1 GLT And when they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, BSB BSB: As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,
2 GLT saying to them,“Go into the village{ that is} in front of you, and you will immediately find a donkey tied up, and a colt with her. Having untied{ them}, bring{ them} to me. BSB BSB: saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me.
3 GLT And if anyone says anything to you, you will say,‘The Lord has need of them,’ and immediately he will send them.” BSB BSB: If anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”
4 GLT Now this had come about so that{ what} was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled, saying, BSB BSB: This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:
5 GLT “Tell the daughter of Zion,‘Behold, your King is coming to you, Humble and riding on a donkey— and on a colt, a foal of a beast of burden.’” BSB BSB: “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.’”
6 GLT Now the disciples, having gone and having done just as Jesus had directed them, BSB BSB: So the disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.
7 GLT brought the donkey and the colt and put their cloaks on them, and he sat upon them. BSB BSB: They brought the donkey and the colt and laid their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them.
8 GLT Now most of the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others were cutting branches from the trees and were spreading{ them} in the road. BSB BSB: A massive crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
9 GLT Now the crowds going before him and following were crying out, saying,“Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the one coming in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest{ places}!” BSB BSB: The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”
10 GLT And{ when} he had entered into Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred, saying,“Who is this?” BSB BSB: When Jesus had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”
11 GLT And the crowds answered,“This is Jesus the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.” BSB BSB: The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
12 GLT And Jesus entered into the temple and cast out all the ones buying and selling in the temple and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of the ones selling the doves. BSB BSB: Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.
13 GLT And he says to them,“It is written,‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you make it a den of robbers.” BSB BSB: And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”
14 GLT And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them. BSB BSB: The blind and the lame came to Him at the temple, and He healed them.
15 GLT But the chief priests and the scribes, having seen the marvelous things that he did, and the children crying out in the temple and saying,“Hosanna to the Son of David,” they became very angry. BSB BSB: But the chief priests and scribes were indignant when they saw the wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David!”
16 GLT And they said to him,“Do you hear what they are saying?” But Jesus says to them,“Yes! Have you never read,‘From the mouths of little children and nursing infants you have prepared praise’?” BSB BSB: “Do You hear what these children are saying?” they asked. “Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read: ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’?”
17 GLT And having left them, he went out from the city to Bethany and spent the night there. BSB BSB: Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where He spent the night.
19 GLT And having seen one fig tree along the road, he went to it and found nothing on it except leaves only. And he says to it,“May there no longer be fruit from you to eternity,” and immediately the fig tree withered. BSB BSB: Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.
20 GLT And having seen this, the disciples marveled, saying,“How did the fig tree immediately wither away?” BSB BSB: When the disciples saw this, they marveled and asked, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”
21 GLT But answering, Jesus said to them,“Truly I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do{ what was} of the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain,‘Be taken up and be thrown into the sea,’ it will happen. BSB BSB: “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.
22 GLT And everything, whatever you request in prayer, believing, you will receive.” BSB BSB: If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
23 GLT And{ when} he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him{ as} he is teaching, saying,“By what authority do you do these things, and who gave you this authority?” BSB BSB: When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”
24 GLT But answering, Jesus said to them,“I also will ask you one word, that if you tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. BSB BSB: “I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
25 GLT The baptism of John— from where was it? From heaven or from men?” But they were debating among themselves, saying,“If we say,‘From heaven,’ he will say to us,‘Why then did you not believe him?’ BSB BSB: What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
26 GLT But if we say,‘From men,’ we fear the crowd, for they all regard John as a prophet.” BSB BSB: But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”
27 GLT And answering Jesus, they said,“We do not know.” He also said to them,“Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things. BSB BSB: So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
28 GLT But what do you think? A man had two sons, and having gone to the first, he said,‘Son, go work today in the vineyard.’ BSB BSB: But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first one and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’
29 GLT But he, answering, said,‘I will not,’ but afterward, having changed his mind, he went. BSB BSB: ‘I will not,’ he replied. But later he changed his mind and went.
30 GLT But having gone to the second son, he said likewise. And he, answering, said,‘I will, sir,’ but he did not go. BSB BSB: Then the man went to the second son and told him the same thing. ‘I will, sir,’ he said. But he did not go.
31 GLT Which of the two did the will of his father?” They say,“The first one.” Jesus says to them,“Truly I say to you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes enter into the kingdom of God before you. BSB BSB: Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.
32 GLT For John came to you in the way of righteousness, but you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. But you, having seen this, did not repent afterward to believe in him. BSB BSB: For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.
33 GLT Listen to another parable. There was a man, a landowner, who planted a vineyard and put a hedge around it and dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower and rented it out to farmers and went into another country. BSB BSB: 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 tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
34 GLT Now when the fruit season approached, he sent his servants to the farmers to receive his fruit. BSB BSB: When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.
35 GLT But the farmers having taken hold of his servants, one they beat, and one they killed, and one they stoned. BSB BSB: But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.
36 GLT Again, he sent other servants, more than the first, but they did to them likewise. BSB BSB: Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.
37 GLT But afterward, he sent to them his own son, saying,‘They will respect my son.’ BSB BSB: Finally, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
38 GLT But the farmers, having seen the son, said among themselves,‘This is the heir. Come, that we might kill him and have his inheritance.’ BSB BSB: But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’
39 GLT And having laid hold of him, they threw him out from the vineyard and killed{ him}. BSB BSB: So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
40 GLT Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those farmers?” BSB BSB: Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard returns, what will he do to those tenants?”
41 GLT They say to him,“He will severely destroy those evil ones, and will rent out the vineyard to other farmers who will give him the fruit at their season.” BSB BSB: “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time.”
42 GLT Jesus says to them,“Did you never read in the Scriptures,‘A stone which the builders rejected, this has become the head of the corner. This came about from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’? BSB BSB: Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
43 GLT For this reason I say to you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and will be given to a nation producing its fruits. BSB BSB: 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.
44 GLT And the one having fallen on this stone will be broken to pieces, but on whomever it falls, it will crush him.” BSB BSB: He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
45 GLT And the chief priests and the Pharisees, having heard his parables, understood that he is speaking about them. BSB BSB: When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them.
46 GLT And seeking to arrest him, they were afraid of the crowds, because they regarded him as a prophet. BSB BSB: Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.