Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King
1As they all approached Jerusalem, they came to Bethphage. It was on the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent out two disciples. 2He said to them, “Go to the village ahead of you. As soon as you get there, you will find a donkey tied up. Her colt will be with her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them. The owner will send them right away.”
4This took place so that what was spoken through the prophet would come true. It says,
5“Say to the city of Zion,
‘See, your king comes to you.
He is gentle and riding on a donkey.
He is riding on a donkey’s colt.’ ” (Zechariah 9:9)
6The disciples went and did what Jesus told them to do. 7They brought the donkey and the colt. They placed their coats on them for Jesus to sit on. 8A very large crowd spread their coats on the road. Others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9Some of the people went ahead of him, and some followed. They all shouted,
“Hosanna to the Son of David!”
“Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!” (Psalm 118:26)
“Hosanna in the highest heaven!”
10When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up. The people asked, “Who is this?”
11The crowds answered, “This is Jesus. He is the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
Jesus Clears Out the Temple
12Jesus entered the temple courtyard. He began to drive out all those who were buying and selling there. He turned over the tables of the people who were exchanging money. He also turned over the benches of those who were selling doves. 13He said to them, “It is written that the Lord said, ‘My house will be called a house where people can pray.’ (Isaiah 56:7) But you are making it ‘a den for robbers.’ ” (Jeremiah 7:11)
14Blind people and those who were disabled came to Jesus at the temple. There he healed them. 15The chief priests and the teachers of the law saw the wonderful things he did. They also saw the children in the temple courtyard shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” But when they saw all this, they became angry.
16“Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked him.
“Yes,” replied Jesus. “Haven’t you ever read about it in Scripture? It says,
“ ‘Lord, you have made sure that children and infants
praise you.’ ” (Psalm 8:2)
17Then Jesus left the people and went out of the city to Bethany. He spent the night there.
Jesus Makes a Fig Tree Dry Up
18Early in the morning, Jesus was on his way back to Jerusalem. He was hungry. 19He saw a fig tree by the road. He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!” Right away the tree dried up.
20When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. “How did the fig tree dry up so quickly?” they asked.
21Jesus replied, “What I’m about to tell you is true. You must have faith and not doubt. Then you can do what was done to the fig tree. And you can say to this mountain, ‘Go and throw yourself into the sea.’ It will be done. 22If you believe, you will receive what you ask for when you pray.”
The Authority of Jesus Is Questioned
23Jesus entered the temple courtyard. While he was teaching there, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him. “By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “Who gave you this authority?”
24Jesus replied, “I will also ask you one question. If you answer me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. 25Where did John’s baptism come from? Was it from heaven? Or did it come from human authority?”
They talked to one another about it. They said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’ 26But what if we say, ‘From human authority’? We are afraid of the people. Everyone believes that John was a prophet.”
27So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.”
Jesus said, “Then I won’t tell you by what authority I am doing these things either.
The Story of the Two Sons
28“What do you think about this? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’
29“ ‘I will not,’ the son answered. But later he changed his mind and went.
30“Then the father went to the other son. He said the same thing. The son answered, ‘I will, sir.’ But he did not go.
31“Which of the two sons did what his father wanted?”
“The first,” they answered.
Jesus said to them, “What I’m about to tell you is true. Tax collectors and prostitutes will enter the kingdom of God ahead of you. 32John came to show you the right way to live. And you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. You saw this. But even then you did not turn away from your sins and believe him.
The Story of the Renters
33“Listen to another story. A man who owned some land planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it. He dug a pit for a winepress in it. He also built a lookout tower. He rented the vineyard out to some farmers. Then he moved to another place. 34When harvest time approached, he sent his slaves to the renters. He told the slaves to collect his share of the fruit.
35“But the renters grabbed his slaves. They beat one of them. They killed another. They threw stones at the third to kill him. 36Then the man sent other slaves to the renters. He sent more than he did the first time. The renters treated them the same way. 37Last of all, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
38“But the renters saw the son coming. They said to one another, ‘This is the one who will receive all the owner’s property someday. Come, let’s kill him. Then everything will be ours.’ 39So they took him and threw him out of the vineyard. Then they killed him.
