Matthew 21

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	GREEK BIBLE
1 And when they had drawn near to Jerusalem, and had arrived at Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,	1 Και οτε επλησιασαν εις Ιεροσολυμα και ηλθον εις Βηθφαγη προς το ορος των ελαιων, τοτε ο Ιησους απεστειλε δυο μαθητας,
2 saying to them: “Go into the town that is opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Release them, and lead them to me.	2 λεγων προς αυτους? Υπαγετε εις την κωμην την απεναντι υμων, και ευθυς θελετε ευρει ονον δεδεμενην και πωλαριον μετ' αυτης? λυσατε και φερετε μοι.
3 And if anyone will have said anything to you, say that the Lord has need of them. And he will promptly dismiss them.”	3 Και εαν τις σας ειπη τι, θελετε ειπει οτι ο Κυριος εχει χρειαν αυτων? και ευθυς θελει αποστειλει αυτα.
4 Now all this was done in order to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet, saying,	4 Τουτο δε ολον εγεινε δια να πληρωθη το ρηθεν δια του προφητου, λεγοντος?
5 “Tell the daughter of Zion: Behold, your king comes to you meekly, sitting on a donkey and on a colt, the son of one accustomed to the yoke.”	5 Ειπατε προς την θυγατερα Σιων, Ιδου, ο βασιλευς σου ερχεται προς σε πραυς και καθημενος επι ονου και πωλου υιου υποζυγιου.
6 Then the disciples, going out, did just as Jesus instructed them.	6 Πορευθεντες δε οι μαθηται και ποιησαντες καθως προσεταξεν αυτους ο Ιησους,
7 And they brought the donkey and the colt, and they laid their garments on them, and they helped him sit upon them.	7 εφεραν την ονον και το πωλαριον, και εβαλον επανω αυτων τα ιματια αυτων και επεκαθισαν αυτον επανω αυτων.
8 Then a very numerous crowd spread their garments on the way. But others cut branches from the trees and scattered them on the way.	8 Ο δε περισσοτερος οχλος εστρωσαν τα ιματια εαυτων εις την οδον, αλλοι δε εκοπτον κλαδους απο των δενδρων και εστρωνον εις την οδον.
9 And the crowds that preceded him, and those that followed, cried out, saying: “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest!”	9 Οι δε οχλοι οι προπορευομενοι και οι ακολουθουντες εκραζον, λεγοντες? Ωσαννα τω υιω Δαβιδ? ευλογημενος ο ερχομενος εν ονοματι Κυριου? Ωσαννα εν τοις υψιστοις.
10 And when he had entered into Jerusalem, the entire city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?”	10 Και οτε εισηλθεν εις Ιεροσολυμα, εσεισθη πασα η πολις, λεγουσα? Τις ειναι ουτος;
11 But the people were saying, “This is Jesus, the Prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.”	11 Οι δε οχλοι ελεγον? Ουτος ειναι Ιησους ο προφητης ο απο Ναζαρετ της Γαλιλαιας.
12 And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and he cast out all who were selling and buying in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money changers and the chairs of the vendors of doves.	12 Και εισηλθεν ο Ιησους εις το ιερον του Θεου και εξεβαλε παντας τους πωλουντας και αγοραζοντας εν τω ιερω, και τας τραπεζας των αργυραμοιβων ανετρεψε και τα καθισματα των πωλουντων τας περιστερας,
13 And he said to them: “It is written: ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer. But you have made it into a den of robbers.’ ”	13 και λεγει προς αυτους? Ειναι γεγραμμενον, Ο οικος μου οικος προσευχης θελει ονομαζεσθαι; σεις δε εκαμετε αυτον σπηλαιον ληστων.
14 And the blind and the lame drew near to him in the temple; and he healed them.	14 Και προσηλθον προς αυτον τυφλοι και χωλοι εν τω ιερω και εθεραπευσεν αυτους.
15 Then the leaders of the priests and the scribes became indignant, seeing the miracles that he wrought, and the children crying out in the temple, saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David!”	15 Ιδοντες δε οι αρχιερεις και οι γραμματεις τα θαυμασια, τα οποια εκαμε, και τους παιδας κραζοντας εν τω ιερω και λεγοντας, Ωσαννα τω υιω Δαβιδ, ηγανακτησαν
16 And they said to him, “Do you hear what these ones are saying?” But Jesus said to them, “Certainly. Have you never read: For out of the mouth of babes and infants, you have perfected praise?”	16 και ειπον προς αυτον? Ακουεις τι λεγουσιν ουτοι; Ο δε Ιησους λεγει προς αυτους? Ναι? ποτε δεν ανεγνωσατε οτι εκ στοματος νηπιων και θηλαζοντων ητοιμασας αινεσιν;
17 And leaving them behind, he went out, beyond the city, into Bethania, and he lodged here.	17 Και αφησας αυτους εξηλθεν εξω της πολεως εις Βηθανιαν και διενυκτερευσεν εκει.
