Matthew

光荣地进耶路撒冷

1耶稣和门徒将近耶路撒冷，到了伯法其，在橄榄山那里。

2耶稣就打发两个门徒，对他们说：「你们往对面村子里去，必看见一匹驴拴在那里，还有驴驹同在一处；你们解开，牵到我这里来。

3若有人对你们说什么，你们就说：『主要用它。』那人必立时让你们牵来。

4这事成就是要应验先知的话，说：

5要对锡安的居民说：看哪，你的王来到你这里， 是温柔的，又骑着驴， 就是骑着驴驹子。」

6门徒就照耶稣所吩咐的去行，

7牵了驴和驴驹来，把自己的衣服搭在上面，耶稣就骑上。

8众人多半把衣服铺在路上；还有人砍下树枝来铺在路上。

9前行后随的众人喊着说：和散那归于大卫的子孙！ 奉主名来的是应当称颂的！ 高高在上和散那！

10耶稣既进了耶路撒冷，合城都惊动了，说：「这是谁？」

11众人说：「这是加利利拿撒勒的先知耶稣。」

洁净圣殿

12耶稣进了 神的殿，赶出殿里一切做买卖的人，推倒兑换银钱之人的桌子，和卖鸽子之人的凳子，

13对他们说：「经上记着说：我的殿必称为祷告的殿， 你们倒使它成为贼窝了。」

14在殿里有瞎子、瘸子到耶稣跟前，他就治好了他们。

15祭司长和文士看见耶稣所行的奇事，又见小孩子在殿里喊着说：「和散那归于大卫的子孙！」就甚恼怒，

16对他说：「这些人所说的，你听见了吗？」耶稣说：「是的。经上说『你从婴孩和吃奶的口中完全了赞美』的话，你们没有念过吗？」

17于是离开他们，出城到伯大尼去，在那里住宿。

咒诅无花果树

18早晨回城的时候，他饿了，

19看见路旁有一棵无花果树，就走到跟前，在树上找不着什么，不过有叶子，就对树说：「从今以后，你永不结果子。」那无花果树就立刻枯干了。

20门徒看见了，便希奇说：「无花果树怎么立刻枯干了呢？」

21耶稣回答说：「我实在告诉你们，你们若有信心，不疑惑，不但能行无花果树上所行的事，就是对这座山说：『你挪开此地，投在海里！』也必成就。

22你们祷告，无论求什么，只要信，就必得着。」

质问耶稣的权柄

23耶稣进了殿，正教训人的时候，祭司长和民间的长老来问他说：「你仗着什么权柄做这些事？给你这权柄的是谁呢？」

24耶稣回答说：「我也要问你们一句话，你们若告诉我，我就告诉你们我仗着什么权柄做这些事。

25约翰的洗礼是从哪里来的？是从天上来的？是从人间来的呢？」他们彼此商议说：「我们若说『从天上来』，他必对我们说：『这样，你们为什么不信他呢？』

26若说『从人间来』，我们又怕百姓，因为他们都以约翰为先知。」

27于是回答耶稣说：「我们不知道。」耶稣说：「我也不告诉你们我仗着什么权柄做这些事。」

两个儿子的比喻

28又说：「一个人有两个儿子。他来对大儿子说：『我儿，你今天到葡萄园里去做工。』

29他回答说：『我不去』，以后自己懊悔，就去了。

30又来对小儿子也是这样说。他回答说：『父啊，我去』，他却不去。

31你们想，这两个儿子是哪一个遵行父命呢？」他们说：「大儿子。」耶稣说：「我实在告诉你们，税吏和娼妓倒比你们先进 神的国。

32因为约翰遵着义路到你们这里来，你们却不信他；税吏和娼妓倒信他。你们看见了，后来还是不懊悔去信他。」

凶恶园户的比喻

33「你们再听一个比喻：有个家主栽了一个葡萄园，周围圈上篱笆，里面挖了一个压酒池，盖了一座楼，租给园户，就往外国去了。

34收果子的时候近了，就打发仆人到园户那里去收果子。

35园户拿住仆人，打了一个，杀了一个，用石头打死一个。

36主人又打发别的仆人去，比先前更多；园户还是照样待他们。

37后来打发他的儿子到他们那里去，意思说：『他们必尊敬我的儿子。』

38不料，园户看见他儿子，就彼此说：『这是承受产业的。来吧，我们杀他，占他的产业！』

39他们就拿住他，推出葡萄园外，杀了。

40园主来的时候要怎样处治这些园户呢？」

41他们说：「要下毒手除灭那些恶人，将葡萄园另租给那按着时候交果子的园户。」

42耶稣说：「经上写着：匠人所弃的石头 已作了房角的头块石头。 这是主所做的， 在我们眼中看为希奇。这经你们没有念过吗？

43所以我告诉你们， 神的国必从你们夺去，赐给那能结果子的百姓。

44谁掉在这石头上，必要跌碎；这石头掉在谁的身上，就要把谁砸得稀烂。」

45祭司长和法利赛人听见他的比喻，就看出他是指着他们说的。

46他们想要捉拿他，只是怕众人，因为众人以他为先知。

1And when they drew nigh to Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto mount Olivet, then Jesus sent two disciples,

2Saying 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.

3And if any man shall say anything to you, say ye, that the Lord hath need of them: and forthwith he will let them go.

4Now all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying:

5Tell 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.

6And the disciples going, did as Jesus commanded them.

7And they brought the ass and the colt, and laid their garments upon them, and made him sit thereon.

8And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way: and others cut boughs from the trees, and strewed them in the way:

9And 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.

10And when he was come into Jerusalem, the whole city was moved, saying: Who is this?

11And the people said: This is Jesus the prophet, from Nazareth of Galilee.

12And 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:

13And 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.

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

15And 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.

16And 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?

17And leaving them, he went out of the city into Bethania, and remained there.

18And in the morning, returning into the city, he was hungry.

19And 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.

20And the disciples seeing it wondered, saying: How is it presently withered away?

21And 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.

22And in all things whatsoever you shall ask in prayer, believing, you shall receive.

23And 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?

24Jesus 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.

25The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven or from men? But they thought within themselves, saying:

26If 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.

27And answering Jesus, they said: We know not. He also said to them: Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

28But what think you? A certain man had two sons; and coming to the first, he said: Son, go work today in my vineyard.

29And he answering, said: I will not. But afterwards, being moved with repentance, he went.

30And coming to the other, he said in like manner. And he answering, said: I go, Sir; and he went not.

31Which 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.

32For 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.

33Hear 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.

34And when the time of the fruits drew nigh, he sent his servants to the husbandmen that they might receive the fruits thereof.

35And the husbandmen laying hands on his servants, beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.

36Again he sent other servants more than the former; and they did to them in like manner.

37And last of all he sent to them his son, saying: They will reverence my son.

38But the husbandmen seeing the son, said among themselves: This is the heir: come, let us kill him, and we shall have his inheritance.

39And taking him, they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him.

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

41They say to him: He will bring those evil men to an evil end; and will let out his vineyard to other husbandmen, that shall render him the fruit in due season.

42Jesus 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.

43Therefore 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.

44And whosoever shall fall on this stone, shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it shall grind him to powder.

45And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they knew that he spoke of them.

46And seeking to lay hands on him, they feared the multitudes: because they held him as a prophet.