40“When the owner of the vineyard comes back, what will he do to those renters?”
41“He will destroy those evil people,” they replied. “Then he will rent the vineyard out to other renters. They will give him his share of the crop at harvest time.”
42Jesus said to them, “Haven’t you ever read what the Scriptures say,
“ ‘The stone the builders didn’t accept
has become the most important stone of all.
The Lord has done it.
It is wonderful in our eyes’? (Psalm 118:22,23)
43“So here is what I tell you. The kingdom of God will be taken away from you. It will be given to people who will produce its fruit. 44Anyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces. But the stone will crush anyone it falls on.”
45The chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus’ stories. They knew he was talking about them. 46So they looked for a way to arrest him. But they were afraid of the crowd. The people believed that Jesus was a prophet.
Fífi ayọ̀ wọlé
121.1-9: Mk 11.1-10; Lk 19.29-38; Jh 12.12-18.Bí wọ́n ti súnmọ́ Jerusalẹmu, tí wọ́n dé itòsí ìlú Betfage ní orí òkè Olifi, Jesu sì rán àwọn ọmọ-ẹ̀yìn méjì, 2Ó wí fún wọn pé, “Ẹ lọ sí ìletò tó wà ni tòsí yín, ẹ̀yin yóò rí kẹ́tẹ́kẹ́tẹ́ kan ti wọ́n so pẹ̀lú ọmọ rẹ̀ lẹ́gbẹ̀ẹ́ rẹ̀. Ẹ tú wọn, kí ẹ sì mú wọn wá fún mi. 3Bí ẹnikẹ́ni bá sì béèrè ìdí tí ẹ fi ń ṣe bẹ́ẹ̀, ẹ sá à wí pé, Olúwa fẹ́ lo wọn, òun yóò sì rán wọn lọ.”
4Èyí ṣẹlẹ̀ láti mú àsọtẹ́lẹ̀ wòlíì ṣẹ pé:
521.5: Isa 62.11; Sk 9.9.“Ẹ sọ fún ọmọbìnrin Sioni pé,
‘Wò ó, ọba rẹ ń bọ̀ wá sí ọ̀dọ̀ rẹ,
ní ìrẹ̀lẹ̀, ó ń gun kẹ́tẹ́kẹ́tẹ́,
àti lórí ọmọ kẹ́tẹ́kẹ́tẹ́.’ ”
6Àwọn ọmọ-ẹ̀yìn náà sí lọ, wọ́n ṣe bí Jesu ti sọ fún wọn 7Wọ́n sì mú kẹ́tẹ́kẹ́tẹ́ náà pẹ̀lú ọmọ rẹ̀, wọ́n tẹ́ aṣọ lé e, Jesu si jókòó lórí rẹ̀. 821.8: 2Ọb 9.13.Ọ̀pọ̀ ìjọ ènìyàn sì tẹ́ aṣọ wọn sí ojú ọ̀nà níwájú rẹ̀, ẹlòmíràn ṣẹ́ ẹ̀ka igi wẹ́wẹ́ wọ́n sì tẹ́ wọn sí ojú ọ̀nà. 921.9: Sm 118.26; Lk 2.14; Mt 21.15; 23.39.Ọ̀pọ̀ ènìyàn ń lọ níwájú rẹ̀ àti lẹ́yìn rẹ̀ pẹ̀lú ń kígbe pé,
“Hosana fún ọmọ Dafidi!”
“Olùbùkún ni fún ẹni tí ó ń bọ̀ ní orúkọ Olúwa!”
“Hosana ní ibi gíga jùlọ!”
10Bí Jesu sì ti ń wọ Jerusalẹmu, gbogbo ìlú mì tìtì, àwọn ènìyàn bẹ̀rẹ̀ sí í bi ara wọn pé, “Ta nìyìí?”