18 Then, as he was returning to the city in the morning, he was hungry.	18 Οτε δε το πρωι επεστρεφεν εις την πολιν, επεινασε?
19 And seeing a certain fig tree beside the way, he approached it. And he found nothing on it, except only leaves. And he said to it, “May fruit never spring forth from you, for all time.” And immediately the fig tree was dried up.	19 και ιδων μιαν συκην επι της οδου, ηλθε προς αυτην και ουδεν ηυρεν επ' αυτην ειμη φυλλα μονον, και λεγει προς αυτην? να μη γεινη πλεον απο σου καρπος εις τον αιωνα. Και παρευθυς εξηρανθη η συκη.
20 And seeing this, the disciples wondered, saying, “How did it dry up so quickly?”	20 Και ιδοντες οι μαθηται, εθαυμασαν λεγοντες? Πως παρευθυς εξηρανθη συκη;
21 And Jesus responded to them by saying: “Amen I say to you, if you have faith and do not hesitate, not only shall you do this, concerning the fig tree, but even if you would say to this mountain, ‘Take and cast yourself into the sea,’ it shall be done.	21 Αποκριθεις δε ο Ιησους ειπε προς αυτους? Αληθως σας λεγω, εαν εχητε πιστιν και δεν διστασητε, ουχι μονον το της συκης θελετε καμει, αλλα και εις το ορος τουτο αν ειπητε, Σηκωθητι και ριφθητι εις την θαλασσαν, θελει γεινει?
22 And all things whatsoever that you shall ask for in prayer: believing, you shall receive.”	22 και παντα οσα αν ζητησητε εν τη προσευχη εχοντες πιστιν θελετε λαβει.
23 And when he had arrived at the temple, as he was teaching, the leaders of the priests and the elders of the people approached him, saying: “By what authority do you do these things? And who has given this authority to you?”	23 Και οτε ηλθεν εις το ιερον, προσηλθον προς αυτον, ενω εδιδασκεν οι αρχιερεις και οι πρεσβυτεροι του λαου, λεγοντες? Εν ποια εξουσια πραττεις ταυτα, και τις σοι εδωκε την εξουσιαν ταυτην;
24 In response, Jesus said to them: “I also will question you with one word: if you tell me this, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things.	24 Αποκριθεις δε ο Ιησους, ειπε προς αυτους? Θελω σας ερωτησει και εγω ενα λογον, τον οποιον εαν μοι ειπητε, και εγω θελω σας ειπει εν ποια εξουσια πραττω ταυτα?
25 The baptism of John, where was it from? Was it from heaven, or from men?” But they thought within themselves, saying:	25 το βαπτισμα του Ιωαννου ποθεν ητο, εξ ουρανου η εξ ανθρωπων; Και εκεινοι διελογιζοντο καθ' εαυτους λεγοντες? Εαν ειπωμεν, Εξ ουρανου, θελει ειπει προς ημας, Δια τι λοιπον δεν επιστευσατε εις αυτον?
26 “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’ But if we say, ‘From men,’ we have the crowd to fear, for they all hold John to be a prophet.”	26 εαν δε ειπωμεν, Εξ ανθρωπων, φοβουμεθα τον οχλον? διοτι παντες εχουσι τον Ιωαννην ως προφητην.
27 And so, they answered Jesus by saying, “We do not know.” So he also said to them: “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.	27 Και αποκριθεντες προς τον Ιησουν, ειπον? Δεν εξευρομεν. Ειπε προς αυτους και αυτος? Ουδε εγω λεγω προς υμας εν ποια εξουσια πραττω ταυτα.
28 But how does it seem to you? A certain man had two sons. And approaching the first, he said: ‘Son, go out today to work in my vineyard.’	28 Αλλα τι σας φαινεται; Ανθρωπος τις ειχε δυο υιους, και ελθων προς τον πρωτον ειπε? Τεκνον, υπαγε σημερον εργαζου εν τω αμπελωνι μου.
29 And responding, he said, ‘I am not willing.’ But afterwards, being moved by repentance, he went.	29 Ο δε αποκριθεις ειπε? Δεν θελω? υστερον ομως μετανοησας υπηγε.
30 And approaching the other, he spoke similarly. And answering, he said, ‘I am going, lord.’ And he did not go.	30 Και ελθων προς τον δευτερον ειπεν ωσαυτως. Και εκεινος αποκριθεις ειπεν? Εγω υπαγω, κυριε? και δεν υπηγε.
31 Which of the two did the will of the father?” They said to him, “The first.” Jesus said to them: “Amen I say to you, that tax collectors and prostitutes shall precede you, into the kingdom of God.	31 Τις εκ των δυο εκαμε το θελημα του πατρος; Λεγουσι προς αυτον? Ο πρωτος. Λεγει προς αυτους ο Ιησους? Αληθως σας λεγω οτι οι τελωναι και αι πορναι υπαγουσι προτερον υμων εις την βασιλειαν του Θεου.
