Thematic Bible
Matthew 21:1 (show verse)
And when they drew near unto Jerusalem and were come to Bethphage unto the mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
Matthew 21:2 (show verse)
saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied and a colt with her; loose them and bring them unto me.
Matthew 21:3 (show verse)
And if anyone says anything unto you, ye shall say, The Lord has need of them; and straightway he will send them.
Matthew 21:4 (show verse)
All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,
Matthew 21:5 (show verse)
Say unto the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King comes unto thee, meek and sitting upon an ass and a colt the foal of a beast under yoke.
Matthew 21:6 (show verse)
And the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them
Matthew 21:7 (show verse)
and brought the ass and the colt and put on them their clothes, and he sat upon them.
Matthew 21:8 (show verse)
And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them in the way.
Matthew 21:9 (show verse)
And the people that went before and that followed, cried out, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
Matthew 21:10 (show verse)
And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?
Matthew 21:11 (show verse)
And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.
Matthew 21:12 (show verse)
And Jesus went into the temple of God and cast out all those that sold and bought in the temple and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers and the seats of those that sold doves
Matthew 21:13 (show verse)
and said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.
Matthew 21:14 (show verse)
And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them.
Matthew 21:15 (show verse)
But when the princes of the priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did and the children crying out in the temple and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David, they were sore displeased
Matthew 21:16 (show verse)
and said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus said unto them, Yes; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of children and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
Matthew 21:17 (show verse)
And he left them and went out of the city into Bethany, and he lodged there.
Matthew 21:18 (show verse)
Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.
Matthew 21:19 (show verse)
And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it and found nothing upon it, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee from now on for ever. And then the fig tree withered away.
Matthew 21:20 (show verse)
And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!
Matthew 21:21 (show verse)
Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith and doubt not, ye shall not only do this to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea, it shall be done.
Matthew 21:22 (show verse)
And all things, whatever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Matthew 21:23 (show verse)
And when he was come into the temple, the princes of the priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?
Matthew 21:24 (show verse)
And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you a word, which if ye tell me, I will also tell you by what authority I do these things.
Matthew 21:25 (show verse)
The baptism of John, where was it from? from heaven or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven, he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?
Matthew 21:26 (show verse)
But if we shall say, Of men, we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.
Matthew 21:27 (show verse)
And they answered Jesus and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Matthew 21:28 (show verse)
But what do you think? A certain man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, Son, go work today in my vineyard.
Matthew 21:29 (show verse)
He answered and said, I will not, but afterward he repented and went.
Matthew 21:30 (show verse)
And he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and said, I will go, Lord, and went not.
Matthew 21:31 (show verse)
Which of the two did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go ahead of you into the kingdom of God.
Matthew 21:32 (show verse)
For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not, but the publicans and the harlots believed him, and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward that ye might believe him.
Matthew 21:33 (show verse)
Hear another parable: There was a certain husband of a house who planted a vineyard and hedged it round about and dug a winepress in it and built a tower and let it out to husbandmen and went into a far country,
Matthew 21:34 (show verse)
and when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his slaves to the husbandmen that they might receive the fruits of it.
Matthew 21:35 (show verse)
And the husbandmen took his slaves and beat one and killed another and stoned another.
Matthew 21:36 (show verse)
Again, he sent other slaves more than the first, and they did unto them likewise.
Matthew 21:37 (show verse)
But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.
Matthew 21:38 (show verse)
But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us take his inheritance.
Matthew 21:39 (show verse)
And they took hold of him and cast him out of the vineyard and slew him.
Matthew 21:40 (show verse)
Therefore, when the lord of the vineyard comes, what will he do unto those husbandmen?
Matthew 21:41 (show verse)
They say unto him, He will destroy those wicked men without mercy and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen who shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
Matthew 21:42 (show verse)
Jesus said unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
Matthew 21:43 (show verse)
Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you and given to a people bringing forth the fruits thereof.
Matthew 21:44 (show verse)
And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken, but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
Matthew 21:45 (show verse)
And as the princes of the priests and Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spoke of them.
Matthew 21:46 (show verse)
But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude because they held him as a prophet.