1121.11: Jh 6.14; 7.40; Ap 3.22; Mk 6.15; Lk 13.33.Ọ̀pọ̀ ènìyàn sì dáhùn pé, “Èyí ni Jesu, wòlíì náà láti Nasareti ti Galili.”
Jesu palẹ̀ Tẹmpili mọ́
12Jesu sì wọ inú tẹmpili, Ó sì lé àwọn ti ń tà àti àwọn tí ń rà níbẹ̀ jáde. Ó yí tábìlì àwọn onípàṣípàrọ̀ owó dànù, àti tábìlì àwọn tí ó ń ta ẹyẹlé. 1321.13: Isa 56.7; Jr 7.11.Ó wí fún wọn pé, “A sá à ti kọ ọ́ pé, ‘Ilé àdúrà ni a ó máa pe ilé mi,’ ṣùgbọ́n ẹ̀yin ti sọ ọ́ di ibùdó àwọn ọlọ́ṣà.”
14A sì mú àwọn afọ́jú àti àwọn arọ wá sọ́dọ̀ rẹ̀ ní tẹmpili, ó sì mú wọ́n láradá 1521.15: Lk 19.39; Mt 21.9.Ṣùgbọ́n nígbà tí àwọn olórí àlùfáà àti àwọn olùkọ́ òfin rí àwọn iṣẹ́ ìyanu ńlá wọ̀nyí, ti wọ́n sì tún ń gbọ́ tí àwọn ọmọdé ń kígbe nínú tẹmpili pé, “Hosana fún ọmọ Dafidi,” inú bí wọn.
1621.16: Sm 8.2.Wọ́n sì bí i pé, “Ǹjẹ́ ìwọ gbọ́ nǹkan tí àwọn ọmọdé wọ̀nyí ń sọ?”
Jesu sí dáhùn pé, “Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni,”
“Àbí ẹ̀yin kò kà á pé ‘Láti ẹnu àwọn ọmọdé àti àwọn ọmọ ọmú,
ni a ó ti máa yìn mí?’ ”
1721.17-19: Mk 11.11-14; Lk 13.6-9.Ó sì fi wọ́n sílẹ̀, ó lọ sí Betani. Níbẹ̀ ni ó dúró ní òru náà.
Igi ọ̀pọ̀tọ́ gbẹ
18Ní òwúrọ̀ bí ó ṣe ń padà sí ìlú, ebi ń pa á. 19Ó sì ṣàkíyèsí igi ọ̀pọ̀tọ́ kan lẹ́bàá ojú ọ̀nà, ó sì lọ wò ó bóyá àwọn èso wà lórí rẹ̀, ṣùgbọ́n kò sí ẹyọ kan, ewé nìkan ni ó wà lórí rẹ̀. Nígbà náà ni ó sì wí fún igi náà pé, “Kí èso má tún so lórí rẹ mọ́ láti òní lọ àti títí láé.” Lójúkan náà igi ọ̀pọ̀tọ́ náà sì gbẹ.
2021.20-22: Mk 11.20-24.Nígbà tí àwọn ọmọ-ẹ̀yìn rẹ̀ rí èyí, ẹnu yà wọn, wọ́n béèrè pé, “Báwo ni igi ọ̀pọ̀tọ́ náà ṣe gbẹ kíákíá?”
2121.21: Mt 17.20; Lk 17.6; 1Kọ 13.2; Jk 1.6.Jesu wí fún wọn pé, “Lóòótọ́ ni mo wí fún yín, bí ẹ̀yin bá lè ní ìgbàgbọ́ láìṣiyèméjì, nígbà náà ẹ̀yin yóò lè ṣe irú ohun tí a ṣe sí igi ọ̀pọ̀tọ́, Ẹ̀yin yóò lè sọ fún òkè yìí pé, ‘Yí ipò padà sínú Òkun,’ yóò sì rí bẹ́ẹ̀. 22Bí ẹ̀yin bá gbàgbọ́, ẹ̀yin lè rí ohunkóhun tí ẹ bá béèrè nínú àdúrà gbà.”
