to them, "It is written, "My house shall be called a house of prayer'; but you are making it a den of robbers."
14 And there came to him the blind and the lame in the temple: and he healed them.
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The blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he cured them.
15 And the chief priests and scribes, seeing the wonderful things that he did and the children crying in the temple and saying: Hosanna to the son of David, were moved with indignation,
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But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the amazing things that he did, and heard the children crying out in the temple, "Hosanna to the Son of David," they became angry
16 And said to him: Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus said to them: Yea, have you never read: Out of the mouth of infants and of sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
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and said to him, "Do you hear what these are saying?" Jesus said to them, "Yes; have you never read, "Out of the mouths of infants and nursing babies you have prepared praise for yourself'?"
17 And leaving them, he went out of the city into Bethania and remained here.
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He left them, went out of the city to Bethany, and spent the night there.
18 And in the morning, returning into the city, he was hungry.
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In the morning, when he returned to the city, he was hungry.
19 And seeing a certain fig tree by the way side, he came to it and found nothing on it but leaves only. And he saith to it: May no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And immediately the fig tree withered away.
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And seeing a fig tree by the side of the road, he went to it and found nothing at all on it but leaves. Then he said to it, "May no fruit ever come from you again!" And the fig tree withered at once.
20 And the disciples seeing it wondered, saying: How is it presently withered away?
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When the disciples saw it, they were amazed, saying, "How did the fig tree wither at once?"
21 And Jesus answering, said to them: Amen, I say to you, if you shall have faith and stagger not, not only this of the fig tree shall you do, but also if you shall say to this mountain, Take up and cast thyself into the sea, it shall be done.
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Jesus answered them, "Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, "Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' it will be done.
22 And all things whatsoever you shall ask in prayer believing, you shall receive.
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Whatever you ask for in prayer with faith, you will receive."
23 And when he was come into the temple, there came to him, as he was teaching, the chief priests and ancients of the people, saying: By what authority dost thou these things? And who hath given thee this authority?
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When he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"
24 Jesus answering, said to them: I also will ask you one word, which if you shall tell me, I will also tell you by what authority I do these things.
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Jesus said to them, "I will also ask you one question; if you tell me the answer, then I will also tell you by what authority I do these things.
25 The baptism of John, whence was it? From heaven or from men? But they thought within themselves, saying:
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Did the baptism of John come from heaven, or was it of human origin?" And they argued with one another, "If we say, "From heaven,' he will say to us, "Why then did you not believe him?'
26 If we shall say, from heaven, he will say to us: Why then did you not believe him? But if we shall say, from men, we are afraid of the multitude: for all held John as a prophet.
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But if we say, "Of human origin,' we are afraid of the crowd; for all regard John as a prophet."
27 And answering Jesus, they said: We know not. He also said to them: Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
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So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." And he said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
28 But what think you? A certain man had two sons: and coming to the first, he said: Son, go work to day in my vineyard.
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"What do you think? A man had two sons; he went to the first and said, "Son, go and work in the vineyard today.'
29 And he answering, said: I will not. But afterwards, being moved with repentance, he went.
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He answered, "I will not'; but later he changed his mind and went.
30 And coming to the other, he said in like manner. And he answering said: I go, Sir. And he went not.
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The father went to the second and said the same; and he answered, "I go, sir'; but he did not go.
31 Which of the two did the father’s will? They say to him: The first. Jesus saith to them: Amen I say to you that the publicans and the harlots shall go into the kingdom of God before you.
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Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the kingdom of God ahead of you.
32 For John came to you in the way of justice: and you did not believe him. But the publicans and the harlots believed him: but you, seeing it, did not even afterwards repent, that you might believe him.
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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 the prostitutes believed him; and even after you saw it, you did not change your minds and believe him.
33 Hear ye another parable. There was a man, an householder, who planted a vineyard and made a hedge round about it and dug in it a press and built a tower and let it out to husbandmen and went into a strange country.
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"Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenants and went to another country.
34 And when the time of the fruits drew nigh, he sent his servants to the husbandmen that they might receive the fruits thereof.
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When the harvest time had come, he sent his slaves to the tenants to collect his produce.
35 And the husbandmen laying hands on his servants, beat one and killed another and stoned another.
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But the tenants seized his slaves and beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
36 Again he sent other servants, more than the former; and they did to them in like manner.
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Again he sent other slaves, more than the first; and they treated them in the same way.
37 And last of all he sent to them his son, saying: They will reverence my son.
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Finally he sent his son to them, saying, "They will respect my son.'
38 But the husbandmen seeing the son, said among themselves: This is the heir: come, let us kill him, and we shall have his inheritance.
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But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, "This is the heir; come, let us kill him and get his inheritance.'
39 And taking him, they cast him forth out of the vineyard and killed him.
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So they seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.
40 When therefore the lord of the vineyard shall come, what will he do to those husbandmen?
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Now when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?"
41 They say to him: He will bring those evil men to an evil end and let out his vineyard to other husbandmen that shall render him the fruit in due season.
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They said to him, "He will put those wretches to a miserable death, and lease the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the produce at the harvest time."
42 Jesus saith to them: Have you never read in the Scriptures: The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner? By the Lord this has been done; and it is wonderful in our eyes.
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Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the scriptures: "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this was the Lord's doing, and it is amazing in our eyes'?
43 Therefore I say to you that the kingdom of God shall be taken from you and shall be given to a nation yielding the fruits thereof.
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Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that produces the fruits of the kingdom.
44 And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it shall grind him to powder.
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The one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; and it will crush anyone on whom it falls."
45 And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they knew that he spoke of them.
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When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they realized that he was speaking about them.
46 And seeking to lay hands on him, they feared the multitudes, because they held him as a prophet.
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They wanted to arrest him, but they feared the crowds, because they regarded him as a prophet.
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