THE GOSPEL
ACCORDING TO MATTHEW
CHAPTERS 15-21
1 ¶ Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were
of Jerusalem, saying,
2 Why do thy
disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands
when they eat bread.
3 But he answered
and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the
commandment of God by your tradition?
4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and,
He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother,
It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
6 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free.
Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
7 Ye hypocrites, well
did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and
honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the
commandments of men.
10 ¶ And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that
which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
12 Then came his
disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended,
after they heard this saying?
13 But he
answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly
Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
14 Let them alone: they
be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall
into the ditch.
15 Then answered
Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.
16 And Jesus
said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
17 Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the
mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth
from the heart; and they defile the man.
19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders,
adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
20 These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with
unwashen hands defileth not a man.
21 ¶ Then Jesus went
thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
22 And, behold, a
woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have
mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a
devil.
23 But he
answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her
away; for she crieth after us.
24 But he
answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost
sheep of the house of Israel.
25 Then came she
and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
26 But he
answered and said, It is not meet to take the
children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.
27 And she said,
Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters'
table.
28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou
wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
29 ¶ And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto
the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
30 And great
multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb,
maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:
31 Insomuch that
the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be
whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of
Israel.
32 Then Jesus
called his disciples unto him, and said, I have
compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and
have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in
the way.
33 And his
disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness,
as to fill so great a multitude?
34 And Jesus
saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And
they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.
35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down
on the ground.
36 And he took
the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to
his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
37 And they did
all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left
seven baskets full.
38 And they that
did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.
39 And he sent
away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.
1 ¶ The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and
tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.
2 He answered and
said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be
fair weather: for the sky is red.
3 And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the
sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky;
but can ye not discern the signs of the times?
4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there
shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And
he left them, and departed.
5 ¶ And when his disciples were come to the other side,
they had forgotten to take bread.
6 Then Jesus said
unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the
Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
7 And they reasoned among themselves, saying,
It is because we have taken no bread.
8 Which when
Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little
faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?
9 Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of
the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
10 Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many
baskets ye took up?
11 How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to
you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and
of the Sadducees?
12 Then
understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of
the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
13 ¶ When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea
Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men
say that I the Son of man am?
14 And they said, Some say that thou art John
the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
15 He saith unto
them, But whom say ye that I am?
16 And Simon
Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
17 And Jesus
answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon
Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father
which is in heaven.
18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this
rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against
it.
19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven:
and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and
whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
20 Then charged
he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.
21 ¶ From that time forth
began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and
suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed,
and be raised again the third day.
22 Then Peter
took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this
shall not be unto thee.
23 But he turned,
and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou
art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but
those that be of men.
24 ¶ Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take
up his cross, and follow me.
25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever
will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world,
and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with
his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
28
Verily I say unto you, There be some
standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man
coming in his kingdom.
1 ¶ And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and
John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,
2 And was
transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment
was white as the light.
3 And, behold,
there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.
4 Then answered
Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt,
let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one
for Elias.
5 While he yet
spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the
cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye
him.
6 And when the
disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.
7 And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.
8 And when they
had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.
9 And as they
came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen
again from the dead.
10 And his
disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first
come?
11 And Jesus
answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first
come, and restore all things.
12 But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew
him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the
Son of man suffer of them.
13 Then the
disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.
14 ¶ And when they were
come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him,
and saying,
15 Lord, have
mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth
into the fire, and oft into the water.
16 And I brought
him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.
17 Then Jesus
answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation,
how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to
me.
18 And Jesus
rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from
that very hour.
19 Then came the
disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?
20 And Jesus said
unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say
unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain,
Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be
impossible unto you.
21 Howbeit this kind
goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
22 ¶ And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto
them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:
23 And they shall
kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding
sorry.
24 ¶ And when they were come to Capernaum, they that
received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?
25 He saith, Yes.
And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth
take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?
26 Peter saith
unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are
the children free.
27 Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the
sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou
hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give
unto them for me and thee.
1 ¶ At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus,
saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
2 And Jesus
called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as
little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little
child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5 And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name
receiveth me.
6 But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe
in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and
that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
7 ¶ Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be
that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
8 Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and
cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed,
rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
9 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from
thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having
two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
10 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I
say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my
Father which is in heaven.
11 For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.
12 How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them
be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the
mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?
13 And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he
rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not
astray.
14 Even so it is not
the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones
should perish.
15 ¶ Moreover if thy brother
shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him
alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
16 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two
more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be
established.
17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the
church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an
heathen man and a publican.
18 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth
shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be
loosed in heaven.
19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth
as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my
Father which is in heaven.
20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name,
there am I in the midst of them.
21 ¶ Then came Peter to
him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive
him? till seven times?
