akjv - Matthew:21:23-22:14

akjv@Matthew:21:23 @ And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority do you these things? and who gave you this authority?

akjv@Matthew:21:24 @ And Jesus answered and said to them, I also will ask you one thing, which if you tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

akjv@Matthew:21:25 @ The baptism of John, from where was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say to us, Why did you not then believe him?

akjv@Matthew:21:26 @ But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.

akjv@Matthew:21:27 @ And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said to them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

akjv@Matthew:21:28 @ But what think you? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.

akjv@Matthew:21:29 @ He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.

akjv@Matthew:21:30 @ And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.

akjv@Matthew:21:31 @ Whether of them two did the will of his father? They say to him, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

akjv@Matthew:21:32 @ For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and you, when you had seen it, repented not afterward, that you might believe him.

akjv@Matthew:21:33 @ Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and dig a wine press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to farmers, and went into a far country:

akjv@Matthew:21:34 @ And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the farmers, that they might receive the fruits of it.

akjv@Matthew:21:35 @ And the farmers took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.

akjv@Matthew:21:36 @ Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did to them likewise.

akjv@Matthew:21:37 @ But last of all he sent to them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.

akjv@Matthew:21:38 @ But when the farmers saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.

akjv@Matthew:21:39 @ And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.

akjv@Matthew:21:40 @ When the lord therefore of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those farmers?

akjv@Matthew:21:41 @ They say to him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard to other farmers, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.

akjv@Matthew:21:42 @ Jesus said to them, Did you never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord' doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes?

akjv@Matthew:21:43 @ Therefore say I to you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.

akjv@Matthew:21:44 @ And whoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

akjv@Matthew:21:45 @ And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spoke of them.

akjv@Matthew:21:46 @ But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.

akjv@Matthew:22:1 @ And Jesus answered and spoke to them again by parables, and said,

akjv@Matthew:22:2 @ The kingdom of heaven is like to a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,

akjv@Matthew:22:3 @ And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.

akjv@Matthew:22:4 @ Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatted calves are killed, and all things are ready: come to the marriage.

akjv@Matthew:22:5 @ But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:

akjv@Matthew:22:6 @ And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.

akjv@Matthew:22:7 @ But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

akjv@Matthew:22:8 @ Then said he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.

akjv@Matthew:22:9 @ Go you therefore into the highways, and as many as you shall find, bid to the marriage.

akjv@Matthew:22:10 @ So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.

akjv@Matthew:22:11 @ And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:

akjv@Matthew:22:12 @ And he said to him, Friend, how came you in here not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.

akjv@Matthew:22:13 @ Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness, there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

akjv@Matthew:22:14 @ For many are called, but few are chosen.