A béèrè àṣẹ tí Jesu ń lò
2321.23-27: Mk 11.27-33; Lk 20.1-8; Jh 2.18-22.Jesu wọ tẹmpili, nígbà tí ó ń kọ́ni, àwọn olórí àlùfáà àti àwọn àgbàgbà Júù tọ̀ ọ́ wá. Wọ́n béèrè pé “nípa àṣẹ wo ni o fi ń ṣe àwọn nǹkan wọ̀nyí? Ta ni ó sì fún ọ ni àṣẹ yìí?”
24Jesu sì dáhùn ó sì wí fún wọn pé, “Èmi yóò si bí yin léèrè ohun kan, bí ẹ̀yin bá lé sọ fún mi, nígbà náà èmi yóò sọ fún yín, àṣẹ tí Èmi fi ń ṣe àwọn nǹkan wọ̀nyí. 25Níbo ni ìtẹ̀bọmi Johanu ti wa? Láti ọ̀run wá ni, tàbí láti ọ̀dọ̀ ènìyàn.”
Wọ́n sì bá ara wọn gbèrò pé, “Bí àwa bá wí pé láti ọ̀run wá ni, òun yóò wí fún wa pé, ‘Èéha ti ṣe tí ẹ̀yin kò fi gbà á gbọ́?’ 2621.26: Mt 11.9; 14.5; Lk 1.76.Ní ìdàkejì, bí àwa bá sì sọ pé, ‘Láti ọ̀dọ̀ ènìyàn, àwa bẹ̀rù ìjọ ènìyàn, nítorí gbogbo wọ́n ka Johanu sí wòlíì.’ ”
27Nítorí náà wọ́n sì dá Jesu lóhùn pé, “Àwa kò mọ̀.”
Nígbà náà ni ó wí pé, “Nítorí èyí, èmi kò ní sọ àṣẹ tí èmi fi ń ṣe nǹkan wọ̀nyí fún yín.
Òwe àwọn ọmọ méjì
2821.28: Mt 20.1; 21.33.“Kí ni ẹ rò nípa eléyìí? Ọkùnrin kan ti ó ní àwọn ọmọkùnrin méjì. Ó sọ fún èyí ẹ̀gbọ́n pé, ‘Ọmọ, lọ ṣiṣẹ́ nínú ọgbà àjàrà lónìí.’
29“Ó sì dá baba rẹ̀ lóhùn pé, ‘Èmi kò ní í lọ,’ ṣùgbọ́n níkẹyìn ó yí ọkàn padà, ó sì lọ.
30“Nígbà náà ni baba yìí tún sọ fún èyí àbúrò pé, ‘Lọ ṣiṣẹ́ ní oko.’ Ọmọ náà sì sọ pé, ‘Èmi yóò lọ, baba,’ ṣùgbọ́n kò lọ rárá.
31“Nínú àwọn méjèèjì yìí, èwo ni ó ṣe ìfẹ́ baba wọn?”
Gbogbo wọn sì fohùn ṣọ̀kan pé, “Èyí ẹ̀gbọ́n ni.”
Jesu wí fún wọn pé, “Lóòótọ́ ni mo wí fún yín, àwọn agbowó òde àti àwọn panṣágà yóò wọ ìjọba ọ̀run síwájú yín. 32Nítorí Johanu tọ́ yin wá láti fi ọ̀nà òdodo hàn yín, ṣùgbọ́n ẹ̀yin kò gbà á gbọ́, ṣùgbọ́n àwọn agbowó òde àti àwọn panṣágà ronúpìwàdà, bí ó tilẹ̀ ṣe pé ẹ rí àwọn ohun tí ń ṣẹlẹ̀ wọ̀nyí, ẹ kọ̀ láti ronúpìwàdà, ẹ kò gbà á gbọ́.”
