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Matthew 21

Jesus enters Jerusalem on a colt in fulfillment of Zechariah, cleanses the temple, receives children’s praise, curses a fruitless fig tree, and answers challenges to His authority. He then tells parables of two sons and wicked husbandmen that expose leaders who profess obedience yet reject God’s messengers and His Son.

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Verses 1–11Jesus enters Jerusalem as the multitudes hail the Son of David Verses 12–17Jesus cleanses the temple and receives praise from children Verses 18–22Jesus curses the barren fig tree and teaches about believing prayer Verses 23–32Jesus answers a challenge to his authority and gives the parable of the two sons Verses 33–46Jesus gives the parable of the wicked husbandmen and warns the leaders of coming judgment

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1And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come…2Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you,…3And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall…4All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which…5Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh…6And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,7And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on…8And a very great multitude spread their garments in the…9And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried,…10And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city…11And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of…12And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast…13And said unto them, It is written, My house shall…14And the blind and the lame came to him in…15And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful…16And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And…17And he left them, and went out of the city…18Now in the morning as he returned into the city,…19And when he saw a fig tree in the way,…20And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How…21Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto…22And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing,…23And when he was come into the temple, the chief…24And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will…25The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or…26But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the…27And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And…28But what think ye? A certain man had two sons;…29He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he…30And he came to the second, and said likewise. And…31Whether of them twain did the will of his father?…32For John came unto you in the way of righteousness,…33Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted…34And when the time of the fruit drew near, he…35And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and…36Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and…37But last of all he sent unto them his son,…38But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among…39And they caught him, and cast him out of the…40When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will…41They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked…42Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the…43Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall…44And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken:…45And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his…46But when they sought to lay hands on him, they…