Matthew 21

NEW JERUSALEM	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 When they were near Jerusalem and had come to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, then Jesus senttwo disciples,	1 And when they drew nigh to Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto mount Olivet, then Jesus sent two disciples,
2 saying to them, 'Go to the village facing you, and you wil at once find a tethered donkey and a coltwith her. Untie them and bring them to me.	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.
3 If anyone says anything to you, you are to say, "The Master needs them and wil send them back atonce." '	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.
4 This was to fulfil what was spoken by the prophet:	4 Now all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying:
5 Say to the daughter of Zion: Look, your king is approaching, humble and riding on a donkey and on acolt, the foal of a beast of burden.	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.
6 So the disciples went and did as Jesus had told them.	6 And the disciples going, did as Jesus commanded them.
7 They brought the donkey and the colt, then they laid their cloaks on their backs and he took his seaton them.	7 And they brought the ass and the colt, and laid their garments upon them, and made him sit thereon.
8 Great crowds of people spread their cloaks on the road, while others were cutting branches from thetrees and spreading them in his path.	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:
9 The crowds who went in front of him and those who fol owed were al shouting: Hosanna to the son ofDavid! Blessed is he who is coming in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heavens!	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.
10 And when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil as people asked, 'Who is this?'	10 And when he was come into Jerusalem, the whole city was moved, saying: Who is this?
11 and the crowds answered, 'This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee.'	11 And the people said: This is Jesus the prophet, from Nazareth of Galilee.
12 Jesus then went into the Temple and drove out al those who were selling and buying there; he upsetthe tables of the money-changers and the seats of the dove-sel ers.	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:
13 He said to them, 'According to scripture, my house wil be cal ed a house of prayer; but you areturning it into a bandits' den.'	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.
14 There were also blind and lame people who came to him in the Temple, and he cured them.	14 And there came to him the blind and the lame in the temple; and he healed them.
15 At the sight of the wonderful things he did and of the children shouting, 'Hosanna to the son of David'in the Temple, the chief priests and the scribes were indignant and said to him,	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.
16 'Do you hear what they are saying?' Jesus answered, 'Yes. Have you never read this: By the mouthsof children, babes in arms, you have made sure of praise?'	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?
17 With that he left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where he spent the night.	17 And leaving them, he went out of the city into Bethania, and remained there.
18 As he was returning to the city in the early morning, he felt hungry.	18 And in the morning, returning into the city, he was hungry.
19 Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it and found nothing on it but leaves. And he said to it,'May you never bear fruit again,' and instantly the fig tree withered.	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.
20 The disciples were amazed when they saw it and said, 'How is it that the fig tree withered instantly?'	20 And the disciples seeing it wondered, saying: How is it presently withered away?
21 Jesus answered, 'In truth I tel you, if you have faith and do not doubt at all, not only wil you do what Ihave done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, "Be pul ed up and thrown into the sea," it will be done.	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.
22 And if you have faith, everything you ask for in prayer, you wil receive.'	22 And in all things whatsoever you shall ask in prayer, believing, you shall receive.
23 He had gone into the Temple and was teaching, when the chief priests and the elders of the peoplecame to him and said, 'What authority have you for acting like this? And who gave you this authority?'	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?
24 In reply Jesus said to them, 'And I will ask you a question, just one; if you tell me the answer to it,then I wil tel you my authority for acting like this.	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.
25 John's baptism: what was its origin, heavenly or human?' And they argued this way amongthemselves, 'If we say heavenly, he wil retort to us, "Then why did you refuse to believe him?";	25 The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven or from men? But they thought within themselves, saying:
26 but if we say human, we have the people to fear, for they al hold that John was a prophet.'	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.
27 So their reply to Jesus was, 'We do not know.' And he retorted to them, 'Nor wil I tel you my authorityfor acting like this.'	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.
28 'What is your opinion? A man had two sons. He went and said to the first, "My boy, go and work inthe vineyard today."	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.
29 He answered, "I will not go," but afterwards thought better of it and went.	29 And he answering, said: I will not. But afterwards, being moved with repentance, he went.
30 The man then went and said the same thing to the second who answered, "Certainly, sir," but did notgo.	30 And coming to the other, he said in like manner. And he answering, said: I go, Sir; and he went not.
31 Which of the two did the father's wil ?' They said, 'The first.' Jesus said to them, 'In truth I tel you, taxcol ectors and prostitutes are making their way into the kingdom of God before you.	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.
32 For John came to you, showing the way of uprightness, but you did not believe him, and yet the taxcol ectors and prostitutes did. Even after seeing that, you refused to think better of it and believe in him.	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.
33 'Listen to another parable. There was a man, a landowner, who planted a vineyard; he fenced itround, dug a winepress in it and built a tower; then he leased it to tenants and went abroad.	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.
34 When vintage time drew near he sent his servants to the tenants to col ect his produce.	34 And when the time of the fruits drew nigh, he sent his servants to the husbandmen that they might receive the fruits thereof.
35 But the tenants seized his servants, thrashed one, kil ed another and stoned a third.	35 And the husbandmen laying hands on his servants, beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.
36 Next he sent some more servants, this time a larger number, and they dealt with them in the sameway.	36 Again he sent other servants more than the former; and they did to them in like manner.
37 Final y he sent his son to them thinking, "They will respect my son."	37 And last of all he sent to them his son, saying: They will reverence my son.
38 But when the tenants saw the son, they said to each other, "This is the heir. Come on, let us kil himand take over his inheritance."	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.
39 So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and kil ed him.	39 And taking him, they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him.
40 Now when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?'	40 When therefore the lord of the vineyard shall come, what will he do to those husbandmen?
41 They answered, 'He will bring those wretches to a wretched end and lease the vineyard to othertenants who wil deliver the produce to him at the proper time.'	41 They 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.
42 Jesus said to them, 'Have you never read in the scriptures: The stone which the builders rejected hasbecome the cornerstone; this is the Lord's doing and we marvel at it?	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.
43 'I tel you, then, that the kingdom of God wil be taken from you and given to a people who willproduce its fruit.'	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.
44	44 And whosoever shall fall on this stone, shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it shall grind him to powder.
45 When they heard his parables, the chief priests and the scribes realised he was speaking aboutthem,	45 And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they knew that he spoke of them.
46 but though they would have liked to arrest him they were afraid of the crowds, who looked on him asa prophet.	46 And seeking to lay hands on him, they feared the multitudes: because they held him as a prophet.