Òwe àwọn ayálégbé
3321.33-46: Mk 12.1-12; Lk 20.9-19; Isa 5.1-7.“Ẹ gbọ́ òwe mìíràn: Baálé ilé kan tí ó gbin ọgbà àjàrà, ó ṣe ọgbà yìí ká, ó wá ibi ìfúntí sínú rẹ̀, ó kọ́ ilé ìṣọ́. Ó sì fi oko náà ṣe àgbàtọ́jú fún àwọn àgbẹ̀ kan, ó sì lọ sí ìrìnàjò. 34Nígbà ti àkókò ìkórè súnmọ́, ó rán àwọn ìránṣẹ́ rẹ̀ sí àwọn àgbẹ̀ náà láti gba èyí ti ó jẹ tirẹ̀ wá.
35“Ṣùgbọ́n àwọn alágbàtọ́jú sì mú àwọn ọmọ ọ̀dọ̀ rẹ̀, wọn lu ẹni kìn-ín-ní, wọn pa èkejì, wọ́n si sọ ẹ̀kẹta ní òkúta. 36Ó sì tún rán àwọn ọmọ ọ̀dọ̀ mìíràn àwọn tí ó ju ti ìṣáájú lọ. Wọ́n sì túnṣe bí ti àkọ́kọ́ sí àwọn wọ̀nyí pẹ̀lú. 37Níkẹyìn, baálé ilé yìí rán ọmọ rẹ̀ pàápàá sí wọn. Ó wí pé, ‘Wọn yóò bu ọlá fún ọmọ mi.’
38“Ṣùgbọ́n bí àwọn alágbàtọ́jú wọ̀nyí ti rí ọmọ náà lókèèrè, wọ́n wí fún ara wọn pé, ‘Èyí ni àrólé náà. Ẹ wá, ẹ jẹ́ kí a pa á, kí a sì jogún rẹ̀.’ 39Wọ́n sì wọ́ ọ jáde kúrò nínú ọgbà àjàrà náà, wọ́n sì pa á.
40“Ǹjẹ́ nígbà tí olúwa ọgbà àjàrà bá dé, kí ni yóò ṣe sí àwọn olùṣọ́gbà wọ̀n-ọn-nì?”
4121.41: Mt 8.11; Ap 13.46; 18.6; 28.28.Wọ́n wí pé, “Òun yóò pa àwọn ènìyàn búburú náà run, yóò sì fi ọgbà àjàrà rẹ̀ fún àwọn alágbàtọ́jú mìíràn tí yóò fún un ní èso tirẹ̀ lásìkò ìkórè.”
4221.42: Sm 118.22-23; Ap 4.11; 1Pt 2.7.Jesu wí fún wọ́n pé, “Àbí ẹ̀yin kò kà á nínú ìwé Mímọ́ pé:
“ ‘Òkúta tí àwọn ọ̀mọ̀lé kọ̀sílẹ̀,
ni ó di pàtàkì igun ilé;
iṣẹ́ Olúwa ni èyí,
ó sì jẹ́ ìyanu ní ojú wa’?
43“Nítorí náà èmi wí fún yín, a ó gba ìjọba Ọlọ́run lọ́wọ́ yín, a ó sì fi fún àwọn orílẹ̀-èdè tí yóò máa mú èso rẹ̀ wá. 44Ẹni tí ó bá ṣubú lu òkúta yìí yóò di fífọ́, ṣùgbọ́n ẹni tí òun bá ṣubú lù yóò lọ̀ ọ́ lúúlúú.”
45Nígbà tí àwọn olórí àlùfáà àti àwọn Farisi gbọ́ òwe Jesu, wọ́n mọ̀ wí pé ó ń sọ̀rọ̀ nípa àwọn. 46Wọn wá ọ̀nà láti mú un, ṣùgbọ́n wọn bẹ̀rù ọ̀pọ̀ ènìyàn tí wọ́n gba Jesu gẹ́gẹ́ bí wòlíì.