22 Jesus saith
unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but,
Until seventy times seven.
23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain
king, which would take account of his servants.
24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him,
which owed him ten thousand talents.
25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to
be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be
made.
26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying,
Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and
loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
28
But the
same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an
hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying,
Pay me that thou owest.
29 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought
him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he
should pay the debt.
31 So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very
sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O
thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy
fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors,
till he should pay all that was due unto him.
35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye
from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
1 ¶ And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished
these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea
beyond Jordan;
2 And great
multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.
3 ¶ The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying
unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
4 And he answered
and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which
made them at the beginning made them male and female,
5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother,
and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What
therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
7 They say unto him, Why did Moses then command
to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
8 He saith unto
them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts
suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.
9 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except
it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso
marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
10 His disciples
say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to
marry.
11 But he said
unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save
they to whom it is given.
12 For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their
mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and
there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of
heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.
13 ¶ Then were there brought unto him little children,
that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.
14 But Jesus said, Suffer
little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the
kingdom of heaven.
15 And he laid
his hands on them, and departed thence.
16 ¶ And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good
Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
17 And he said
unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good
but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
18 He saith unto
him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt
not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
19 Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy
neighbour as thyself.
20 The young man
saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor,
and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
22 But when the
young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great
possessions.
23 ¶ Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter
into the kingdom of heaven.
24 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go
through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of
God.
25 When his
disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be
saved?
26 But Jesus
beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is
impossible; but with God all things are possible.
27 Then answered
Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what
shall we have therefore?
28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the
regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also
shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
29 And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or
sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's
sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
30 But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be
first.
1 ¶ For the kingdom of heaven is like
unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire
labourers into his vineyard.
2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day,
he sent them into his vineyard.
3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing
idle in the marketplace,
4 And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and
whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.
5 Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did
likewise.
6 And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others
standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
7 They say unto him,
Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard;
and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.
8 So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto
his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the
last unto the first.
9 And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour,
they received every man a penny.
10 But when the first came, they supposed that they should have
received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
11 And when they had received it, they murmured against the
goodman of the house,
12 Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast
made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.
13 But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no
wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
14 Take that thine is,
and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.
15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is
thine eye evil, because I am good?
16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be
called, but few chosen.
17 ¶ And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve
disciples apart in the way, and said unto them,
18 Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be
betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn
him to death,
19 And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to
scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.
20 ¶ Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children
with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.
21 And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons
may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.
22 But Jesus
answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able
to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism
that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.
23 And he saith
unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be
baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand,
and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it
is prepared of my Father.
24 And when the
ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren.
25 But Jesus
called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the
princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great
exercise authority upon them.
26 But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great
among you, let him be your minister;
27 And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your
servant:
28 Even as the Son of
man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a
ransom for many.
29 ¶ And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude
followed him.
30 And, behold,
two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by,
cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.
31 And the
multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried
the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.
32 And Jesus
stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye
that I shall do unto you?
33 They say unto
him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
34 So Jesus had
compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received
sight, and they followed him.
1 ¶ And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come
to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,
2 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.
3 And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord
hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
4 All this was
done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,
5 Tell ye the
daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an
ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
6 And the
disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,
7 And brought the ass, and the colt, and put
on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.
8 And a very
great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from
the trees, and strawed them in the way.
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
was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?
11 And the
multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.
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 moneychangers,
and the seats of them that sold doves,
13 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.
14 And the blind and the lame came to him in
the temple; and he healed them.
15 And when the
chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the
children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they
were sore displeased,
16 And said unto
him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and
sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
17 And he left
them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.
18 ¶ Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he
hungered.
19 And when he
saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves
only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee
henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.
20 And when the
disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered
away!
21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye
shall not only do this which is done 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.
22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing,
ye shall receive.
23 ¶ And when he was come into the temple, the chief
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?
24 And Jesus
answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one
thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do
these things.
25 The baptism of John, whence was it? 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?
26 But if we
shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.
27 And they
answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
28 ¶ But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to
the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.
29 He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented,
and went.
30 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered
and said, I go, sir: and went not.
31 Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They
say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily
I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God
before you.
32 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.
33 ¶ Hear another parable: There
was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about,
and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen,
and went into a far country:
34 And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his
servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.
35 And the husbandmen
took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.
36 Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they
did unto them likewise.
37 But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will
reverence my son.
38 But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among
themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his
inheritance.
39 And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and
slew him.
40 When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do
unto those husbandmen?
41 They say unto
him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard
unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
42 Jesus saith 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?
43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken
from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
44 And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but
on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
45 And when the
chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he
spake of them.
46 But when they
sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him
for a prophet.