32 For John came to you in the way of justice, and you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. Yet even after seeing this, you did not repent, so as to believe him.	32 Διοτι ηλθε προς υμας ο Ιωαννης εν οδω δικαιοσυνης, και δεν επιστευσατε εις αυτον? οι τελωναι ομως και αι πορναι επιστευσαν εις αυτον? σεις δε ιδοντες δεν μετεμεληθητε υστερον, ωστε να πιστευσητε εις αυτον.
33 Listen to another parable. There was a man, the father of a family, who planted a vineyard, and surrounded it with a hedge, and dug a press in it, and built a tower. And he loaned it out to farmers, and he set out to sojourn abroad.	33 Αλλην παραβολην ακουσατε. Ητο ανθρωπος τις οικοδεσποτης, οστις εφυτευσεν αμπελωνα και περιεβαλεν εις αυτον φραγμον και εσκαψεν εν αυτω ληνον και ωκοδομησε πυργον, και εμισθωσεν αυτον εις γεωργους και απεδημησεν.
34 Then, when the time of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the farmers, so that they might receive its fruits.	34 Οτε δε επλησιασεν ο καιρος των καρπων, απεστειλε τους δουλους αυτου προς τους γεωργους δια να λαβωσι τους καρπους αυτου.
35 And the farmers apprehended his servants; they struck one, and killed another, and stoned yet another.	35 Και πιασαντες οι γεωργοι τους δουλους αυτου, αλλον μεν εδειραν, αλλον δε εφονευσαν, αλλον δε ελιθοβολησαν.
36 Again, he sent other servants, more than before; and they treated them similarly.	36 Παλιν απεστειλεν αλλους δουλους πλειοτερους των πρωτων, και εκαμον εις αυτους ωσαυτως.
37 Then, at the very end, he sent his son to them, saying: ‘They will revere my son.’	37 Υστερον δε απεστειλε προς αυτους τον υιον αυτου λεγων? Θελουσιν εντραπη τον υιον μου.
38 But the farmers, seeing the son, said among themselves: ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and then we will have his inheritance.’	38 Αλλ' οι γεωργοι, ιδοντες τον υιον, ειπον προς αλληλους? Ουτος ειναι ο κληρονομος? ελθετε, ας φονευσωμεν αυτον και ας κατακρατησωμεν την κληρονομιαν αυτου.
39 And apprehending him, they cast him outside the vineyard, and they killed him.	39 Και πιασαντες αυτον, εξεβαλον εξω του αμπελωνος και εφονευσαν.
40 Therefore, when the lord of the vineyard arrives, what will he do to those farmers?”	40 Οταν λοιπον ελθη ο κυριος του αμπελωνος, τι θελει καμει εις τους γεωργους εκεινους;
41 They said to him, “He will bring those evil men to an evil end, and he will loan out his vineyard to other farmers, who shall repay to him the fruit in its time.”	41 Λεγουσι προς αυτον? Κακους κακως θελει απολεσει αυτους, και τον αμπελωνα θελει μισθωσει εις αλλους γεωργους, οιτινες θελουσιν αποδωσει εις αυτον τους καρπους εν τοις καιροις αυτων.
42 Jesus said to them: “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone that the builders have rejected has become the cornerstone. By the Lord has this been done, and it is wonderful in our eyes?’	42 Λεγει προς αυτους ο Ιησους? Ποτε δεν ανεγνωσατε εν ταις γραφαις, Ο λιθος, τον οποιον απεδοκιμασαν οι οικοδομουντες, ουτος εγεινε κεφαλη γωνιας? παρα Κυριου εγεινεν αυτη και ειναι θαυμαστη εν οφθαλμοις υμων;
43 Therefore, I say to you, that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and it shall be given to a people who shall produce its fruits.	43 Δια τουτο λεγω προς υμας οτι θελει αφαιρεθη αφ' υμων η βασιλεια του Θεου και θελει δοθη εις εθνος καμνον τους καρπους αυτης?
44 And whoever will have fallen on this stone shall be broken, yet truly, on whomever it shall fall, it will crush him.”	44 και οστις πεση επι τον λιθον τουτον θελει συντριφθη? εις οντινα δε επιπεση, θελει κατασυντριψει αυτον.
45 And when the leaders of the priests, and the Pharisees had heard his parables, they knew that he was speaking about them.	45 Και ακουσαντες οι αρχιερεις και οι Φαρισαιοι τας παραβολας αυτου, ενοησαν οτι περι αυτων λεγει?
46 And though they sought to take hold of him, they feared the crowds, because they held him to be a prophet.	46 και ζητουντες να πιασωσιν αυτον, εφοβηθησαν τους οχλους, επειδη ειχον αυτον ως προφητην.